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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
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
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
Rankings from AP Poll
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1Ohio
W 38–057,070[1]
September 8Louisville
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–655,002[2]
September 15at Virginia Tech
USAW 14–748,100[3]
September 22MarylandNo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 17–2058,353[4]
September 29at Pittsburgh
W 28–1058,032[5]
October 13Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 20–1057,791[6]
October 20No. 4 Boston CollegeNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ABCW 21–2060,286[7]
October 27No. 19 Penn StateNo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNW 17–1464,879[8]
November 3VirginiaNo. 12
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 7–2756,453[9]
November 10at RutgersNo. 19
L 19–2325,140[10]
November 17at Temple
L 17–1921,875[11]
December 31vs. TCU
W 31–1443,260[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "UK transfer helps carry W. Virginia to 38–0 win". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Virginia hard to stop as Louisville loses, 30–6". The State Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mountaineers edge Va. Tech". The News and Advance. September 16, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late Terp FG stuns W. Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia return kicks Orange". The Sunday Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia edges BC, 21–20, on a late TD drive". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Va. defeats Penn St". The Sunday News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers feeling heavenly after bowling over WVU". The Roanoke Times & World News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Big day for Scarlet Knights". The Record. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Temple upsets West Virginia, 19–17". The Courier-Post. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mountaineers rip Frogs, 31–14, in Bluebonnet Bowl". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 1, 1985. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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