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
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Virginia 3 –1 –28 –2 –2
North Carolina 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
NC State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Duke 1 –5 –02 –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

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).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15No. 19 Alabama*
TBSW 16–656,107[2]
September 22The Citadel*
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 48–331,684
September 29No. 13 Clemson*ANo. 18
ESPNW 28–2157,704
October 6NC StateNo. 12
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
RaycomL 22–2732,627
October 13at VirginiaNo. 20
T 20–2040,067
October 20at No. 13 Auburn*
L 34–4875,216[3]
October 27Tennessee*
L 21–2445,167[4]
November 3Dukedagger
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 31–336,393
November 10at North Carolina
L 17–2447,000
November 17at Wake Forest
W 24–722,700
December 1at No. 18 Georgia*
RaycomW 35–1882,122[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[8][1]

Roster

1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Robert Lavette
TE 9 Ken Whisenhunt
OL Derek Gwinn
OL John Ivemeyer
OL John Thomas
OL John Davis
OL Tony Kepano
QB John Dewberry
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt


References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech". Tallahassee Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee goes to wire in win". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ 2011 Georgia Tech Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. p. 173
  8. ↑ "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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