1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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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 in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys finished the season with a record of 6–6. The Cowboys offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 182 points. Jay Novacek was in his senior season with the Cowboys. Novacek finished his Cowboys career with 83 career receptions for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns as a tight end.
Schedule
September 1South Dakota*
W 31–13 September 8at Nebraska*
L 7–42 September 15Air Force
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 26–20 September 22at Oregon State*
L 14–41 September 29Utah
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 21–14 October 6San Diego State
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
L 0–21 October 13at BYU
L 38–41 October 20New Mexico
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 59–21 October 27at Colorado State
W 43–34 November 3at Hawaii
L 28–31 November 10South Dakota State*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, Wyoming
W 45–29 November 17at UTEP
L 22–35
- Reference:[1]
Awards and honors
- Jay Novacek, Kodak All-American football team[2]
- Jay Novacek, NCAA record for receiving yards per receptions by a tight end.
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jay Novacek | Tight end | 6 | 158 | St. Louis Cardinals |
- Reference:[3]
References
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1984". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "UW Athletics Hall of Fame: Class of 1993". WyomingAthletics.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.