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1984 Virginia

8–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠2–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George Welsh, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1984, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 0–55; won vs. VMI 35–7; won at Navy 21–9; won at Virginia Tech 26–23; won at Duke 38–10; tied vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech 20–20; won vs. Wake Forest 28–9; won at No. 12 West Virginia 27–7; won vs. NC State 45–0; tied at North Carolina 24–24; lost vs. No. 18 Maryland 34–45; won vs. Purdue 27–24+45−55Lost 0–55 vs. No. 3 Clemson-55No. 3 ClemsonWon 35–7 vs. VMI+28VMIWon 21–9 at Navy+12NavyWon 26–23 at Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechWon 38–10 at Duke+28DukeTied 20–20 vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech0No. 20 Georgia TechWon 28–9 vs. Wake Forest+19Wake ForestWon 27–7 at No. 12 West Virginia+20No. 12 West VirginiaWon 45–0 vs. NC State+45NC StateTied 24–24 at North Carolina0North CarolinaLost 34–45 vs. No. 18 Maryland-11No. 18 MarylandWon 27–24 vs. Purdue+3Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vs3ClemsonL 0–⁠5529%
Sep 15vsVMIW 35–⁠778%
Sep 22atNavyW 21–⁠939%
Sep 29atVirginia TechW 26–⁠2330%
Oct 6atDukeW 38–⁠1051%
Oct 13vs20Georgia TechT 20–⁠2062%
Oct 20vsWake ForestW 28–⁠966%
Nov 3at12West VirginiaW 27–⁠726%
Nov 10vsNC StateW 45–⁠079%
Nov 17atNorth CarolinaT 24–⁠2454%
Nov 24vs18MarylandL 34–⁠4551%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsPurduePeach BowlW 27–⁠2464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 27–⁠24 in the Peach Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 19
  2. Final: 20

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
8–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠2 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 19
Points
325–⁠233
Coach
George Welsh
Elo
1600 +141 this season
SP+ rating
11.8 No. 26 of 106; offense No. 21, defense No. 45
SRS
12.3 No. 18 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Tom Kilgannon, Lester Lyles and Bob Olderman

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Lester Lyles DBNew York Jets
Rd 4Bob Olderman OGKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Ron Mattes OTSeattle Seahawks

All-ACC

5 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.