1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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The 1984 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 1984 college football season. The Hokies finished the regular season with an 8-3 record. The Hokies competed in the 1984 Independence Bowl
but lost to the Air Force Falcons. Bruce Smith would win the Outland Trophy and become the first pick overall in the 1985 NFL Draft.
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1984 Independence Bowl
The 1984 Independence Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Air Force Falcons at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 15, 1984. The game was the final contest of the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season for both...
but lost to the Air Force Falcons. Bruce Smith would win the Outland Trophy and become the first pick overall in the 1985 NFL Draft.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hokies points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 8 | @ Wake Forest | Win | 21 | 20 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 15 | West Virginia | Loss | 7 | 14 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Sept. 22 | Richmond | Win | 21 | 13 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Sept. 29 | Virginia | Loss | 23 | 26 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Oct. 6 | @ Virginia Military Institute | Win | 54 | 7 | 3-2 |
| 6 | Oct. 13 | Duke | Win | 27 | 0 | 4-2 |
| 7 | Oct. 20 | William & Mary | Win | 38 | 14 | 5-2 |
| 8 | Oct. 27 | @ Temple | Win | 9 | 7 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Nov. 3 | Tulane | Win | 13 | 6 | 7-2 |
| 10 | Nov 10 | @ Clemson | Loss | 10 | 17 | 7-3 |
| 11 | Nov 17 | @ Vanderbilt | Win | 23 | 3 | 8-3 |
1984 Team Players in the NFL
The following players were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft1985 NFL Draft
The 1985 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 30 and May 1, 1985...
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Bruce Smith | Defensive End | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills 1985 Buffalo Bills season The 1985 Buffalo Bills season was the 26th season for the club and its 16th in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* * *... |
| Jesse Penn | Linebacker | 2 | 44 | Dallas Cowboys 1985 Dallas Cowboys season The Cowboys finished the 1985 season with a record of ten wins and six losses, good for first place in the NFC East, and earning a trip to the playoffs , where they lost in a divisional playoff game to the Los Angeles Rams.Tom Landry's team got off to another fast start, opening the season with a... |
| Ashley Lee | Defensive Back | 8 | 201 | Atlanta Falcons 1985 Atlanta Falcons season -Schedule:-References:**... |
| Joe Jones | Defensive End | 10 | 270 | Dallas Cowboys 1985 Dallas Cowboys season The Cowboys finished the 1985 season with a record of ten wins and six losses, good for first place in the NFC East, and earning a trip to the playoffs , where they lost in a divisional playoff game to the Los Angeles Rams.Tom Landry's team got off to another fast start, opening the season with a... |
| Al Young | Defensive Back | 11 | 299 | New York Giants 1985 New York Giants season The 1985 New York Giants season was the 61st season for the club in the National Football League. At the time, the team set a record for most rushing yards in one season by a Giants team.-Regular season:... |