1984 Vanderbilt
5–6 (2–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by George MacIntyre. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 41–6Sep 22
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Kansas State | W 26–14 | 63% |
| Sep 15 | at Maryland | W 23–14 | 29% |
| Sep 22 | vs Kansas | W 41–6 | 60% |
| Sep 29 | at Alabama | W 30–21 | 32% |
| Oct 6 | vs Tulane | L 23–27 | 79% |
| Oct 13 | at 12LSU | L 27–34 | 35% |
| Oct 20 | at 14Georgia | L 35–62 | 20% |
| Oct 27 | vs Ole Miss | W 37–20 | 57% |
| Nov 10 | at Kentucky | L 18–27 | 40% |
| Nov 17 | vs Virginia Tech | L 3–23 | 44% |
| Dec 1 | vs Tennessee | L 13–29 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 29–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 19
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
- 5–6
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 276–277
- Coach
- George MacIntyre
- Elo
- 1447 +19 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.0 No. 54 of 106; offense No. 26, defense No. 79
- SRS
- 5.9 No. 38 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Lynn Amedee
- Defensive coordinator
- Kurt Van Valkenburgh
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 2 | Chuck Scott WR | Los Angeles Rams |
All-SEC
4 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Chuck ScottWRAP-1; UPI- Jim PoppTEAP-1
- Kurt PageQBUPI
- Ricky AndersonPAP-1; UPI
Second team
- Rob MonacoOTAP-2
- Karl JordanDTAP-2
- Manuel YoungDBAP-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Florida | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 3 |
| LSU | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 15 |
 Auburn | 4–2 | 9–4 | 14 |
| Georgia | 4–2 | 7–4–1 | |
| Kentucky | 3–3 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Tennessee | 3–3 | 7–4–1 | |
| Alabama | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5 | 4–6–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–5 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.