1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Dwain Painter (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (1st season) |
Captain | David Bell Donnie Chisholm Robert Lavette |
Home stadium | Grant Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | No. 19 Alabama * | TBS | W 16–6 | 56,107 | [2] | ||
September 22 | The Citadel * |
| W 48–3 | 31,684 | [3] | ||
September 29 | No. 13 Clemson* A | No. 18 |
| ESPN | W 28–21 | 57,704 | [4] |
October 6 | NC State | No. 12 |
| Raycom | L 22–27 | 32,627 | [5] |
October 13 | at Virginia | No. 20 | T 20–20 | 40,067 | [6] | ||
October 20 | at No. 13 Auburn * | L 34–48 | 75,216 | [7] | |||
October 27 | Tennessee * |
| L 21–24 | 45,167 | [8] | ||
November 3 | Duke ![]() |
| W 31–3 | 36,393 | [9] | ||
November 10 | at North Carolina | L 17–24 | 47,000 | [10] | |||
November 17 | at Wake Forest | W 24–7 | 22,700 | [11] | |||
December 1 | at No. 18 Georgia * | Raycom | W 35–18 | 82,122 | [12] | ||
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1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The game, however, does not count in league standings since the Tigers are on NCAA probation and ineligible for the conference title.