1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football

Bluebonnet Bowl Champions
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–14 vs. TCU
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#18
1984 record	8–4
Head coach	Don Nehlen
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field (Capacity: 50,000)

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
#17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
#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 5th 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 Field • Morgantown, WV		W 38–0	57,070
September 8	Louisville		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		W 30–6	55,002
September 15	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)		W 14–7	48,100
September 22	Maryland	#18	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)		L 17–20	58,353
September 29	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, 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	#4 Boston College	#20	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ABC	W 21–20	60,286
October 27	#19 Penn State	#18	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–14	64,879
November 3	Virginia	#12	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV		L 7–27	56,453
November 10	at Rutgers	#19	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ		L 19–23	25,140
November 17	at Temple		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		L 17–19	21,875
December 31	vs. TCU		Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)		W 31–14	43,260
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

Reference:^[1]

References

↑ "WVU 1984 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2012.

West Virginia Mountaineers football

Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall Maryland Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 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 1929 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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