1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

September 8at Wake Forest*

W 21–20 September 15West Virginia*

L 7–14 September 22Richmond*

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia

W 21–13 September 29Virginia*

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry)

L 23–26 October 6vs. VMI*

W 54–7 October 13Duke*

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia

W 27–0 October 20William & Mary*

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia

W 38–15 October 27at Temple*

W 9–7 November 3Tulane*

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, Virginia

W 13–6 November 10at Clemson*

L 10–17 November 17at Vanderbilt*

W 23–3 December 15vs. Air Force*

L 7–23

Template:CFB Schedule End

Team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Bruce Smith Defensive end 1 1 Buffalo Bills
Jesse Penn Linebacker 2 44 Dallas Cowboys
Ashley Lee Defensive back 8 201 Atlanta Falcons
Joe Jones Defensive end 10 270 Dallas Cowboys
Al Young Defensive back 11 299 New York Giants

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – 1984". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 14, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.