1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

1984 Virginia Cavaliers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Purdue
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1984 record8–2–2 (3–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Kilgannon, Lester Lyles, Bob Olderman[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The season was a historically successful one for Virginia. The school made their first appearance in the AP Poll in over 30 years when they entered at number 19 in week 11.[3][4] Finishing the regular season with a 7–2–2 record, they were invited to Virginia's first ever bowl game, the 1984 Peach Bowl, where they defeated Purdue. They were ranked in the final AP Poll for the second time in school history and the first time since 1951,[4] coming in at 20th.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8No. 3 Clemson*A
L 0–55
September 15VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–7
September 22at Navy*
W 21–9
September 29at Virginia Tech*
W 26–23
October 6at Duke
W 38–10
October 13No. 20 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 20–20
October 20Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–9
November 3at No. 12 West Virginia*
W 27–7
November 10NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 45–0
November 17at North CarolinaNo. 19
T 24–24
November 24No. 18 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 34–45
December 31vs. Purdue*
W 27–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[5]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[2]

Personnel
1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Don Majkowski So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References
    1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
    2. Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
    3. "November 13, 1984 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
    4. "Virginia Cavaliers School History". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
    5. "1984 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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