| 1984 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 WAC) |
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| Captain | Jay Novacek, Joe Ramunno, Bruce Mowry, Troy Schroede |
| 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 record of 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play, placing 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.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | South Dakota* | W 31–13 | |||
| September 8 | at No. 2 Nebraska* | L 7–42 | 76,125 | ||
| September 15 | Air Force |
| W 26–20 | ||
| September 22 | at Oregon State* | L 14–41 | |||
| September 29 | Utah |
| W 21–14 | 17,055 | |
| October 6 | San Diego State |
| L 0–21 | 19,223 | [1] |
| October 13 | at No. 5 BYU | L 38–41 | 64,839 | ||
| October 20 | New Mexico |
| W 59–21 | ||
| October 27 | at Colorado State | W 43–34 | 27,252 | ||
| November 3 | at Hawaii | L 28–31 | 48,804 | ||
| November 10 | South Dakota State* |
| W 45–29 | ||
| November 17 | at UTEP | L 22–35 | 10,121 | ||
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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 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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