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1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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).

1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (1st season)
CaptainDavid Bell
Donnie Chisholm
Robert Lavette
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15No. 19 Alabama*
TBSW 16–656,107[2]
September 22The Citadel*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 48–331,684[3]
September 29No. 13 Clemson*ANo. 18
ESPNW 28–2157,704[4]
October 6NC StateNo. 12
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomL 22–2732,627[5]
October 13at VirginiaNo. 20
T 20–2040,067[6]
October 20at No. 13 Auburn*
L 34–4875,216[7]
October 27Tennessee*
L 21–2445,167[8]
November 3Duke 
  • 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
  •  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

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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
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

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  1. ^ a b 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.


 

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