1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 293 points while allowing 221 points.[1] Kentucky won the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl.
Season
Kentucky opened with a 42-0 win over Kent State, followed by a 48-14 win at Indiana. A 30-26 win at Tulane was followed by a 27-14 win over Rutgers, which put Kentucky into the AP poll at #19. The Wildcats then won their conference opener at Mississippi State, 17-13, to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1950. Kentucky was then ranked #16 in the AP poll.[2][3][4]
Kentucky then dropped two conference games against ranked opponents, to #10 LSU 36-10 and to #13 Georgia 37-7. The Wildcats clinched a winning season with a 31-7 win against North Texas and then defeated Vanderbilt 27-18. A 25-17 loss to #5 Florida followed. Kentucky then closed out the regular season with a 17-12 victory at Tennessee.[5][6][7]
Kentucky closed its season with a 20-19 victory over #19 Wisconsin in the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl. As a result, Kentucky finished the season ranked #19 in the final AP poll, with a record of 9-3.[8][9][10]
In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a 17-12 margin.
Schedule
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Team players in the 1985 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm#1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm#1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
- ^ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=58&seasonid=1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm#1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
- ^ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=58&seasonid=1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm#1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
- ^ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?teamid=58&seasonid=1984. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1976. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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