1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Dwain Painter (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (1st season) |
Captain | David Bell Donnie Chisholm Robert Lavette |
Home stadium | Grant Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AP Poll
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The 1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the
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 |
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September 15 | No. 19 Alabama* | TBS | W 16–6 | 56,107 | [2] | ||
September 22 | The Citadel* |
| W 48–3 | 31,684 | [3] | ||
September 29 | No. 13 Clemson*A | No. 18 |
| ESPN | W 28–21 | 57,704 | [4] |
October 6 | NC State | No. 12 |
| Raycom | L 22–27 | 32,627 | [5] |
October 13 | at Virginia | No. 20 | T 20–20 | 40,067 | [6] | ||
October 20 | at No. 13 Auburn* | L 34–48 | 75,216 | [7] | |||
October 27 | Tennessee* |
| L 21–24 | 45,167 | [8] | ||
November 3 | Duke |
| W 31–3 | 36,393 | [9] | ||
November 10 | at North Carolina | L 17–24 | 47,000 | [10] | |||
November 17 | at Wake Forest | W 24–7 | 22,700 | [11] | |||
December 1 | at No. 18 Georgia* | Raycom | W 35–18 | 82,122 | [12] | ||
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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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Special teams
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References
- ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
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- ^ "1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173
- ^ "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.