1984–85 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 1984–85 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented University of Georgia in the 1984–85 college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Andy Landers , played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 29–5, 7–1 in SEC play to finish as Eastern division champions. Georgia was the No. 2 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament . They defeated Tennessee Tech, No. 18 UCLA, and No. 3 Long Beach State to reach their second NCAA Final Four in three seasons. In the National semifinal game, Georgia defeated No. 14 Western Kentucky[ 1] to reach the National championship game . After holding a 31–22 lead in the first half, foul trouble caught up to the Lady Bulldogs and they were defeated by No. 5 Old Dominion , 70–65,[ 2] to finish runner-up.
Roster
1984–85 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Andy Landers
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1984 *
No. 1
at Middle Tennessee State
W 84–73
1–0
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Nov 23, 1984 *
No. 1
at Tennessee State
W 86–69
2–0
Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 26, 1984 *
No. 1
No. 3 Texas
L 69–83
2–1
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Nov 29, 1984 *
No. 3
at Georgia Tech
W 100–69
3–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 2, 1984 *
No. 3
Chattanooga
W 91–61
4–1
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 9, 1984
No. 3
No. 15 Tennessee
W 78–72
5–1 (1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 10, 1984 *
No. 3
Georgia Southern
W 76–56
6–1
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Dec 12, 1984 *
No. 3
at Western Kentucky
L 67–72 OT
6–2
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 14, 1984 *
No. 5
vs. No. 16 Texas Tech Mid-America Classic
W 80–68
7–2
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 15, 1984 *
No. 5
at No. 18 Missouri Mid-America Classic
W 70–67
8–2
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 28, 1984 *
No. 5
vs. No. 14 Rutgers Buckeye Classic
W 58–57
9–2
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 29, 1984 *
No. 5
at No. 9 Ohio State Buckeye Classic
W 58–57
10–2
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 2, 1985 *
No. 5
at Cincinnati
W 89–61
11–2
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1985 *
No. 5
at Xavier
W 106–38
12–2
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 6, 1985 *
No. 5
at No. 6 USC
W 77–56
13–2
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Jan 12, 1985
No. 5
at Florida
W 88–73
14–2 (2–0)
O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 15, 1985 *
No. 5
at Mercer
W 94–78
15–2
Porter Gym Macon, Georgia
Jan 17, 1985 *
No. 5
at Georgia Southern
W 86–59
16–2
Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia
Jan 19, 1985
No. 3
Florida
W 67–56
17–2 (3–0)
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1985 *
No. 3
Florida A&M
W 85–50
18–2
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 27, 1985
No. 3
at Vanderbilt
W 83–67
19–2 (4–0)
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 29, 1985
No. 3
at No. 17 Kentucky
L 57–61
19–3 (4–1)
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1985
No. 5
at Tennessee
W 72–56
20–3 (5–1)
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1985 *
No. 6
Tennessee State
W 102–55
21–3
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 10, 1985
No. 6
Vanderbilt
W 95–71
22–3 (6–1)
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 13, 1985 *
No. 6
Georgia State
W 99–57
23–3
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 17, 1985
No. 6
Kentucky
W 87–65
24–3 (7–1)
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Feb 28, 1985 *
No. 6
Vanderbilt Quarterfinals
W 79–67
25–3
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 3, 1985 *
No. 6
vs. No. 9 Auburn Second round
L 65–80
25–4
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1985 *
(2 W) No. 8
(7 W) Tennessee Tech Second round
W 91–74
26–4
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Mar 21, 1985 *
(2 W) No. 8
at (6 W) No. 18 UCLA Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 78–42
27–4
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 23, 1985 *
(2 W) No. 8
vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Long Beach State Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 97–82
28–4
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
March 29, 1985 *
(2 W) No. 8
vs. (4 ME) No. 14 Western Kentucky National semifinal – Final Four
W 91–78[ 1]
29–4
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
March 31, 1985 *
(2 W) No. 8
vs. (1 E) No. 5 Old Dominion National championship
L 65–70[ 2]
29–5
Frank Erwin Center (7,597)Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 3]
Rankings
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics