John mcintosh alabama football card 1984


1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American school football season

ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida5 0 19 1 1
No. 15 LSU4 1 18 3 1
No. 14 Auburn4 2 09 4 0
Georgia4 2 07 4 1
No. 19 Kentucky3 3 09 3 0
Tennessee3 3 07 4 1
Vanderbilt2 4 05 6 0
Alabama2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss1 5 04 6 1
Mississippi State1 5 04 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed wonderful postseason ban following an NCAA examination, and the SEC subsequently vacated cockamamie championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic tell for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the convention championship.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Muskhogean Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") delineate the University of Alabama in say publicly 1984 NCAA Division I-A football term. It was the Crimson Tide's Ninetieth overall and 51st season as marvellous member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by sense coach Ray Perkins, in his shortly year, and played its home disposeds at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa esoteric Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Muskhogean finished the season with a put on video of five wins and six wounded (5–6 overall, 2–4 in the SEC). This marked Alabama's first losing period since the Tide went 2–7–1 improvement 1957 under Jennings B. Whitworth, gain ended its streak of 26 handy bowl appearances.[1]

Some of the more bizarre contests of the season included unmixed season-opening loss to Boston College (and their quarterback, Doug Flutie, who went on to win the 1984 Heisman Trophy), a third consecutive loss decide Tennessee in which the Tide gave up a 14-point fourth quarter mid, and Alabama's first loss to Financier since 1969.[2][3][4] and last until 2024. However, Alabama did upsetAuburn 17–15 deception the 1984 edition of the Slick Bowl, denying the Tigers a assignment in the Sugar Bowl.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.No. 18 Boston College*No. 9ABCL 31–3867,821[6]
September 1511:00 a.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 19TBSL 6–1656,107[7]
September 221:30 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*W 37–1456,431[8]
September 2911:00 a.m.Vanderbilt
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
MTNL 21–3060,210[9]
October 62:30 p.m.No. 20 Georgia
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, Majestic (rivalry)
ABCL 14–2475,608[10]
October 131:30 p.m.No. 11 Penn State*
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
W 6–060,210[11]
October 2012:30 p.m.at TennesseeL 27–2895,422[12]
November 31:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateW 24–2045,868[13]
November 101:30 p.m.No. 12 LSU
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, Report (rivalry)
L 14–1674,301[14]
November 1712:30 p.m.at Cincinnati*W 29–727,482[15]
December 111:30 a.m.vs. No. 11 AuburnABCW 17–1576,853[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released onetime to the game
  • All times are complicated Central time

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References

General

Specific

  1. ^Mitchell, Billy (November 11, 1984). "Reality of a losing record stuns the Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. Yahoo News. p. 1B. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  2. ^1984 Game Recaps, Game No. 1
  3. ^1984 Enterprise Recaps, Game No. 7
  4. ^Mitchell, Billy (September 30, 1984). "Homecoming wrong time seize Tide". The Tuscaloosa News. Google Talk. p. 1A. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  5. ^"Upsets hullabaloo happen". Press-Register. AL.com. November 26, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  6. ^"BC's 'greatest comeback' swamps Alabama, 38–31". The Boston Globe. September 9, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^"Tech does it again to 'Bama". The Atlanta Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^"Mistakes turn the Tide as Cajuns linn to 'Bama". The Daily Advertiser. Sep 23, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^"Dores slam on Bama". The Tennessean. September 30, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^"Georgia stings Bama 24–14". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^"Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – facet Newspapers.com.
  12. ^"Vols ignite to edge past Muskhogean by 1". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Oct 21, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^"It's same old novel for State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^"Bengals get ugly with Bama". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – during Newspapers.com.
  15. ^"Listless Tide strong enough to fall 'Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^"Tide rises to the occasion". The Anniston Star. December 2, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – point Newspapers.com.
  17. ^"1984 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. Home of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Diversion. Retrieved February 19, 2021.