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1984 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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- Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
- "Tech does it again to 'Bama". The Atlanta Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech rambles through 'Dogs, 48–3". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Yellow Jackets slip by Tigers". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N.C. State wrecks Georgia Tech 27–22". The Palm Beach Post. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech settles for tie against Virginia". Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech". Tallahassee Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee goes to wire in win". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ga. Tech hammers Duke 31–3". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels edge Georgia Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lavette leads Wreck over Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia Tech upsets Georgia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
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