American college football season
The 1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Al Kincaid , the Cowboys compiled a record of 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the WAC. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming .
Jay Novacek was in his senior season with the Cowboys. He finished his Cowboys career with 83 career receptions for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns as a tight end .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 1 South Dakota * W 31–13
September 8 at No. 2 Nebraska * L 7–4276,125
September 15 Air Force War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 26–20
September 22 at Oregon State * L 14–41
September 29 Utah War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 21–1417,055
October 6 San Diego State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY L 0–2119,223 [ 1]
October 13 at No. 5 BYU L 38–4164,839
October 20 New Mexico War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 59–21
October 27 at Colorado State W 43–3427,252
November 3 at Hawaii L 28–3148,804
November 10 South Dakota State * War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY W 45–29
November 17 at UTEP L 22–3510,121
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Awards and honors
Jay Novacek , Kodak All-American football team[ 2]
Jay Novacek, NCAA record for receiving yards per receptions by a tight end.
Kevin Lowe, NCAA record for highest rushing yards per attempt in a game (min. 10 att.)[ 3] November 10, 1984 against South Dakota State
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
[ 4]
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