1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1984 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1984 record	6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Al Kincaid
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1984 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Al Kincaid, the Cowboys finished the season with a record of 6–6. The Cowboys offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 182 points. Jay Novacek was in his senior season with the Cowboys. Novacek finished his Cowboys career with 83 career receptions for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns as a tight end.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 1	South Dakota*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 31–13
September 8	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 7–42
September 15	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 26–20
September 22	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	L 14–41
September 29	Utah	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 21–14
October 6	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 0–21
October 13	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 38–41
October 20	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 59–21
October 27	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot)	W 43–34
November 3	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 28–31
November 10	South Dakota State*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 45–29
November 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	L 22–35
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[1]

Awards and honors

Jay Novacek, Kodak All-American football team^[2]
Jay Novacek, NCAA record for receiving yards per receptions by a tight end.

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Jay Novacek	Tight End	6	158	St. Louis Cardinals

Reference:^[3]

References

↑ "University of Wyoming – 1984". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ "UW Athletics Hall of Fame: Class of 1993". WyomingAthletics.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ "1985 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

Wyoming Cowboys football

Venues	Corbett Field (1922–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State (Bronze Boot) Hawaii (Paniolo Trophy) Utah State

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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