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. Kentucky won the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl.
Kentucky opened with a 42âÂÂ0 win over Kent State, followed by a 48âÂÂ14 win at Indiana. A 30âÂÂ26 win at Tulane was followed by a 27âÂÂ14 win over Rutgers, which put Kentucky into the AP poll at #19. The Wildcats then won their conference opener at Mississippi State, 17âÂÂ13, to improve to 5âÂÂ0 for the first time since 1950. Kentucky was then ranked #16 in the AP poll.
Kentucky then dropped two conference games against ranked opponents, to #10 LSU 36âÂÂ10 and to #13 Georgia 37âÂÂ7. The Wildcats clinched a winning season with a 31âÂÂ7 win against North Texas and then defeated Vanderbilt 27âÂÂ18. A 25âÂÂ17 loss to #5 Florida followed. Kentucky then closed out the regular season with a 17âÂÂ12 victory at Tennessee.
Kentucky closed its season with a 20âÂÂ19 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 9âÂÂ3.