1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1984 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainJay Novacek, Joe Ramunno, Bruce Mowry, Troy Schroede
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1South Dakota*W 31–13
September 8at No. 2 Nebraska*L 7–4276,125
September 15Air Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 26–20
September 22at Oregon State*L 14–41
September 29Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 21–1417,055
October 6San Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–2119,223[1]
October 13at No. 5 BYUL 38–4164,839
October 20New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 59–21
October 27at Colorado StateW 43–3427,252
November 3at HawaiiL 28–3148,804
November 10South Dakota State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–29
November 17at UTEPL 22–3510,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

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  • 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.Open access icon
  2. ^ "UW Athletics Hall of Fame: Class of 1993". WyomingAthletics.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "NCAA Individual Records for Rushing". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.