A number of pollsters and coaches were reluctant to name the Cougars as national champion, partly because they believed BYU's schedule was too weak. Only two of BYU's opponents won at least seven games. They had played only one ranked opponent all season, preseason #3 Pittsburgh, a team that would finish 3–7–1 and unranked. No other team in the WAC was even close to being their equal; the Cougars were the only team in the league with fewer than four overall losses. In the end, BYU was ranked number one in both major final polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.[1] The team was named national champion by NCAA-designated major selectors of AP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW, National Football Foundation, Poling, UPI, and USA/CNN, while named co-champion by both National Championship Foundation and Sagarin (ELO-Chess).[2]
To date, the 1984 Cougars are the last team from outside a "power conference" to win a national title. It is widely believed that the various systems devised over the years with a view toward deciding the national championship on the field, with their emphasis on strength of schedule, make it extremely difficult for a team outside the power conferences to be considered for championship contention.[1]
^ abMandel, Stewart (August 6, 2009). "BYU pulled off a miracle 25 years ago; will it ever happen again?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
^2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. pp. 114, 120. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^"Brigham Young 20, No. 3 Pittsburgh 14". UPI Archives. September 1, 1984. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^"Awards". www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. from the original on July 17, 2011.
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1984, cougars, football, team, represented, brigham, young, university, 1984, ncaa, division, football, season, cougars, were, 13th, year, head, coach, lavell, edwards, played, their, home, games, cougar, stadium, provo, utah, team, competed, member, western, . The 1984 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University BYU in the 1984 NCAA Division I A football season The Cougars were led by 13th year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo Utah The team competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference winning the conference for the ninth consecutive year The Cougars finished the regular season as the only undefeated team in Division I A and secured their first ever national title by defeating Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl 1984 BYU Cougars footballConsensus national championWAC championHoliday Bowl championHoliday Bowl W 24 17 vs MichiganConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 1APNo 1Record13 0 8 0 WAC Head coachLaVell Edwards 13th season Offensive coordinatorRoger French 4th season Offensive schemeWest CoastDefensive coordinatorDick Felt 10th season Base defense3 4Home stadiumCougar StadiumSeasons 19831985 1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 1 BYU 8 0 0 13 0 0Hawaii 5 2 0 7 4 0Air Force 4 3 0 8 4 0Utah 4 3 1 6 5 1San Diego State 4 3 1 4 7 1Wyoming 4 4 0 6 6 0Colorado State 3 5 0 3 8 0New Mexico 1 7 0 4 8 0UTEP 1 7 0 2 9 0 Conference championRankings from AP PollA number of pollsters and coaches were reluctant to name the Cougars as national champion partly because they believed BYU s schedule was too weak Only two of BYU s opponents won at least seven games They had played only one ranked opponent all season preseason 3 Pittsburgh a team that would finish 3 7 1 and unranked No other team in the WAC was even close to being their equal the Cougars were the only team in the league with fewer than four overall losses In the end BYU was ranked number one in both major final polls the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll 1 The team was named national champion by NCAA designated major selectors of AP Billingsley Football Research FW National Football Foundation Poling UPI and USA CNN while named co champion by both National Championship Foundation and Sagarin ELO Chess 2 To date the 1984 Cougars are the last team from outside a power conference to win a national title It is widely believed that the various systems devised over the years with a view toward deciding the national championship on the field with their emphasis on strength of schedule make it extremely difficult for a team outside the power conferences to be considered for championship contention 1 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Personnel 3 Rankings 4 Results 4 1 At No 3 Pittsburgh 4 2 Baylor 4 3 Tulsa 4 4 At Hawaii 4 5 At Colorado State 4 6 Wyoming 4 7 At Air Force 4 8 At New Mexico 4 9 UTEP 4 10 San Diego State 4 11 At Utah 4 12 Utah State 4 13 Vs Michigan Holiday Bowl 5 Draft picks 6 Awards and honors 7 ReferencesSchedule editDateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 1at No 3 Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh PAESPNW 20 1440 263September 8Baylor No 13Cougar StadiumProvo UTW 47 1363 705September 15Tulsa No 8Cougar StadiumProvo UTW 38 1564 237September 22at HawaiiNo 6Aloha StadiumHalawa HIW 18 1350 000October 6at Colorado StateNo 7Hughes StadiumFort Collins COW 52 928 671October 13Wyoming nbsp No 5Cougar StadiumProvo UTW 41 3864 839October 20at Air ForceNo 7Falcon StadiumColorado Springs COABCW 30 2530 469October 25at New MexicoNo 5University StadiumAlbuquerque NMESPNW 48 019 227November 3UTEPNo 4Cougar StadiumProvo UTW 42 962 530November 10San Diego StateNo 4Cougar StadiumProvo UTW 34 364 050November 17at UtahNo 3Robert Rice StadiumSalt Lake City UT Holy War KUTVW 24 1436 110November 24Utah State No 1Cougar StadiumProvo UT rivalry W 38 1365 580December 21vs Michigan No 1Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego CA Holiday Bowl ESPNW 24 1761 243 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gamePersonnel edit1984 BYU Cougars football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassG C 57 Robert Anae nbsp SrWR 11 Mark Bellini SoOL 71 John Borgia FrQB 6 Robbie Bosco nbsp JrRB 28 Paul CrawfordWR 18 Jim EdwardsQB 16 Blaine FowlerOL 75 David FutrellOL 59 Craig GarrickWR 1 Adam HaysbertRB 35 Lakei HeimuliOL 68 John HunterOL 66 David KingWR 7 Glen Kozlowski nbsp JrTE 90 Lance LindleyQB 8 Steve LindsleyOL 73 Chris MatauC 50 Trevor Matich nbsp SrOL 67 Keith McCulloughWR 26 David MilesTE 12 David MillsTE 94 Trevor MoliniWR 85 Scott NorbergOL 75 Sam OramasWR 19 Richard OrrHB 43 Robert Parker SoOL 61 Doug Rawlinson FrOL 63 Randy RawlinsonOL 69 Scott RobinsonOL 55 Brian Rondoni FrFB 33 Thor Salanoa SoOL 56 Jay ShumwayHB 23 Vai Sikahema JrHB 21 Kelly SmithOL 60 David TidwellHB 46 Tom TuipulotuTE 89 Brett VarozRB 33 Fred WhittinghamOL 70 Louis WongOL 78 David WrightQB 12 Mike Young Defense Pos Name ClassLB 51 Ladd Akeo SoDB 22 Mark Allen SrLB 49 Marv Allen SrLB 31 John Bechtold SoLB 37 Alema FitisemanuLB 34 Kurt Gouveia JrDL 78 Larry HamiltonDB 42 Steve HaymondDB 2 Brian HazelgrenDE 92 Jim Herrmann SrLB 57 Richard HobbsDL 96 Jay HuckabyDL 77 Shawn KnightDL 76 Tim KnightDB 9 Rob LedenkoDL 80 Ty MattinglyLB 44 Jim McDadeLB 96 Jay McDonaldDB 5 Kyle Morrell SrLB 55 David NeffDB 27 Kory Rasmussen SoLB 59 Steve SandersDB 5 Marc ShermanDB 24 Shane ShumwayDL 76 Brad SmithDL 65 Ken SmithDB 25 Jeff SprowlsDB 3 Rodney ThomasLB 9 JC VonCollinLB 41 Leon White JrLB 53 Cary Whittingham JrDB 14 Jeff Wilcox Special teams Pos Name ClassP PK 10 Lee Johnson SrPK 3 Pete RossiPK 15 Gary Webster Head coachLaVell EdwardsCoordinators assistant coachesBart Andrus Norm Chow Dick Felt Roger French Mike Holmgren Mel Olson Jim Paronto Tom Ramage Lance Reynolds Ken SchmidtLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtRoster Last update 2017 Jan 01Rankings editFurther information 1984 NCAA Division I A football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked First place votes WeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP 138 1 687575 3 4 4 43 11 1 40 1 34 1 33 1 38 Coaches 126 1 48655 1 4 1 3 5 4 4 3 12 1 30 1 21 1 24 1 28 Results editAt No 3 Pittsburgh edit 1 234Total Cougars 0 3611 20No 3 Panthers 0 0140 14Date September 1Location Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaGame attendance 40 263Game weather 73 F 23 C OvercastTV announcers ESPN Jim Thacker play by play Irv Brown analyst Scoring summary2BYULee Johnson 37 yard field goalBYU 3 03PittBill Callahan 78 yard interception return kick Pitt 7 311 35PittMarc Bailey 1 yard run kick Pitt 14 3BYULakai Heimuli 12 yard run pass failed Pitt 14 94BYULee Johnson 23 yard field goalPitt 14 121 37BYUAdam Haysbert 50 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Bosco run BYU 20 14See also 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team 3 Baylor edit 1 234TotalBears 7 006 13 No 13 Cougars 21 1376 47Date September 8Location Cougar Stadium Provo UtahGame attendance 63 705Game weather 79 F 26 C Clear Scoring summary1BYUGlen Kozlowski 2 yard pass from Robbie Bosco kick blocked BYU 6 0BYUDavid Mills 39 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Glen Kozlowski pass from Robbie Bosco BYU 14 0BaylorGlenn Pruitt 28 yard pass from Tom Muecke Jim Mueller kick BYU 14 7BYUGlen Kozlowski 10 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 72BYUKelly Smith 2 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 28 7BYUKelly Smith 23 yard pass from Robbie Bosco kick blocked BYU 34 73BYUDavid Mills 15 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 41 74BaylorRalph Stockemer 1 yard run pass failed BYU 41 13BYUFred Whittingham 1 yard run kick failed BYU 47 13See also 1984 Baylor Bears football team Robbie Bosco 28 43 363 yards 6 TD Tulsa edit 1 234TotalGolden Hurricane 0 636 15 No 8 Cougars 14 7314 38Date September 15Location Cougar Stadium Provo UtahGame attendance 64 327Game weather 85 F 29 C Clear Scoring summary1BYUVai Sikahema 89 yard punt return Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 0BYUDavid Mills 7 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 14 02BYULakei Heimuli Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 0TulsaJason Staurovsky 32 yard field goalBYU 21 3TulsaJason Staurovsky 30 yard field goalBYU 21 63BYULee Johnson 25 yard field goalBYU 24 6TulsaJason Staurovsky 46 yard field goalBYU 24 94BYURobbie Bosco 33 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 31 9TulsaRonnie Kelley 4 yard pass from Steve Gage pass failed BYU 31 15BYURobbie Parker 3 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 38 15See also 1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At Hawaii edit 1 234Total No 6 Cougars 3 906 18Rainbows 0 1003 13Date September 22Location Aloha StadiumGame weather Clear 78 F 26 C Scoring summaryQ1BYUJohnson 46 yard field goalBYU 3 0 Q2BYUJohnson 36 yard field goalBYU 6 0 Q2BYUKel Smith 4 yard run pass failed BYU 12 0 Q2HAWAguiar recovered blocked punt in end zone Spelman kick BYU 12 7 Q2HAWSpelman 33 yard field goalBYU 12 10 Q4HAWSpelman 17 yard field goalHAW 13 12 Q4BYUKozlowski 25 yard pass from Bosco pass failed BYU 18 13Glen Kozlowski 9 Rec 156 Yds 4 At Colorado State edit 1 234Total No 7 Cougars 21 1777 52Rams 3 006 9Date October 6Location Hughes StadiumGame attendance 28 671Game weather Sunny 64 F 18 C Scoring summary1BYULakei Leimuli 7 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 0 BYUKelly Smith 40 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 14 0 BYUKelly Smith 41 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 0 CSUSteve DeLine 32 yard field goalBYU 21 3 2BYURobbie Bosco 2 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 28 3 BYUKelly Smith 8 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 35 3 BYULee Johnson 38 yard field goalBYU 38 3 3BYURobert Parker 28 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 45 3 4BYURichard Orr 17 yard pass from Blaine FowlerBYU 52 3 CSUBill Sherman 5 yard pass from Rod Trumper pass failed BYU 52 9See also 1984 Colorado State Rams football team Wyoming edit 1 234TotalCowboys 7 13180 38 No 5 Cougars 14 7128 41Date October 13Location Cougar Stadium Provo UtahGame attendance 64 839Game weather 62 F 17 C Cloudy Scoring summary1BYUDavid Mills 44 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 0BYUKelly Smith 6 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 14 0WyoAllyn Griffin 64 yard pass from Kevin Lowe Andrew Cottingham kick BYU 14 72BYUMark Bellini 9 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 7WyoAllyn Griffin 37 yard pass from Scott Runyan Andrew Cottingham kick BYU 21 14WyoOliver Davis 77 yard punt return kick failed BYU 21 203WyoDave Evans 14 yard run pass failed Wyo 26 21BYULakei Heimuli 8 yard pass from Robbie Bosco pass failed BYU 27 26WyoJeff Westphal 1 yard run pass failed Wyo 32 27BYUDavid Mills 31 yard pass from Robbie Bosco pass failed BYU 33 32WyoKevin Lowe 61 yard run pass failed Wyo 38 334BYUDavid Mills 14 yard pass from Robbie Bosco David Mills pass from Robbie Bosco BYU 41 38See also 1984 Wyoming Cowboys football team Robbie Bosco 29 44 384 yards 5 TD David Mills 7 receptions 136 yards 3 TDExternal video nbsp Second half broadcast partial At Air Force edit 1 234Total No 7 Cougars 7 7133 30Falcons 7 2106 25Date October 20Location Falcon StadiumGame attendance 30 469Game weather Overcast periods of snow 36 F 2 C Television network ABC Scoring summary1AFJody Simmons 2 yard run Carlos Mateos kick Air Force 7 0 BYUMark Bellini 52 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick Tied 7 7 2AFSafety Mike Chandler tackled Robbie Bosco in end zoneAir Force 9 7 BYUGlen Kozlowski 22 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 14 9 3BYUKelly Smith 56 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 9 AFKevin Fleming 57 yard pass from Bart Weiss Carlos Mateos kick BYU 21 16 AFCarlos Mateos 46 yard field goalBYU 21 19 BYUDavid Mills 54 yard pass from Robbie Bosco kick failed BYU 27 19 4AFBart Weiss 2 yard run run failed BYU 27 25 BYULee Johnson 27 yard field goalBYU 30 25See also 1984 Air Force Falcons football team Robbie Bosco 28 41 484 yards 4 TD INT At New Mexico edit 1 234Total No 5 Cougars 7 17240 48Lobos 0 000 0Date October 25Location University StadiumGame attendance 19 277Game weather Mostly cloudy 50 F 10 C Television network ESPN Scoring summary1BYUGlen Kozlowski 7 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 0 2BYULee Johnson 17 yard field goalBYU 10 0 BYUVai Sikahema 47 yard punt return Lee Johnson kick BYU 17 0 BYULakei Heimuli 2 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 24 0 3BYULakei Heimuli 33 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 31 0 BYULee Johnson 47 yard field goalBYU 34 0 BYUGlen Kozlowski 10 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 41 0 BYUGlen Kozlowski 3 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Pete Rossi kick BYU 48 0See also 1984 New Mexico Lobos football team UTEP edit 1 234TotalMiners 0 306 9 No 4 Cougars 14 7210 42Date November 3Location Cougar Stadium Provo UtahGame attendance 62 350Game weather 54 F 12 C Mostly cloudy Scoring summary1BYUGlen Kozlowski 24 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 0BYUAdam Haysbert 4 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 14 02BYUMark Bellini 11 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 0UTEPHugo Castellanos 27 yard field goalBYU 21 33BYULakei Heimuli 13 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 28 3BYUKelly Smith 12 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 35 3BYUAdam Haysbert 6 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 42 34UTEPRobert Moore 3 yard run pass failed BYU 42 9See also 1984 UTEP Miners football team San Diego State edit 1 234TotalAztecs 3 000 3 No 4 Cougars 14 1037 34Date November 3Location Cougar Stadium Provo UtahGame attendance 64 050Game weather 45 F 7 C Overcast Scoring summary1SDSUChris O Brien 27 yard field goalSDSU 3 0BYUGlen Kozlowski 17 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 3BYUKelly Smith 40 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 14 32BYULakei Heimuli 2 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 21 3BYULee Johnson 42 yard field goalBYU 24 33BYULee Johnson 32 yard field goalBYU 27 34BYUGlen Kozlowski 9 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 34 3See also 1984 San Diego State Aztecs football team At Utah edit BYU at Utah 1 234Total No 3 Cougars 7 377 24Utes 7 070 14Date November 17Location Rice Stadium Salt Lake CityGame attendance 36 110Game weather Clear 47 F 8 C Scoring summary18 54UTAHMoloani Hola 1 yard run Andre Guardi kick Utah 7 012 41BYUAdam Haysbert 11 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick Tied 7 720 02BYULee Johnson 19 yard field goalBYU 10 738 11BYUGlen Kozlowski 19 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 17 731 35UTAHThomas Beard 11 yard pass from Mark Stevens Andre Guardi kick BYU 17 1447 26BYUKelly Smith 4 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 24 14See also 1984 Utah Utes football team 5 Utah State edit 1 234TotalAggies 0 760 13 No 1 Cougars 10 7714 38Date November 24Location Cougar Stadium Provo UtahGame attendance 65 508Game weather 50 F 10 C Partly cloudy Scoring summary1BYULakei Heimuli 8 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 7 0BYULee Johnson 22 yard field goalBYU 10 02BYUVai Sikahema 2 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 17 0USUTracy Duckworth 3 yard pass from Gym Kimball Willie Beecher kick BYU 17 73USUWillie Beecher 26 yard field goalBYU 17 10BYUMark Bellini 19 yard pass from Robbie Bosco Lee Johnson kick BYU 24 10USUWillie Beecher 46 yard field goalBYU 24 134BYULakei Heimuli 4 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 31 13BYUVai Sikahema 26 yard run Lee Johnson kick BYU 38 13See also 1984 Utah State Aggies football team 6 7 Vs Michigan Holiday Bowl edit 1 234TotalWolverines 0 773 17 No 1 Cougars 0 10014 24Date December 21Location Jack Murphy StadiumGame attendance 61 243Game weather Clear 51 F 11 C Television network ESPNSource CougarStats com Scoring summary2BYUKel Smith 5 yard run Johnson kick BYU 7 0 MICHRogers 5 yard run Bergeron kick Tied 7 7 BYUJohnson 31 yard field goalBYU 10 7 3MICHPerryman 10 yard pass from Zurbrugg Bergeron kick MICH 14 10 4MICHBergeron 32 yard field goalMICH 17 10 BYUKozlowski 7 yard pass from Bosco Johnson kick Tie 17 17 BYUKel Smith 13 yard pass from Bosco Johnson kick BYU 24 17Main article 1984 Holiday Bowl See also 1984 Michigan Wolverines football team 8 9 Draft picks editThe following were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft 10 Player Position Round Overall NFL TeamTrevor Matich Center 1 28 New England PatriotsKyle Morrell Cornerback 4 106 Minnesota VikingsLouis Wong Guard 5 131 St Louis CardinalsLee Johnson Punter 5 138 Houston OilersJim Herrmann Defensive end 7 184 Dallas CowboysAwards and honors editRobbie Bosco Sammy Baugh Trophy 11 References edit a b Mandel Stewart August 6 2009 BYU pulled off a miracle 25 years ago will it ever happen again Sports Illustrated Retrieved October 18 2016 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 pp 114 120 Retrieved December 12 2018 Brigham Young 20 No 3 Pittsburgh 14 UPI Archives September 1 1984 Retrieved August 20 2022 CougarStats com Retrieved 2016 Dec 18 1984 BYU vs Utah CougarStats CougarStats BYU Football BYU vs Utah 1984 Archived 2010 08 21 at the Wayback Machine B Y U Extends Streak to 23 The New York Times November 25 1984 Retrieved August 21 2022 Who s Number One BYU Gets the Nod but Others Shake Their Heads The Washington Post November 25 1984 Retrieved August 21 2022 Hobbling Bosco Lifts No 1 BYU to 13 0 Season The Washington Post December 22 1984 Retrieved November 3 2019 BOSCO PASSES LIFT B Y U The New York Times December 22 1984 Retrieved November 3 2019 1985 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Archived from the original on December 21 2007 Awards www touchdownclubofcolumbus com Archived from the original on July 17 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 BYU Cougars football team amp oldid 1181280368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
