1984 BYU Cougars football team
The 1984 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1984 college football season. The Cougars went undefeated en route to winning the 1984 Holiday Bowl against Michigan and being named national champions by the AP and Coaches Poll. BYU is the last team to win the national championship from a league outside of the BCS.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
at #3/7 Pittsburgh* |
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Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN |
W 20–14 |
40,263 |
September 8 |
Baylor* |
#13/12 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
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W 47–13 |
63,705 |
September 15 |
Tulsa* |
#8/6 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
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W 38–15 |
64,237 |
September 22 |
at Hawaii |
#6/4 |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
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W 18–13 |
50,000 |
October 6 |
at Colorado State |
#8/6 |
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO |
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W 52–9 |
28,671 |
October 13 |
Wyoming |
#7/5 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
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W 41–38 |
64,839 |
October 20 |
at Air Force |
#7/5 |
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO |
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W 30–25 |
30,469 |
October 25 |
at New Mexico |
#5/4 |
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM |
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W 48–0 |
19,227 |
November 3 |
UTEP |
#4/3 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
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W 42–9 |
62,530 |
November 10 |
San Diego State |
#4/4 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
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W 34–4 |
64,050 |
November 17 |
at Utah |
#3/3 |
Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) |
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W 24–14 |
36,110 |
November 24 |
Utah State* |
#1/1 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Old Wagon Wheel) |
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W 38–13 |
65,580 |
December 21 |
vs. Michigan* |
#1/1 |
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) |
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W 24–17 |
61,243 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. All times are in local to gamesite. |
Results
Utah
Game information |
- Passing
- Robbie Bosco 27/44, 367 yards, 3 td
- Rushing
- Lakei Heimuli 17–117, Robbie Bosco 7–30, Kelly Smith 5–7
- Receiving
- Glen Kozlowski 8–162, Adam Haysbert 6–75, Mark Bellini 4–64, Kelly Smith 6–47, Lakei Heimuli 2–13, David Mills 1–7
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Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring Information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
BYU |
Utah |
1 |
8:54 |
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Utah |
Molonai Hola 1-yard touchdown run, Andre Guardi kick good |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2:41 |
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BYU |
Adam Haysbert 11-yard touchdown reception from Robbie Bosco, Lee Johnson kick good |
7 |
7 |
2 |
:02 |
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BYU |
19-yard field goal by Lee Johnson |
10 |
7 |
3 |
8:11 |
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BYU |
Glen Kozlowski 19-yard touchdown reception from Robbie Bosco, Lee Johnson kick good |
17 |
7 |
3 |
1:35 |
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Utah |
Therman Beard 11-yard touchdown reception from Mark Stevens, Andre Guardi kick good |
17 |
14 |
4 |
7:26 |
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BYU |
Kelly Smith 4-yard touchdown reception from Robbie Bosco, Lee Johnson kick good |
24 |
14 |
"TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
24 |
14 |
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Michigan
Draft picks
The following were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.
Awards and honors
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