1984 BYU Cougars football team

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1984 BYU Cougars football
Consensus national champion
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Michigan
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record13–0 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (4th season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Dick Felt (10th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
  1983
1985  
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

The 1984 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 13th-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, winning the conference for the ninth consecutive year. The Cougars finished the regular season as the only undefeated team in Division I-A, and secured their first ever national title by defeating Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl.

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A number of pollsters and coaches were reluctant to name the Cougars as national champion, partly because they believed BYU's schedule was too weak. Only two of BYU's opponents won at least seven games. They had played only one ranked opponent all season, preseason #3 Pittsburgh, a team that would finish 3–7–1 and unranked. No other team in the WAC was even close to being their equal; the Cougars were the only team in the league with fewer than four overall losses. In the end, BYU was ranked number one in both major final polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. [1] The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selectors of AP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW, National Football Foundation, Poling, UPI, and USA/CNN, while named co-champion by both National Championship Foundation and Sagarin (ELO-Chess). [2]

To date, the 1984 Cougars are the last team from outside a "power conference" to win a national title. It is widely believed that the various systems devised over the years with a view toward deciding the national championship on the field, with their emphasis on strength of schedule, make it extremely difficult for a team outside the power conferences to be considered for championship contention. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1at No. 3 Pittsburgh * ESPN W 20–1440,263
September 8 Baylor *No. 13W 47–1363,705
September 15 Tulsa *No. 8
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 38–1564,237
September 22at Hawaii No. 6W 18–1350,000
October 6at Colorado State No. 7W 52–928,671
October 13 Wyoming Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 41–3864,839
October 20at Air Force No. 7 ABC W 30–2530,469
October 25at New Mexico No. 5ESPNW 48–019,227
November 3 UTEP No. 4
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 42–962,530
November 10 San Diego State No. 4
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 34–364,050
November 17at Utah No. 3KUTVW 24–1436,110
November 24 Utah State *No. 1
W 38–1365,580
December 21vs. Michigan *No. 1ESPNW 24–1761,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1984 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G, C 57 Robert Anae Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 11 Mark Bellini So
OL 71John BorgiaFr
QB 6 Robbie Bosco Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 28Paul Crawford
WR 18Jim Edwards
QB 16 Blaine Fowler
OL 75David Futrell
OL 59Craig Garrick
WR 1Adam Haysbert
RB 35Lakei Heimuli
OL 68John Hunter
OL 66David King
WR 7 Glen Kozlowski Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 90Lance Lindley
QB 8Steve Lindsley
OL 73Chris Matau
C 50 Trevor Matich Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 67Keith McCullough
WR 26David Miles
TE 12David Mills
TE 94Trevor Molini
WR 85Scott Norberg
OL 75Sam Oramas
WR 19Richard Orr
HB 43Robert ParkerSo
OL 61Doug RawlinsonFr
OL 63Randy Rawlinson
OL 69Scott Robinson
OL 55Brian RondoniFr
FB 33Thor SalanoaSo
OL 56Jay Shumway
HB 23 Vai Sikahema Jr
HB 21Kelly Smith
OL 60David Tidwell
HB 46Tom Tuipulotu
TE 89Brett Varoz
RB 33Fred Whittingham
OL 70Louis Wong
OL 78David Wright
QB 12Mike Young
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 51Ladd AkeoSo
DB 22Mark AllenSr
LB 49Marv AllenSr
LB 31John BechtoldSo
LB 37Alema Fitisemanu
LB 34 Kurt Gouveia Jr
DL 78Larry Hamilton
DB 42Steve Haymond
DB 2Brian Hazelgren
DE 92 Jim Herrmann Sr
LB 57Richard Hobbs
DL 96Jay Huckaby
DL 77Shawn Knight
DL 76Tim Knight
DB 9Rob Ledenko
DL 80Ty Mattingly
LB 44Jim McDade
LB 96Jay McDonald
DB 5 Kyle Morrell Sr
LB 55David Neff
DB 27Kory RasmussenSo
LB 59Steve Sanders
DB 5Marc Sherman
DB 24Shane Shumway
DL 76Brad Smith
DL 65Ken Smith
DB 25Jeff Sprowls
DB 3Rodney Thomas
LB 9JC VonCollin
LB 41 Leon White Jr
LB 53 Cary Whittingham Jr
DB 14Jeff Wilcox
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, PK 10 Lee Johnson Sr
PK 3Pete Rossi
PK 15Gary Webster
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-Jan-01

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 138 (1)687575 (3)4 (4)43 (11)1 (40)1 (34)1 (33)1 (38)
Coaches 126 (1)48655 (1)4 (1)3 (5)4 (4)3 (12)1 (30)1 (21)1 (24)1 (28)

Game summaries

At No. 3 Pittsburgh

1234Total
Cougars0361120
No. 3 Panthers0014014
   
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassing Robbie Bosco 25/43, 325 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingLakei Heimuli8 rushes, 44 yards, TD
ReceivingAdam Haysbert9 receptions, 141 yards, TD
PittsburghPassing John Congemi 17/32, 171 yards, 2 INT
RushingMarc Bailey14 rushes, 40 yards, TD
ReceivingBill Wallace7 receptions, 68 yards

[3]

Baylor

1234Total
Bears700613
No. 13 Cougars21137647
     
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassing Cody Carlson 15/25, 198 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ron Francis 13 rushes, 32 yards
ReceivingGlenn Pruitt6 receptions, 129 yards, TD
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco28/43, 363 yards, 6 TD
RushingRobert Parker11 rushes, 131 yards
ReceivingDavid Mills6 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Tulsa

1234Total
Golden Hurricane063615
No. 8 Cougars14731438
      
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TulsaPassing Steve Gage 5/15, 66 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Gordon Brown 16 rushes, 120 yards
ReceivingRonnie Kelley4 receptions, 56 yards
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco22/33, 314 yards, TD
RushingRobbie Bosco7 rushes, 21 yards, TD
Receiving Mark Bellini 6 receptions, 141 yards

At Hawaii

1234Total
No. 6 Cougars390618
Rainbow Warriors0100313
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,000
  • Game weather: Clear; 78 °F (26 °C)
    
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco18/33, 264 yards, TD, INT
RushingLakei Heimuli16 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving Glen Kozlowski 9 receptions, 156 yards, TD
HawaiiPassing Raphel Cherry 8/24, 74 yards, INT
Rushing Nuu Faaola 11 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingKyle Mosley1 reception, 62 yards

[4]

At Colorado State

1234Total
No. 7 Cougars21177752
Rams30069
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Hughes Stadium
  • Game attendance: 28,671
  • Game weather: Sunny; 64 °F (18 °C)
      
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco16/21, 246 yards, 2 TD
RushingLakei Heimuli19 rushes, 87 yards, TD
ReceivingKelly Smith6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Colorado StatePassingTom Thenell9/28, 98 yards, INT
RushingKurt Lichty6 rushes, 24 yards
ReceivingTodd Tyrell4 receptions, 37 yards

Wyoming

1234Total
Cowboys71318038
No. 5 Cougars14712841
        
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WyomingPassingScott Runyan10/13, 179 yards, TD
RushingKevin Lowe9 rushes, 93 yards, TD
ReceivingAllyn Griffin6 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco29/44, 384 yards, 5 TD
RushingKelly Smith13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
ReceivingDavid Mills7 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TD
External videos
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At Air Force

1234Total
No. 7 Cougars7713330
Falcons7210625
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Falcon Stadium
  • Game attendance: 30,469
  • Game weather: Overcast, periods of snow; 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Television network: ABC
      
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco28/41, 484 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingLakei Heimuli18 rushes, 65 yards
ReceivingDavid Mills10 receptions, 225 yards, TD
Air ForcePassingBart Weiss6/10, 152 yards, TD
RushingPat Evans20 rushes, 103 yards
ReceivingKevin Fleming1 reception, 57 yards, TD

At New Mexico

1234Total
No. 5 Cougars71724048
Lobos00000
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: University Stadium
  • Game attendance: 19,277
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy; 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Television network: ESPN
     
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco19/29, 227 yards, 3 TD
RushingLakei Heimuli19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKelly Smith3 receptions, 54 yards
New MexicoPassingBilly Rucker5/8, 69 yards, INT
RushingWillie Turral13 rushes, 48 yards
ReceivingKenne Whitehead5 receptions, 37 yards

UTEP

1234Total
Miners03069
No. 4 Cougars14721042
    
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UTEPPassingKevin Ward6/13, 60 yards
RushingJames Rose22 rushes, 102 yards
Receiving Larry Linne 3 receptions, 41 yards
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco19/31, 237 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingKelly Smith4 receptions, 106 yards, TD
ReceivingGlen Kozlowski3 receptions, 75 yards, TD

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs30003
No. 4 Cougars14103734
   
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
San Diego StatePassing Todd Santos 7/19, 65 yards, 3 INT
RushingMike Waters17 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving Webster Slaughter 6 receptions, 44 yards
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco24/44, 326 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKelly Smith7 rushes, 61 yards, TD
ReceivingGlen Kozlowski6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

At Utah

BYU at Utah
1234Total
No. 3 Cougars737724
Utes707014
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco27/44, 367 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingLakei Heimuli17 rushes, 117 yards
ReceivingGlen Kozlowski8 receptions, 162 yards, TD
UtahPassing Mark Stevens 12/24, 152 yards, TD
RushingEddie Johnson14 rushes, 61 yards
ReceivingDon Woodward2 receptions, 53 yards

[5]

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies076013
No. 1 Cougars10771438
     
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Utah StatePassingGym Campbell18/54, 274 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingMarc White7 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Solomon Miller 4 receptions, 92 yards
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco28/52, 338 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Vai Sikahema 5 rushes, 59 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDavid Mills7 receptions, 92 yards

Vs. Michigan (Holiday Bowl)

1234Total
Wolverines077317
No. 1 Cougars01001424
  • Date: December 21
  • Location: Jack Murphy Stadium
  • Game attendance: 61,243
  • Game weather: Clear; 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Television network: ESPN
    
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MichiganPassing Chris Zurbrugg 7/14, 82 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Bob Perryman 13 rushes, 110 yards
ReceivingVincent Bean3 receptions, 46 yards
BYUPassingRobbie Bosco30/42, 343 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingLakei Heimuli16 rushes, 82 yards
ReceivingDavid Mills11 receptions, 103 yards

Draft picks

The following were selected in the 1985 NFL draft. [10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Trevor Matich Center128 New England Patriots
Kyle Morrell Cornerback4106 Minnesota Vikings
Louis WongGuard5131 St. Louis Cardinals
Lee Johnson Punter5138 Houston Oilers
Jim Herrmann Defensive end7184 Dallas Cowboys

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