1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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.

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–4
Head coach	Don Nehlen (5th season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				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

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Ohio		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 38–0	57,070	[1]
September 8	Louisville		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		W 30–6	55,002	[2]
September 15	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	USA	W 14–7	48,100	[3]
September 22	Maryland	No. 18	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 17–20	58,353	[4]
September 29	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)		W 28–10	58,032	[5]
October 13	Syracuse		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 20–10	57,791	[6]
October 20	No. 4 Boston College	No. 20	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ABC	W 21–20	60,286	[7]
October 27	No. 19 Penn State	No. 18	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–14	64,879	[8]
November 3	Virginia	No. 12	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 7–27	56,453	[9]
November 10	at Rutgers	No. 19	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		L 19–23	25,140	[10]
November 17	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 17–19	21,875	[11]
December 31	vs. TCU		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)		W 31–14	43,260	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class P 11 Steve Superick Jr	Head coach Don Nehlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt