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.
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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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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
editThe 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.