American college football season
1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 8–4 |
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Offensive coordinator | Pat Watson |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Brush (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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The 1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Bill Dooley, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4), and with a loss against Air Force in the Independence Bowl. Bruce Smith won the Outland Trophy and was the first pick overall in the 1985 NFL Draft.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | | at Wake Forest | | W 21–20 | 26,543 | [1] |
September 15 | | West Virginia | | L 7–14 | 48,100 | [2] |
September 22 | | Richmond | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| W 21–13 | 36,200 | [3] |
September 29 | | Virginia | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
| L 23–26 | 50,600 | [4] |
October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. VMI | | W 54–7 | | [5] |
October 13 | | Duke | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| W 27–0 | 36,400 | [6] |
October 20 | | William & Mary | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| W 38–15 | 34,500 | [7] |
October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Temple | | W 9–7 | 10,124 | [8] |
November 3 | | Tulane | - Lane Stadium
- Blacksburg, VA
| W 13–6 | 30,400 | [9] |
November 10 | | at Clemson | | L 10–17 | 77,754 | [10] |
November 17 | | at Vanderbilt | | W 23–3 | 38,238 | [11] |
December 15 | | vs. Air Force | | L 7–23 | 41,100 | [12] |
- Homecoming
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Roster
1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 78 | Bruce Smith | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft.
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Hunter's late scoring burst shoves Virginia Tech by Wake". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mountaineers edge Va. Tech". The News and Advance. September 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech turns back Spiders". The Daily News Leader. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs surprise Hokies 26–23". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Tech romps by VMI, 54–7". The News and Observer. October 7, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech defense throttles Duke, 27–0". The News and Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech dominates W&M". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies win over Temple". Bristol Herald Courier. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies stumble by Green Wave in 13–6 yawner". Kingsport Times-News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers escape Hokies". Florence Morning News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Tech rolls 23–3 by Vandy". Bristol Herald Courier. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies find Force is too powerful". The Shreveport Times. December 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Award Winners: John Outland Trophy" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 22. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Award Winners: All-America Selections" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 9. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
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