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American college football season
The 1984 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by first-year head coach Bill Arnsparger , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 2:30 p.m. at Florida TBS T 21–2170,197 [ 2]
September 15 7:00 p.m. Wichita State * TigerVision W 47–778,026 [ 3]
September 22 7:00 p.m. Arizona * Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA TigerVision W 27–2678,052 [ 4]
September 29 3:30 p.m. at No. 15 USC * TigerVision W 23–360,128 [ 5]
October 13 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 12 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN W 34–2778,003 [ 6]
October 20 2:50 p.m. at 16 Kentucky No. 10 ABC W 36–1057,252 [ 7]
October 27 2:50 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ABC L 22–3078,033 [ 8]
November 3 7:00 p.m. at Ole Miss No. 15 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) TigerVision W 32–2977,649 [ 9]
November 10 1:30 p.m. at Alabama No. 12 W 16–1474,301 [ 10]
November 17 1:30 p.m. at Mississippi State No. 9 TigerVision L 14–1630,556 [ 11]
November 24 7:00 p.m. Tulane * No. 16 TigerVision W 33–1577,983 [ 12]
January 1, 1985 7:50 p.m. vs. 5 Nebraska * No. 11 ABC L 10–2875,608 [ 13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
1984 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
3
Matt DeFrank
Fr
K
8
Ron Lewis
Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — 15 12 10 7 (1) 15 12 9 16 14 11 15 Coaches — — — — 18 13 10 9 6 (1) 17 15 12 18 15 12 16
^ "1984 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023 .
^ "Florida, LSU scrap to 21–21 tie" . The Tennessean . September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers toy with Shockers, 47–7" . The Shreveport Times . September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU rallies past Wildcats, 27–26" . The Arizona Daily Star . September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes" . The Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU holds off Vanderbilt 34–27" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hillard gang decks Kentucky" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Upset of No. 6 LSU pulls Irish from ashes" . The Indianapolis Star . October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dale's defense helps LSU sink Ole Miss" . The Courier-Journal . November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bengals get ugly with Bama" . The Shreveport Times . November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldog jinx strikes again" . The Daily Advertiser . November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers win game, bout with Wave" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Osborne says victory extra sweet" . Omaha World-Herald . January 2, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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