1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1984 Virginia Cavaliers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Purdue
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 20
1984 record 8–2–2 (3–1–2 ACC)
Head coach George Welsh (3rd season)
Captain Tom Kilgannon, Lester Lyles, Bob Olderman[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1984 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by third-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.

The season was a historically successful one for Virginia. The school made their first appearance in the AP Poll in over 30 years when they entered at number 19 in week 11.[3][4] Finishing the regular season with a 7–2–2 record, they were invited to Virginia's first ever bowl game, the 1984 Peach Bowl, where they defeated Purdue. They were ranked in the final AP Poll for the second time in school history and the first time since 1951,[4] coming in at 20th.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 8 No. 3 Clemson*A Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 0–55  
September 15 VMI* Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 35–7  
September 22 at Navy* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–9  
September 29 at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry) W 26–23  
October 6 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 38–10  
October 13 No. 20 Georgia Tech Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA T 20–20  
October 20 Wake Forest Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 28–9  
November 3 at No. 12 West Virginia* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 27–7  
November 10 NC State Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 45–0  
November 17 at North Carolina No. 19 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) T 24–24  
November 24 No. 18 Maryland Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) L 34–45  
December 31 vs. Purdue* Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) W 27–24  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time.

Source:[5]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  3. ↑ "November 13, 1984 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Virginia Cavaliers School History". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "1984 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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