1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dwain Painter (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (1st season)
CaptainDavid Bell
Donnie Chisholm
Robert Lavette
Home stadium Grant Field
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 0 09 3 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 1 28 2 2
North Carolina 3 2 15 5 1
Wake Forest 3 3 06 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 16 4 1
NC State 1 5 03 8 0
Duke 1 5 02 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).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15No. 19 Alabama * TBS W 16–656,107 [2]
September 22 The Citadel *
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 48–331,684 [3]
September 29No. 13 Clemson* A No. 18
ESPN W 28–2157,704 [4]
October 6 NC State No. 12
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
Raycom L 22–2732,627 [5]
October 13at Virginia No. 20T 20–2040,067 [6]
October 20at No. 13 Auburn *L 34–4875,216 [7]
October 27 Tennessee *
L 21–2445,167 [8]
November 3 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 31–336,393 [9]
November 10at North Carolina L 17–2447,000 [10]
November 17at Wake Forest W 24–722,700 [11]
December 1at No. 18 Georgia *RaycomW 35–1882,122 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13] [14]

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

1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Robert Lavette
TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt
OL Derek Gwinn
OL John Ivemeyer
OL John Thomas
OL John Davis
OL Tony Kepano
QB John Dewberry
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Bobby Hodge
DL Donnie Chisholm
LB Rob Horton
LB Dante Jones
LB Pat Swilling
LB Ted Roof
CB 22Jack Westbrook
DB Mike Travis
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K David Bell
Head coach
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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt


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