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1984 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	West Virginia Mountaineers
sport	football
conference	Independent
CoachRank	18
record	8–4
head_coach	Don Nehlen
hc_year	5th
stadium	Mountaineer Field
champion	Bluebonnet Bowl champion
bowl	[Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl](1984-astro-bluebonnet-bowl)
bowl_result	W 31–14 vs. [TCU](1984-tcu-horned-frogs-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.

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

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Roster

References

(September 2, 1984). "UK transfer helps carry W. Virginia to 38–0 win". The Courier-Journal.
(September 9, 1984). "West Virginia hard to stop as Louisville loses, 30–6". The State Journal.
(September 16, 1984). "Mountaineers edge Va. Tech". The News and Advance.
(September 23, 1984). "Late Terp FG stuns W. Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal.
(September 30, 1984). "Mountaineers stomp winless Pitt 28–10". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 14, 1984). "West Virginia return kicks Orange". The Sunday Press.
(October 21, 1984). "West Virginia edges BC, 21–20, on a late TD drive". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(October 28, 1984). "West Va. defeats Penn St.". The Sunday News.
(November 4, 1984). "Cavaliers feeling heavenly after bowling over WVU". The Roanoke Times & World News.
(November 11, 1984). "Big day for Scarlet Knights". The Record.
(November 18, 1984). "Temple upsets West Virginia, 19–17". The Courier-Post.
(January 1, 1985). "Mountaineers rip Frogs, 31–14, in Bluebonnet Bowl". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.

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