1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
1984 record 8–4
Head coach Don Nehlen (5th season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
(Capacity: 50,000)
1984 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        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.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 Ohio Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV W 38–0   57,070
September 8 Louisville Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 30–6   55,002
September 15 at Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy) W 14–7   48,100
September 22 Maryland No. 18 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 17–20   58,353
September 29 at Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl) W 28–10   58,032
October 13 Syracuse Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) W 20–10   57,791
October 20 No. 4 Boston College No. 20 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ABC W 21–20   60,286
October 27 No. 19 Penn State No. 18 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) ESPN W 17–14   64,879
November 3 Virginia No. 12 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV L 7–27   56,453
November 10 at Rutgers No. 19 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ L 19–23   25,140
November 17 at Temple Veterans StadiumPhiladelphia, PA L 17–19   21,875
December 31 vs. TCU Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) W 31–14   43,260
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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