1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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.

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
1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 BYU $ 8 –0 –013 –0 –0
Hawaii 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Air Force 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Utah 4 –3 –16 –5 –1
San Diego State 4 –3 –14 –7 –1
Wyoming 4 –4 –06 –6 –0
Colorado State 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico 1 –7 –04 –8 –0
UTEP 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
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 BYU
L 38–4164,839
October 20New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 59–21
October 27at Colorado State
W 43–3427,252
November 3at Hawaii
L 28–3148,804
November 10South Dakota State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 45–29
November 17at UTEP
L 22–3510,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jay NovacekTight end6158St. Louis Cardinals

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References
  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
  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.
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