1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Penn State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 5 Boston College $ 3 –2 –010 –2 –0
Rutgers 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Temple 2 –2 –06 –5 –0
Pittsburgh 1 –3 –03 –7 –1
Syracuse 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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.

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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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Ohio
W 38–057,070 [1]
September 8 Louisville
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–655,002 [2]
September 15at Virginia Tech
USA W 14–748,100 [3]
September 22 Maryland No. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 17–2058,353 [4]
September 29at Pittsburgh
W 28–1058,032 [5]
October 13 Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 20–1057,791 [6]
October 20No. 4 Boston College No. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
 ABC W 21–2060,286 [7]
October 27No. 19 Penn State No. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
 ESPN W 17–1464,879 [8]
November 3 Virginia No. 12
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 7–2756,453 [9]
November 10at Rutgers No. 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

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Gary Mullen Sr
QB 17Mike TimkoFr
FB 36 Ron Wolfley Sr
WR 48 Willie Drewrey Sr
OT 77 Brian Jozwiak Jr
WR 87Brian KrawchykJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 40Bob DavisSr
LB 42Scott SnyderSo
LB 43Cam ZoppSr
DT 98 David Grant Fr
DT 99 Jeff Lucas So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 11Steve SuperickJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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  2. ↑ "West Virginia hard to stop as Louisville loses, 30–6". The State Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  4. ↑ "Late Terp FG stuns W. Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  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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