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| 1984 Florida Citrus Growers Association Florida Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB James Jackson (Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Donald Safrit (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,821 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui &Bob Trumpy | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1984 Florida Citrus Bowl was acollege football postseason bowl game that featured theGeorgia Bulldogs and theFlorida State Seminoles. The game took place on December 22, 1984, and ended in a 17–17 draw.[1]
A 7–1 start and a #8 ranking came crashing down after a loss to Florida in theWorld'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 theSoutheastern 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 since1974, along with their 5th straight bowl appearance. This was Florida State's first Florida Citrus Bowl since 1977 and 3rd straight bowl appearance.
Jackson threw 7-of-16 for 159 yards in an MVP effort.
Florida State has not returned to the Citrus Bowl since this game, while Georgia returned in 1993, 2004, 2009 and 2013.
| Statistics | Florida State | Georgia |
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| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Rushing yards | 161 | 189 |
| Passing yards | 85 | 178 |
| Passes (Comp-Attempts-Int.) | 10–27–2 | 9–18–1 |
| Return yardage | 122 | 22 |
| Fumbles–lost | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| Punts–average | 8 (38.6) | 8 (37.1) |
| Yards penalized | 8–65 | 6–42 |
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