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1984 Georgia Tech

6–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Curry.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1984, game by game: won vs. No. 19 Alabama 16–6; won vs. The Citadel 48–3; won vs. No. 13 Clemson 28–21; lost vs. NC State 22–27; tied at Virginia 20–20; lost at No. 13 Auburn 34–48; lost vs. Tennessee 21–24; won vs. Duke 31–3; lost at North Carolina 17–24; won at Wake Forest 24–7; won at No. 18 Georgia 35–18+45−14Won 16–6 vs. No. 19 Alabama+10No. 19 AlabamaWon 48–3 vs. The Citadel+45The CitadelWon 28–21 vs. No. 13 Clemson+7No. 13 ClemsonLost 22–27 vs. NC State-5NC StateTied 20–20 at Virginia0VirginiaLost 34–48 at No. 13 Auburn-14No. 13 AuburnLost 21–24 vs. Tennessee-3TennesseeWon 31–3 vs. Duke+28DukeLost 17–24 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaWon 24–7 at Wake Forest+17Wake ForestWon 35–18 at No. 18 Georgia+17No. 18 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vs19AlabamaW 16–⁠638%
Sep 22vsThe CitadelW 48–⁠378%
Sep 29vs13ClemsonW 28–⁠2134%
Oct 6vsNC StateL 22–⁠2769%
Oct 13atVirginiaT 20–⁠2038%
Oct 20at13AuburnL 34–⁠4819%
Oct 27vsTennesseeL 21–⁠2447%
Nov 3vsDukeW 31–⁠374%
Nov 10atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2441%
Nov 17atWake ForestW 24–⁠745%
Dec 1at18GeorgiaW 35–⁠1823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 35–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 12
  3. Wk 7: 20
Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
296–⁠201
Coach
Bill Curry
Elo
1570 +111 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 31 of 106; offense No. 29, defense No. 36
SRS
11.1 No. 23 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dwain Painter
Defensive coordinator
Don Lindsey
Captains
David Bell, Donnie Chisholm and Robert Lavette

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 4Robert Lavette RBDallas Cowboys

All-ACC

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland6–⁠09–⁠312
Clemson5–⁠27–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia3–⁠2–⁠28–⁠2–⁠220
North Carolina3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠46–⁠5
NC State1–⁠63–⁠8
Duke1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.