1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
1984 record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 50,000)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1OhioW 38–057,070
September 8Louisville
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–655,002
September 15at Virginia TechW 14–748,100
September 22MarylandNo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 17–2058,353
September 29at PittsburghW 28–1058,032
October 13Syracuse
W 20–1057,791
October 20No. 4 Boston CollegeNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ABCW 21–2060,286
October 27No. 19 Penn StateNo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNW 17–1464,879
November 3VirginiaNo. 12
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 7–2756,453
November 10at RutgersNo. 19L 19–2325,140
November 17at TempleL 17–1921,875
December 31vs. TCUW 31–1443,260

References

  1. "WVU 1984 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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