1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1984 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 1 BYU $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys compiled a 6-6 record (4-4 against conference opponents), and finished sixth in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
Jay Novacek was in his senior season with the Cowboys. He finished his Cowboys career with 83 career receptions for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns as a tight end.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | South Dakota* | W 31–13 | 15,555 | [1][2] | |
| September 8 | at No. 2 Nebraska* | L 7–42 | 76,125 | [3] | |
| September 15 | Air Force |
| W 26–20 | 31,487 | [4] |
| September 22 | at Oregon State* | L 14–41 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| September 29 | Utah |
| W 21–14 | 17,055 | [6] |
| October 6 | San Diego State |
| L 0–21 | 19,223 | [7] |
| October 13 | at No. 5 BYU | L 38–41 | 64,839 | [8] | |
| October 20 | New Mexico |
| W 59–21 | 11,742 | [9] |
| October 27 | at Colorado State | W 43–34 | 27,252 | [10] | |
| November 3 | at Hawaii | L 28–31 | 48,804 | [11] | |
| November 10 | South Dakota State* |
| W 45–29 | 10,123 | [12] |
| November 17 | at UTEP | L 22–35 | 10,121 | [13] | |
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Awards and honors
[edit]- Jay Novacek, Kodak All-American football team[14]
- Jay Novacek, NCAA record for receiving yards per receptions by a tight end.
- Kevin Lowe, NCAA record for highest rushing yards per attempt in a game (min. 10 att.)[15] November 10, 1984 against South Dakota State
Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jay Novacek | Tight end | 6 | 158 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wyoming comes back to win". Argus-Leader. September 2, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lowe's 2 scores lift Wyoming past Coyotes". Omaha World-Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska steamrolls Wyoming, 42–7". The Salina Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming holds off Air Force". The Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon St. feasts in year's first win". The Columbian. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "98-yard return of pitchout helps Wyoming whip Utah". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marc Appleman (October 7, 1984). "Bone-Buster Aztec Defense Shuts Out the Cowboys, 21–0". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU rallies for win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming routs New Mexico". The Billings Gazette. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Pokes down Rams by 9". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii, Cherry pick UW plum". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes outlast Rabbits 45–29". Rapid City Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTEP upsets Pokes, 35–22". Star-Herald. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UW Athletics Hall of Fame: Class of 1993". WyomingAthletics.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "NCAA Individual Records for Rushing". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
