1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Independence Bowl vs. Air Force, L 7–23
Conference	Independent
1984 record	8–4
Head coach	Bill Dooley
Offensive coordinator	Pat Watson
Home stadium	Lane Stadium

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
#17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
#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		–		–				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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–20
September 15	West Virginia*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	L 7–14
September 22	Richmond*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 21–13
September 29	Virginia*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	L 23–26
October 6	vs. VMI*	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	W 54–7
October 13	Duke*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 27–0
October 20	William & Mary*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 38–15
October 27	at Temple*	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	W 9–7
November 3	Tulane*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 13–6
November 10	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–17
November 17	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 23–3
December 15	vs. Air Force*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 7–23
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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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

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Awards and honors

• Bruce Smith, Outland Trophy
• Bruce Smith, Consensus All-American