1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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

1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 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 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 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.