1984 Utah Utes football team

1984 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5–1 (4–3–1 WAC)
Head coach	Chuck Stobart (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Faiman [1] (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	George Wheeler [1] (1st season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 BYU $	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–5–1 with a mark of 4–3–1 against conference opponents, tying for fourth place in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	Weber State *	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 52–16	27,828	[2]
September 8	2:00 pm	at Washington State *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 40–42	21,000	[3]
September 15	5:30 pm	at Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 21–27	93,077	[4]
September 22	7:00 pm	Air Force	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 28–17	30,610	[5]
September 29	1:30 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–21	17,055	[6]
October 5	7:30 pm	New Mexico	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 38–14	30,400	[7]
October 13	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	T 24–24	33,549	[8]
October 20	11:30 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 17–20	43,804	[9]
October 27	1:00 pm	UTEP	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 43–15	17,850	[10]
November 3	12:00 pm	Colorado State	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 35–23	20,019	[11]
November 10	1:30 pm	at Utah State *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	W 21–10	11,937	[12]
November 17	12:00 pm	No. 3 BYU	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	L 14–24	36,110	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

BYU

See also: 1984 BYU Cougars football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	7	3	7	7	24
Utah	7	0	7	0	14

at Robert Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City

• Date: November 17

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Utah 1 8:54 Utah Molonai Hola 1-yard touchdown run, Andre Guardi kick good 0 7 1 2:41 BYU Adam Haysbert 11-yard touchdown reception from Robbie Bosco, Lee Johnson kick good 7 7 2 :02 BYU 19-yard field goal by Lee Johnson 10 7 3 8:11 BYU Glen Kozlowski 19-yard touchdown reception from Robbie Bosco, Lee Johnson kick good 17 7 3 1:35 Utah Therman Beard 11-yard touchdown reception from Mark Stevens, Andre Guardi kick good 17 14 4 7:26 BYU Kelly Smith 4-yard touchdown reception from Robbie Bosco, Lee Johnson kick good 24 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 14

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Roster

Olaniyan Akyeem Stephen Baker Therman Beard Raymond Bennett Bryan Bero Robert Binkele Mark Blosch Montel Bryant Jim Brusatto Scott Cate, qb Tim Mitchell, qb Ed Conley Tony Cospy Walt Dixon Don Enlow Tim Fahringer Clarence Fields Mark Geiselmayr Andre Guardi, k James Hansen James Hardy Molonai Hola Morgan Wilson Danny Huey, wr Rich Ipaktchian Mark Jackson Eric Jacobson Bob Jenkins Eddie Johnson Gerald Johnson Michael Jones Craig Kaminski Ron Ketchoyian Mike Kruse Steven Kubitz Aric Lewis Eddie Lewis Don Logan

Nalin Maxfield Filipo Mokofisi, lb Hank Mondaca Peter Owens John Paton Henning Peterson Kevin Polston Isaako Poti Farrell Price Tom Pritchett Kevin Reach Mark Reckert Reggie Richardson Wes Saleaumua Curtis Sampson Brian Schmitt Terry Shaw Chris Smith Mike Snyder Mark Stevens, qb 2 Erroll Tucker Carlton Walker George Womack Don Woodward David White

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References

1. "1984 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
2. "Utes whip Weber". The Daily Herald. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cougars hang on, top Utah". Tri-City Herald. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vols hold back Utes". The Daily Spectrum. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Utah hands AFA second league loss". The Times-News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "98-yard return of pitchout helps Wyoming whip Utah". The Daily Sentinel. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Utah thumps New Mexico". The Daily Spectrum. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Aztecs and Utah play to frustrating 24–24 tie". The Blade-Tribune. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Utes fumble away WAC win at Hawaii". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 22, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Utes outdistance UTEP with Johnson's 248-yards rushing". The Daily Herald. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Utes roll to win, 35–23, over pass-happy Rams". The Daily Utah Chronicle. November 5, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Utah ends road jinx with Aggies". The Daily Spectrum. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "BYU escapes Utah for 22nd win in row". Star and Tribune. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1985 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
15. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
16. 1984 BYU vs. Utah - CougarStats Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine