A 7–1 start and a #8 ranking came crashing down after a loss to Florida in the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party rivalry game, as they then lost to #15 Auburn and Georgia Tech to crater into the Citrus Bowl without a ranking, and a (tied for) 3rd-place finish in the Southeastern Conference. A 4–0 start (and a #6 ranking) for the Seminoles ended with a 3–3–1 finish. This was Georgia's first Florida Citrus Bowl since 1974, along with their 5th straight bowl appearance. This was Florida State's first Florida Citrus Bowl since 1977 and 3rd straight bowl appearance.
Game summary
Georgia – Lars Tate 4-yard touchdown run (Butler kick), 5:26 remaining in 2nd quarter
Georgia – Lars Tate 2-yard touchdown run (Butler kick), 1:08 remaining in 2nd quarter
Florida State – Schmidt 32-yard field goal, 10:26 remaining in 3rd quarter
Florida State – Smith 1-yard touchdown run (run failed), 14:21 remaining in 4th quarter
Georgia – Kevin Butler 36-yard field goal, 12:10 remaining in 4th quarter
Florida State – Joe Wessel 14-yard touchdown return of blocked punt (Darrin Holloman run), 3:58 remaining in 4th quarter
Jackson threw 7-of-16 for 159 yards in an MVP effort.
Aftermath
Florida State has not returned to the Citrus Bowl since this game, while Georgia returned in 1993, 2004, 2009 and 2013.
1984, florida, citrus, bowl, college, football, postseason, bowl, game, that, featured, georgia, bulldogs, florida, state, seminoles, 1984, florida, citrus, growers, association, florida, citrus, bowlgeorgia, bulldogs, florida, state, seminoles, independent17,. The 1984 Florida Citrus Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida State Seminoles 1984 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus BowlGeorgia Bulldogs Florida State Seminoles 7 4 7 3 1 SEC Independent17 17Head coach Vince Dooley Head coach Bobby BowdenAPCoaches15161234 TotalGeorgia 01403 17Florida State 00314 17DateDecember 22 1984Season1984StadiumFlorida Citrus BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPQB James Jackson Georgia RefereeDonald Safrit ACC Attendance51 821United States TV coverageNetworkNBCAnnouncersDon Criqui amp Bob TrumpyFlorida Citrus Bowl lt 1983 1985 gt Contents 1 Background 2 Game summary 3 Aftermath 4 Statistics 5 ReferencesBackground EditA 7 1 start and a 8 ranking came crashing down after a loss to Florida in the World s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party rivalry game as they then lost to 15 Auburn and Georgia Tech to crater into the Citrus Bowl without a ranking and a tied for 3rd place finish in the Southeastern Conference A 4 0 start and a 6 ranking for the Seminoles ended with a 3 3 1 finish This was Georgia s first Florida Citrus Bowl since 1974 along with their 5th straight bowl appearance This was Florida State s first Florida Citrus Bowl since 1977 and 3rd straight bowl appearance Game summary EditGeorgia Lars Tate 4 yard touchdown run Butler kick 5 26 remaining in 2nd quarter Georgia Lars Tate 2 yard touchdown run Butler kick 1 08 remaining in 2nd quarter Florida State Schmidt 32 yard field goal 10 26 remaining in 3rd quarter Florida State Smith 1 yard touchdown run run failed 14 21 remaining in 4th quarter Georgia Kevin Butler 36 yard field goal 12 10 remaining in 4th quarter Florida State Joe Wessel 14 yard touchdown return of blocked punt Darrin Holloman run 3 58 remaining in 4th quarterJackson threw 7 of 16 for 159 yards in an MVP effort Aftermath EditFlorida State has not returned to the Citrus Bowl since this game while Georgia returned in 1993 2004 2009 and 2013 Statistics EditStatistics Florida State GeorgiaFirst downs 18 15Rushing yards 161 189Passing yards 85 178Passes Comp Attempts Int 10 27 2 9 18 1Return yardage 122 22Fumbles lost 3 1 5 1Punts average 8 38 6 8 37 1 Yards penalized 8 65 6 42References Edit This college football bowl article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 Florida Citrus Bowl amp oldid 1112959559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
