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
Home stadiumScott Stadium
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.
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. 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, coming in at 20th.

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