1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Watson
Defensive coordinator Bob Brush (1st season)
Home stadium Lane Stadium
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College    10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina    10 2 0
Army    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State    7 3 2
Virginia Tech    8 4 0
West Virginia    8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)    8 5 0
Notre Dame    7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana    6 5 0
Penn State    6 5 0
Syracuse    6 5 0
Temple    6 5 0
Memphis State    5 5 1
Navy    4 6 1
Southern Miss    4 7 0
Pittsburgh    3 7 1
Tulane    3 8 0
Cincinnati    2 9 0
East Carolina    2 9 0
Louisville    2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bill Dooley, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4), and with a loss against Air Force in the Independence Bowl. Bruce Smith won the Outland Trophy and was the first pick overall in the 1985 NFL draft.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Wake Forest W 21–2026,543 [1] [2]
September 15 West Virginia L 7–1448,100 [3] [4]
September 22 Richmond
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 21–1336,200 [5] [6]
September 29 Virginia
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
L 23–2650,600 [7] [8]
October 61:30 p.m.vs. VMI W 54–7 [9] [10]
October 13 Duke
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 27–036,400 [11] [12]
October 20 William & Mary Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 38–1534,500 [13] [14]
October 276:00 p.m.at Temple W 9–710,124 [15] [16]
November 3 Tulane
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
W 13–630,400 [17] [18]
November 10at Clemson L 10–1777,754 [19] [20]
November 17at Vanderbilt W 23–338,238 [21] [22]
December 15vs. Air Force L 7–2341,100 [23] [24]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Roster

1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Steve Johnson
WR Donald Snell So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 78 Bruce Smith
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted in the 1985 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bruce Smith Defensive end11 Buffalo Bills
Jesse Penn Linebacker244 Dallas Cowboys
Ashley LeeDefensive back8201 Atlanta Falcons
Joe Jones Tight end10270 Dallas Cowboys
Al YoungDefensive back11299 New York Giants

Awards and honors

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