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
Conf.Overall
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
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.#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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. 1 2 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.