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1984 LSU

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Arnsparger, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1984, game by game: tied at Florida 21–21; won vs. Wichita State 47–7; won vs. Arizona 27–26; won at No. 15 USC 23–3; won vs. Vanderbilt 34–27; won at No. 16 Kentucky 36–10; lost vs. Notre Dame 22–30; won vs. Ole Miss 32–29; won at Alabama 16–14; lost at Mississippi State 14–16; won vs. Tulane 33–15; lost vs. No. 5 Nebraska 10–28+40−18Tied 21–21 at Florida0FloridaWon 47–7 vs. Wichita State+40Wichita StateWon 27–26 vs. Arizona+1ArizonaWon 23–3 at No. 15 USC+20No. 15 USCWon 34–27 vs. Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 36–10 at No. 16 Kentucky+26No. 16 KentuckyLost 22–30 vs. Notre Dame-8Notre DameWon 32–29 vs. Ole Miss+3Ole MissWon 16–14 at Alabama+2AlabamaLost 14–16 at Mississippi State-2Mississippi Sta…Won 33–15 vs. Tulane+18TulaneLost 10–28 vs. No. 5 Nebraska-18No. 5 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atFloridaT 21–⁠2125%
Sep 15vsWichita StateW 47–⁠775%
Sep 22vsArizonaW 27–⁠2652%
Sep 29at15USCW 23–⁠336%
Oct 13vsVanderbiltW 34–⁠2765%
Oct 20at16KentuckyW 36–⁠1043%
Oct 27vsNotre DameL 22–⁠3070%
Nov 3vsOle MissW 32–⁠2973%
Nov 10atAlabamaW 16–⁠1446%
Nov 17atMississippi StateL 14–⁠1664%
Nov 24vsTulaneW 33–⁠1578%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5NebraskaSugar BowlL 10–⁠2830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 28–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 15
  2. Wk 7: 12
  3. Wk 8: 10
  4. Wk 9: 7
  5. Wk 10: 15
  6. Wk 11: 12
  7. Wk 12: 9
  8. Wk 13: 16
  9. Wk 14: 14
  10. Wk 15: 11
  11. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 7
Points
315–⁠226
Coach
Bill Arnsparger
Elo
1586 +89 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 10 of 106; offense No. 18, defense No. 22
SRS
12.8 No. 16 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
John Symank

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Jeff Dale DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Lance Smith OGSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 3Liffort Hobley DBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Eric Martin WRNew Orleans Saints

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 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.