1984 LSU Tigers football team

1984 LSU Tigers football
Southeastern Conference Champion
Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
1984 record	8–3–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Arnsparger (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1984 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3/7 Florida †	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#15/16 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#14/14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
#19/19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Florida's title was later vacated by the SEC. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

The 1984 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Bill Arnsparger in his first season and finished with an overall record of 8–3–1.

During the season, Florida was placed on a postseason ban for violations, and despite finishing first, the SEC punished the program with an immediate postseason ban in addition to the two year ban imposed for the 1985 and 1986 seasons by the NCAA. The SEC also awarded LSU, as the highest placed eligible team, the automatic bid to the Sugar Bowl reserved for the conference champion. Under modern rules, a team ineligible for postseason is also ineligible for postseason awards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	2:30 p.m.	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	T 21–21
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Wichita State*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 47–7
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Arizona	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 27–26
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 23–3
October 13	6:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 34–27
October 20	2:50 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ABC	W 36–10
October 27	2:50 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 22–30	78,191
November 3	7:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)		W 32–29
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		W 16–14
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 14–16
November 24	7:00 p.m.	Tulane*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 33–15
January 1, 1985	7:50 p.m.	vs. Nebraska*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 10–28
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1984 LSU football schedule

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