1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
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.

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1OhioW 38–057,070
September 8Louisville
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 30–655,002
September 15at Virginia TechUSAW 14–748,100
September 22MarylandNo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 17–2058,353
September 29at PittsburghW 28–1058,032
October 13Syracuse
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 20–1057,791
October 20No. 4 Boston CollegeNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
ABCW 21–2060,286
October 27No. 19 Penn StateNo. 18
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNW 17–1464,879
November 3VirginiaNo. 12
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
L 7–2756,453
November 10at RutgersNo. 19L 19–2325,140
November 17at TempleL 17–1921,875
December 31vs. TCUW 31–1443,260
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Gary Mullen Sr
QB 17 Mike Timko Fr
FB 36 Ron Wolfley Sr
WR 48 Willie Drewrey Sr
OT 77 Brian Jozwiak Jr
WR 87 Brian Krawchyk Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 40 Bob Davis Sr
LB 42 Scott Snyder So
LB 43 Cam Zopp Sr
DT 98 David Grant Fr
DT 99 Jeff Lucas So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 11 Steve Superick Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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