1984 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Team

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football
1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–4
Head coach	Don Nehlen (5th season);
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

It was the Mountaineers' 92nd overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall) and with a victory over TCU in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

1984 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

By defeating both Pittsburgh and Penn State for the first time since 1953, West Virginia achieved its second outright Old Ironsides Trophy victory. 1984 was the final season in which the trophy was in contention, making West Virginia the last official champions.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Ohio		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 38–0	57,070
September 8	Louisville		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 30–6	55,002
September 15	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	USA	W 14–7	48,100
September 22	Maryland	No. 18	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 17–20	58,353
September 29	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		W 28–10	58,032
October 13	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 20–10	57,791
October 20	No. 4 Boston College	No. 20	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ABC	W 21–20	60,286
October 27	No. 19 Penn State	No. 18	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–14	64,879
November 3	Virginia	No. 12	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 7–27	56,453
November 10	at Rutgers	No. 19	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		L 19–23	25,140
November 17	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 17–19	21,875
December 31	vs. TCU		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)		W 31–14	43,260
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Gary Mullen	Sr
QB	`17`	Mike Timko	Fr
FB	`36`	Ron Wolfley	Sr
WR	`48`	Willie Drewrey	Sr
OT	`77`	Brian Jozwiak	Jr
WR	`87`	Brian Krawchyk	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`40`	Bob Davis	Sr
LB	`42`	Scott Snyder	So
LB	`43`	Cam Zopp	Sr
DT	`98`	David Grant	Fr
DT	`99`	Jeff Lucas	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`11`	Steve Superick	Jr

Head coach

Don Nehlen

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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