1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

American college football season

1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC)
Head coach|

* Bill Curry (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dwain Painter (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Don Lindsey (1st season)
Captain| David Bell
Donnie Chisholm
Robert Lavette
Home stadium| Grant Field

Seasons

<- 1983

1985 ->

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 12 Maryland $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 Virginia | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 2
North Carolina | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Wake Forest | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
NC State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Duke | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Clemson | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0* |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their second year as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team finished in fifth with a final record of 6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC).

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| No. 19 Alabama*| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| TBS| W 16–6| 56,107| [2]
September 22| The Citadel*| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 48–3| 31,684| [3]
September 29| No. 13 Clemson*A| No. 18|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 28–21| 57,704| [4]
October 6| NC State| No. 12|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| Raycom| L 22–27| 32,627| [5]
October 13| at Virginia| No. 20|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| | T 20–20| 40,067| [6]
October 20| at No. 13 Auburn*| |

* Jordan-Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL (rivalry)

| | L 34–48| 75,216| [7]
October 27| Tennessee*| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| | L 21–24| 45,167| [8]
November 3| Duke| |

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| | W 31–3| 36,393| [9]
November 10| at North Carolina| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill NC

| | L 17–24| 47,000| [10]
November 17| at Wake Forest| |

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| | W 24–7| 22,700| [11]
December 1| at No. 18 Georgia*| |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)

| Raycom| W 35–18| 82,122| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[15][1]

## Roster

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1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `` | Robert Lavette
WR | `` | David Dean | Jr
TE | `9` | Ken Whisenhunt
OL | `` | Derek Gwinn
OL | `` | John Ivemeyer
OL | `` | John Thomas
OL | `` | John Davis
OL | `` | Tony Kepano
QB | `` | John Dewberry
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DL | `` | Bobby Hodge
DL | `` | Donnie Chisholm
LB | `` | Rob Horton
LB | `` | Dante Jones
LB | `` | Pat Swilling
LB | `` | Ted Roof
CB | `22` | Jack Westbrook
DB | `` | Mike Travis
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `` | David Bell

Head coach

* Bill Curry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Dwain Painter - Offensive coordinator
* Rip Scherer - Running backs/Assistant head coach
* Jack Fligg - Offensive tackle/tight ends
* Mac McWhorter - Offensive line
* Don Lindsey - Defensive coordinator
* Larry New - Defensive line
* John Guy - Outside linebackers
* Rick Smith - Defensive backs
* Keith Colson - Defensive backs

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
2. ^ "Tech does it again to 'Bama". The Atlanta Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tech rambles through 'Dogs, 48–3". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Yellow Jackets slip by Tigers". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "N.C. State wrecks Georgia Tech 27–22". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Georgia Tech settles for tie against Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech". Tallahassee Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tennessee goes to wire in win". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Ga. Tech hammers Duke 31–3". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tar Heels edge Georgia Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Lavette leads Wreck over Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
14. ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173
15. ^ "No. 18 Georgia Tech Outlasts No. 13 Clemson 28-21". Boston Globe. September 30, 1984. p. 104\. "The game, however, does not count in league standings since the Tigers are on NCAA probation and ineligible for the conference title."

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues|

* Piedmont Park (1892–1893, 1898–1901, 1903–1904)
* Brisbine Park (1892, 1896–1897, 1902)
* Athletic Park Grounds (1894)
* The Flats (1905–1907, 1912)
* Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911)
* Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

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