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).
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
1984 record | 6–4–1 (2–2–1 ACC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (1st season) |
Captain | David Bell Donnie Chisholm Robert Lavette |
Home stadium | Grant Field (Capacity: 58,121) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | No. 19 Alabama* | TBS | W 16–6 | 56,107 | ||
September 22 | The Citadel* |
| W 48–3 | 31,684 | ||
September 29 | No. 13 Clemson*A | No. 18 |
| ESPN | W 28–21 | 57,704 |
October 6 | NC State | No. 12 |
| Raycom | L 22–27 | 32,627 |
October 13 | at Virginia | No. 20 | T 20–20 | 40,067 | ||
October 20 | at No. 13 Auburn* | L 34–48 | 75,216 | |||
October 27 | Tennessee* |
| L 21–24 | 45,167 | ||
November 3 | Duke![]() |
| W 31–3 | 36,393 | ||
November 10 | at North Carolina | L 17–24 | 47,000 | |||
November 17 | at Wake Forest | W 24–7 | 22,700 | |||
December 1 | at No. 18 Georgia* | Raycom | W 35–18 | 82,122 | ||
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References
- Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
- "1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide. 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.
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