1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Appearance
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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 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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 1 | South Dakota* | W 31–13 | |
September 8 | at Nebraska* | L 7–42 | |
September 15 | Air Force |
| W 26–20 |
September 22 | at Oregon State* | L 14–41 | |
September 29 | Utah |
| W 21–14 |
October 6 | San Diego State |
| L 0–21 |
October 13 | at BYU | L 38–41 | |
October 20 | New Mexico |
| W 59–21 |
October 27 | at Colorado State | W 43–34 | |
November 3 | at Hawaii | L 28–31 | |
November 10 | South Dakota State* |
| W 45–29 |
November 17 | at UTEP | L 22–35 | |
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- 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.
- Kevin Lowe, NCAA record for highest rushing yards per attempt in a game (min. 10 att.)[3] November 10, 1984 against South Dakota State
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 |
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References
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1984". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "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.