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1984 NC State

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Reed.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1984, game by game: won vs. Ohio 43–6; lost vs. Furman 30–34; lost vs. Wake Forest 15–24; won vs. East Carolina 31–22; won at No. 12 Georgia Tech 27–22; lost at Maryland 21–44; lost at North Carolina 21–28; lost vs. Clemson 34–35; lost vs. No. 5 South Carolina 28–35; lost at Virginia 0–45; lost vs. Duke 13–16+37−45Won 43–6 vs. Ohio+37OhioLost 30–34 vs. Furman-4FurmanLost 15–24 vs. Wake Forest-9Wake ForestWon 31–22 vs. East Carolina+9East CarolinaWon 27–22 at No. 12 Georgia Tech+5No. 12 Georgia TechLost 21–44 at Maryland-23MarylandLost 21–28 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 34–35 vs. Clemson-1ClemsonLost 28–35 vs. No. 5 South Carolina-7No. 5 South CarolinaLost 0–45 at Virginia-45VirginiaLost 13–16 vs. Duke-3Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsOhioW 43–⁠663%
Sep 15vsFurmanL 30–⁠3467%
Sep 22vsWake ForestL 15–⁠2463%
Sep 29vsEast CarolinaW 31–⁠2246%
Oct 6at12Georgia TechW 27–⁠2231%
Oct 13atMarylandL 21–⁠4433%
Oct 20atNorth CarolinaL 21–⁠2835%
Oct 27vsClemsonL 34–⁠3527%
Nov 3vs5South CarolinaL 28–⁠3532%
Nov 10atVirginiaL 0–⁠4521%
Nov 17vsDukeL 13–⁠1668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 16–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠311
Coach
Tom Reed
Elo
1392 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-7.7 No. 80 of 106; offense No. 46, defense No. 92
SRS
−1.3 No. 69 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 5Joe McIntosh RBDetroit Lions
Rd 5Frank Bush LBHouston Oilers

All-ACC

1 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.