1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1984 Virginia Cavaliers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Purdue
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1984 record8–2–2 (3–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Kilgannon, Lester Lyles, Bob Olderman[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8No. 3 Clemson*A
L 0–5538,676
September 15VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–728,997
September 22at Navy*
W 21–929,349
September 29at Virginia Tech*
W 26–2350,600
October 6at Duke
W 38–1017,200
October 13No. 20 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 20–2040,067
October 20Wake Forest
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 28–938,671
November 3at No. 12 West Virginia*
W 27–756,453
November 10NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 45–043,379
November 17at North CarolinaNo. 19
T 24–2448,000
November 24No. 18 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
L 34–4543,017
December 31vs. Purdue*
W 27–2441,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5][6]

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

Personnel[]

1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Don Majkowski So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 122.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  3. ^ "November 13, 1984 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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