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1984 Kentucky

9–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1984, game by game: won vs. Kent State 42–0; won at Indiana 48–14; won at Tulane 30–26; won vs. Rutgers 27–14; won at Mississippi State 17–13; lost vs. No. 10 LSU 10–36; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 7–37; won vs. North Texas 31–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–18; lost vs. No. 5 Florida 17–25; won at Tennessee 17–12; won vs. No. 20 Wisconsin 20–19+42−30Won 42–0 vs. Kent State+42Kent StateWon 48–14 at Indiana+34IndianaWon 30–26 at Tulane+4TulaneWon 27–14 vs. Rutgers+13RutgersWon 17–13 at Mississippi State+4Mississippi Sta…Lost 10–36 vs. No. 10 LSU-26No. 10 LSULost 7–37 vs. No. 13 Georgia-30No. 13 GeorgiaWon 31–7 vs. North Texas+24North TexasWon 27–18 vs. Vanderbilt+9VanderbiltLost 17–25 vs. No. 5 Florida-8No. 5 FloridaWon 17–12 at Tennessee+5TennesseeWon 20–19 vs. No. 20 Wisconsin+1No. 20 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsKent StateW 42–⁠074%
Sep 15atIndianaW 48–⁠1454%
Sep 22atTulaneW 30–⁠2661%
Oct 6vsRutgersW 27–⁠1463%
Oct 13atMississippi StateW 17–⁠1349%
Oct 20vs10LSUL 10–⁠3657%
Oct 27vs13GeorgiaL 7–⁠3735%
Nov 3vsNorth TexasW 31–⁠777%
Nov 10vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠1860%
Nov 17vs5FloridaL 17–⁠2529%
Nov 24atTennesseeW 17–⁠1229%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs20WisconsinHall of Fame ClassicW 20–⁠1946%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 20–⁠19 in the Hall of Fame Classic; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 19
  2. Wk 8: 16
  3. Final: 19
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 16
Points
293–⁠221
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1567 +91 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 33 of 106; offense No. 35, defense No. 32
SRS
8.5 No. 30 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offense
I formation
Defense
Wide-Tackle Six

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1George Adams RBNew York Giants
Rd 5Cam Jacobs LBPittsburgh Steelers

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠115
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠414
Georgia4–⁠27–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky3–⁠39–⁠319
Tennessee3–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠45–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠54–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.