1984 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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.

1984 Virginia Cavaliers football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 27–24 vs. Purdue
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record8–2–2 (3–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainTom Kilgannon, Lester Lyles, Bob Olderman[1]
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(capacity: 42,000)
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Virginia 3 –1 –28 –2 –2
North Carolina 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
NC State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Duke 1 –5 –02 –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 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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.No. 3 Clemson*A
L 0–5538,676
September 157:00 p.m.VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 35–728,997[5]
September 222:00 p.m.at Navy*
W 21–929,349
September 291:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*
W 26–2350,600
October 67:00 p.m.at Duke
W 38–1017,200
October 137:00 p.m.No. 20 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
T 20–2040,067
October 203:50 p.m.Wake Forestdagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCW 28–938,671
November 312:20 p.m.at No. 12 West Virginia*
W 27–756,453
November 101:00 p.m.NC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 45–043,379
November 171:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 19
T 24–2448,000
November 2412:15 p.m.No. 18 Maryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSL 34–4543,017
December 313:00 p.m.vs. Purdue*
CBSW 27–2441,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

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.#NameClass
QB 1 Don Majkowski So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 97 Rayotis Perkins So
LB 51 Russ Swan Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
    2. Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
    3. "November 13, 1984 AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
    4. "Virginia Cavaliers School History". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
    5. "Virginia trounces Virginia Military". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. "1984 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
    7. "All-Time Virginia Box Score Game Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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