1984 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1984 BYU Cougars football
Consensus national champion WAC champion Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Michigan
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	13–0 (8–0 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (4th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons← 1983 1985 →

1984 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 BYU $	8	–	0	–	0	13	–	0	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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. 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).

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	at No. 3 Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 20–14	40,263
September 8	Baylor*	No. 13	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 47–13	63,705
September 15	Tulsa*	No. 8	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 38–15	64,237
September 22	at Hawaii	No. 6	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 18–13	50,000
October 6	at Colorado State	No. 7	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 52–9	28,671
October 13	Wyoming	No. 5	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 41–38	64,839
October 20	at Air Force	No. 7	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	W 30–25	30,469
October 25	at New Mexico	No. 5	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN	W 48–0	19,227
November 3	UTEP	No. 4	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 42–9	62,530
November 10	San Diego State	No. 4	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 34–3	64,050
November 17	at Utah	No. 3	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	KUTV	W 24–14	36,110
November 24	Utah State*	No. 1	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)		W 38–13	65,580
December 21	vs. Michigan*	No. 1	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–17	61,243
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1984 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G, C	`57`	Robert Anae	Sr
WR	`11`	Mark Bellini	So
OL	`71`	John Borgia	Fr
QB	`6`	Robbie Bosco	Jr
RB	`28`	Paul Crawford	Sr
WR	`18`	Jim Edwards	So
QB	`16`	Blaine Fowler	Jr
OL	`75`	David Futrell	Fr
OL	`59`	Craig Garrick	Sr
WR	`1`	Adam Haysbert	Sr
RB	`35`	Lakei Heimuli	So
OL	`68`	John Hunter	Fr
OL	`66`	David King	So
WR	`7`	Glen Kozlowski	Jr
TE	`90`	Lance Lindley	Jr
QB	`8`	Steve Lindsley	Fr
OL	`73`	Chris Matau	So
C	`50`	Trevor Matich	Sr
OL	`67`	Keith McCullough	Jr
WR	`26`	David Miles	Fr
TE	`12`	David Mills	Sr
TE	`94`	Trevor Molini
WR	`85`	Scott Norberg	Jr
OL	`75`	Sam Oramas	Sr
WR	`19`	Richard Orr	Jr
HB	`43`	Robert Parker	So
OL	`61`	Doug Rawlinson	Fr
OL	`63`	Randy Rawlinson	Jr
OL	`69`	Scott Robinson	Jr
OL	`55`	Brian Rondoni	Fr
FB	`33`	Thor Salanoa	So
OL	`56`	Jay Shumway	So
HB	`23`	Vai Sikahema	Jr
HB	`21`	Kelly Smith	Jr
OL	`60`	David Tidwell	Jr
HB	`46`	Tom Tuipulotu	Fr
TE	`89`	Brett Varoz	Sr
FB	`33`	Fred Whittingham	Fr
OL	`70`	Louis Wong	Sr
OL	`78`	David Wright	Jr
QB	`12`	Mike Young	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`51`	Ladd Akeo	So
DB	`22`	Mark Allen	Sr
LB	`49`	Marv Allen	Sr
LB	`31`	John Bechtold	So
LB	`37`	Alema Fitisemanu	Fr
LB	`34`	Kurt Gouveia	Jr
DL	`78`	Larry Hamilton	Sr
DB	`42`	Steve Haymond	Sr
DB	`2`	Brian Hazelgren	Jr
DE	`92`	Jim Herrmann	Sr
LB	`57`	Richard Hobbs	Fr
DL	`96`	Jay Huckaby	Fr
DL	`77`	Shawn Knight	So
DL	`76`	Tim Knight
DB	`9`	Rob Ledenko	Fr
DL	`80`	Ty Mattingly	So
LB	`44`	Jim McDade	Jr
LB	`96`	Jay McDonald	Jr
DB	`5`	Kyle Morrell	Sr
LB	`55`	David Neff	Sr
DB	`27`	Kory Rasmussen	So
LB	`59`	Steve Sanders	So
DB	`5`	Marc Sherman	Jr
DB	`24`	Shane Shumway	So
DL	`76`	Brad Smith	Sr
DL	`65`	Ken Smith	Sr
DB	`25`	Jeff Sprowls	Jr
DB	`3`	Rodney Thomas	Fr
LB	`9`	JC VonCollin	Fr
LB	`41`	Leon White	Jr
LB	`53`	Cary Whittingham	Jr
DB	`14`	Jeff Wilcox	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, PK	`10`	Lee Johnson	Sr
PK	`3`	Pete Rossi	Sr
PK	`15`	Gary Webster	Jr

Head coach

LaVell Edwards

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bart Andrus
Norm Chow
Dick Felt
Roger French
Mike Holmgren
Mel Olson
Jim Paronto
(Inside linebackers coach)
Tom Ramage
Lance Reynolds
Ken Schmidt

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-Jan-01

Rankings

Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	13	8 (1)	6	8	7	5	7	5 (3)	4 (4)	4	3 (11)	1 (40)	1 (34)	1 (33)	1 (38)
Coaches	—	12	6 (1)	4	8	6	5	5 (1)	4 (1)	3 (5)	4 (4)	3 (12)	1 (30)	1 (21)	1 (24)	1 (28)

Game summaries

At No. 3 Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	0	3	6	11	20
No. 3 Panthers	0	0	14	0	14

Date: September 1
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 40,263
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Overcast
TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Thacker (play-by-play), Irv Brown (analyst)

Scoring summary

2		BYU	Lee Johnson 37-yard field goal	BYU 3–0

3		Pitt	Bill Callahan 78-yard interception return (kick)	Pitt 7–3
	11:35	Pitt	Marc Bailey 1-yard run (kick)	Pitt 14–3
		BYU	Lakai Heimuli 12-yard run (pass failed)	Pitt 14–9

4		BYU	Lee Johnson 23-yard field goal	Pitt 14–12
4	1:37	BYU	Adam Haysbert 50-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Bosco run)	BYU 20–14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	25/43, 325 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	8 rushes, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Adam Haysbert	9 receptions, 141 yards, TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	John Congemi	17/32, 171 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marc Bailey	14 rushes, 40 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bill Wallace	7 receptions, 68 yards

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	6	13
• No. 13 Cougars	21	13	7	6	47

Date: September 8
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
Game attendance: 63,705
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Clear

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 2-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (kick blocked)	BYU 6–0
	BYU	David Mills 39-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Glen Kozlowski pass from Robbie Bosco)	BYU 14–0
	Baylor	Glenn Pruitt 28-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Jim Mueller kick)	BYU 14–7
	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 10-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–7

2	BYU	Kelly Smith 2-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 28–7
2	BYU	Kelly Smith 23-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (kick blocked)	BYU 34–7

3	BYU	David Mills 15-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 41–7

4	Baylor	Ralph Stockemer 1-yard run (pass failed)	BYU 41–13
4	BYU	Fred Whittingham 1-yard run (kick failed)	BYU 47–13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Cody Carlson	15/25, 198 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ron Francis	13 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Glenn Pruitt	6 receptions, 129 yards, TD
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	28/43, 363 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Robert Parker	11 rushes, 131 yards
	Receiving	David Mills	6 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	6	3	6	15
• No. 8 Cougars	14	7	3	14	38

Date: September 15
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
Game attendance: 64,327
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Clear

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Vai Sikahema 89-yard punt return (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0
1	BYU	David Mills 7-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 14–0

2	BYU	Lakei Heimuli (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–0
	Tulsa	Jason Staurovsky 32-yard field goal	BYU 21–3
	Tulsa	Jason Staurovsky 30-yard field goal	BYU 21–6

3	BYU	Lee Johnson 25-yard field goal	BYU 24–6
3	Tulsa	Jason Staurovsky 46-yard field goal	BYU 24–9

4	BYU	Robbie Bosco 33-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 31–9
	Tulsa	Ronnie Kelley 4-yard pass from Steve Gage (pass failed)	BYU 31–15
	BYU	Robbie Parker 3-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 38–15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Steve Gage	5/15, 66 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Gordon Brown	16 rushes, 120 yards
	Receiving	Ronnie Kelley	4 receptions, 56 yards
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	22/33, 314 yards, TD
	Rushing	Robbie Bosco	7 rushes, 21 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mark Bellini	6 receptions, 141 yards

At Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 6 Cougars	3	9	0	6	18
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	0	3	13

Date: September 22
Location: Aloha Stadium
Game attendance: 50,000
Game weather: Clear; 78 °F (26 °C)

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Johnson 46 yard field goal	BYU 3–0

2	BYU	Johnson 36 yard field goal	BYU 6–0
	BYU	Kel. Smith 4 yard run (pass failed)	BYU 12–0
	HAW	Aguiar recovered blocked punt in end zone (Spelman kick)	BYU 12–7
	HAW	Spelman 33 yard field goal	BYU 12–10

4	HAW	Spelman 17 yard field goal	HAW 13–12
4	BYU	Kozlowski 25 yard pass from Bosco (pass failed)	BYU 18–13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	18/33, 264 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	16 rushes, 86 yards
	Receiving	Glen Kozlowski	9 receptions, 156 yards, TD
Hawaii	Passing	Raphel Cherry	8/24, 74 yards, INT
	Rushing	Nuu Faaola	11 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Kyle Mosley	1 reception, 62 yards

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 7 Cougars	21	17	7	7	52
Rams	3	0	0	6	9

Date: October 6
Location: Hughes Stadium
Game attendance: 28,671
Game weather: Sunny; 64 °F (18 °C)

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Lakei Leimuli 7-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0
	BYU	Kelly Smith 40-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 14–0
	BYU	Kelly Smith 41-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–0
	CSU	Steve DeLine 32-yard field goal	BYU 21–3

2	BYU	Robbie Bosco 2-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 28–3
	BYU	Kelly Smith 8-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 35–3
	BYU	Lee Johnson 38-yard field goal	BYU 38–3

3	BYU	Robert Parker 28-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 45–3

4	BYU	Richard Orr 17-yard pass from Blaine Fowler	BYU 52–3
4	CSU	Bill Sherman 5-yard pass from Rod Trumper (pass failed)	BYU 52–9

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	16/21, 246 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	19 rushes, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kelly Smith	6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Colorado State	Passing	Tom Thenell	9/28, 98 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kurt Lichty	6 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Todd Tyrell	4 receptions, 37 yards

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	13	18	0	38
• No. 5 Cougars	14	7	12	8	41

Date: October 13
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
Game attendance: 64,839
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Cloudy

Scoring summary

1	BYU	David Mills 44-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0
	BYU	Kelly Smith 6-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 14–0
	Wyo	Allyn Griffin 64-yard pass from Kevin Lowe (Andrew Cottingham kick)	BYU 14–7

2	BYU	Mark Bellini 9-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–7
	Wyo	Allyn Griffin 37-yard pass from Scott Runyan (Andrew Cottingham kick)	BYU 21–14
	Wyo	Oliver Davis 77-yard punt return (kick failed)	BYU 21–20

3	Wyo	Dave Evans 14-yard run (pass failed)	Wyo 26–21
	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 8-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (pass failed)	BYU 27–26
	Wyo	Jeff Westphal 1-yard run (pass failed)	Wyo 32–27
	BYU	David Mills 31-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (pass failed)	BYU 33–32
	Wyo	Kevin Lowe 61-yard run (pass failed)	Wyo 38–33

4	BYU	David Mills 14-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (David Mills pass from Robbie Bosco)	BYU 41–38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Scott Runyan	10/13, 179 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kevin Lowe	9 rushes, 93 yards, TD
	Receiving	Allyn Griffin	6 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	29/44, 384 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Kelly Smith	13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	David Mills	7 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TD

External videos
Second half broadcast (partial)

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 7 Cougars	7	7	13	3	30
Falcons	7	2	10	6	25

Date: October 20
Location: Falcon Stadium
Game attendance: 30,469
Game weather: Overcast, periods of snow; 36 °F (2 °C)
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	AF	Jody Simmons 2-yard run (Carlos Mateos kick)	Air Force 7–0
1	BYU	Mark Bellini 52-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	Tied 7–7

2	AF	Safety, Mike Chandler tackled Robbie Bosco in end zone	Air Force 9–7
2	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 22-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 14–9

3	BYU	Kelly Smith 56-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–9
	AF	Kevin Fleming 57-yard pass from Bart Weiss (Carlos Mateos kick)	BYU 21–16
	AF	Carlos Mateos 46-yard field goal	BYU 21–19
	BYU	David Mills 54-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (kick failed)	BYU 27–19

4	AF	Bart Weiss 2-yard run (run failed)	BYU 27–25
4	BYU	Lee Johnson 27-yard field goal	BYU 30–25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	28/41, 484 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	18 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	David Mills	10 receptions, 225 yards, TD
Air Force	Passing	Bart Weiss	6/10, 152 yards, TD
	Rushing	Pat Evans	20 rushes, 103 yards
	Receiving	Kevin Fleming	1 reception, 57 yards, TD

At New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Cougars	7	17	24	0	48
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 25
Location: University Stadium
Game attendance: 19,277
Game weather: Mostly cloudy; 50 °F (10 °C)
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 7-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0

2	BYU	Lee Johnson 17-yard field goal	BYU 10–0
	BYU	Vai Sikahema 47-yard punt return (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 17–0
	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 2-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 24–0

3	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 33-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 31–0
	BYU	Lee Johnson 47-yard field goal	BYU 34–0
	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 10-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 41–0
	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 3-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Pete Rossi kick)	BYU 48–0

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	19/29, 227 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	19 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kelly Smith	3 receptions, 54 yards
New Mexico	Passing	Billy Rucker	5/8, 69 yards, INT
	Rushing	Willie Turral	13 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Kenne Whitehead	5 receptions, 37 yards

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	0	6	9
• No. 4 Cougars	14	7	21	0	42

Date: November 3
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
Game attendance: 62,350
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Mostly cloudy

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 24-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0
1	BYU	Adam Haysbert 4-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 14–0

2	BYU	Mark Bellini 11-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–0
2	UTEP	Hugo Castellanos 27-yard field goal	BYU 21–3

3	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 13-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 28–3
	BYU	Kelly Smith 12-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 35–3
	BYU	Adam Haysbert 6-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 42–3

4	UTEP	Robert Moore 3-yard run (pass failed)	BYU 42–9

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Kevin Ward	6/13, 60 yards
	Rushing	James Rose	22 rushes, 102 yards
	Receiving	Larry Linne	3 receptions, 41 yards
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	19/31, 237 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kelly Smith	4 receptions, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Glen Kozlowski	3 receptions, 75 yards, TD

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	0	0	0	3
• No. 4 Cougars	14	10	3	7	34

Date: November 3
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
Game attendance: 64,050
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Overcast

Scoring summary

1	SDSU	Chris O'Brien 27-yard field goal	SDSU 3–0
	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 17-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–3
	BYU	Kelly Smith 40-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 14–3

2	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 2-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 21–3
2	BYU	Lee Johnson 42-yard field goal	BYU 24–3

3	BYU	Lee Johnson 32-yard field goal	BYU 27–3

4	BYU	Glen Kozlowski 9-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 34–3

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Todd Santos	7/19, 65 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Mike Waters	17 rushes, 66 yards
	Receiving	Webster Slaughter	6 receptions, 44 yards
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	24/44, 326 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kelly Smith	7 rushes, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Glen Kozlowski	6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

At Utah

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	6	0	13
• No. 1 Cougars	10	7	7	14	38

Date: November 24
Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
Game attendance: 65,508
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), Partly cloudy

Scoring summary

1	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 8-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0
1	BYU	Lee Johnson 22-yard field goal	BYU 10–0

2	BYU	Vai Sikahema 2-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 17–0
2	USU	Tracy Duckworth 3-yard pass from Gym Kimball (Willie Beecher kick)	BYU 17–7

3	USU	Willie Beecher 26-yard field goal	BYU 17–10
	BYU	Mark Bellini 19-yard pass from Robbie Bosco (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 24–10
	USU	Willie Beecher 46-yard field goal	BYU 24–13

4	BYU	Lakei Heimuli 4-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 31–13
4	BYU	Vai Sikahema 26-yard run (Lee Johnson kick)	BYU 38–13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Gym Campbell	18/54, 274 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marc White	7 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Solomon Miller	4 receptions, 92 yards
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	28/52, 338 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Vai Sikahema	5 rushes, 59 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	David Mills	7 receptions, 92 yards

Vs. Michigan (Holiday Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolverines	0	7	7	3	17
• No. 1 Cougars	0	10	0	14	24

Date: December 21
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium
Game attendance: 61,243
Game weather: Clear; 51 °F (11 °C)
Television network: ESPN

Source: CougarStats.com

Scoring summary

2	BYU	Kel. Smith 5 yard run (Johnson kick)	BYU 7–0
	MICH	Rogers 5 yard run (Bergeron kick)	Tied 7–7
	BYU	Johnson 31 yard field goal	BYU 10–7

3	MICH	Perryman 10 yard pass from Zurbrugg (Bergeron kick)	MICH 14–10

4	MICH	Bergeron 32 yard field goal	MICH 17–10
	BYU	Kozlowski 7 yard pass from Bosco (Johnson kick)	Tie 17–17
	BYU	Kel. Smith 13 yard pass from Bosco (Johnson kick)	BYU 24–17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Chris Zurbrugg	7/14, 82 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Bob Perryman	13 rushes, 110 yards
	Receiving	Vincent Bean	3 receptions, 46 yards
BYU	Passing	Robbie Bosco	30/42, 343 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Lakei Heimuli	16 rushes, 82 yards
	Receiving	David Mills	11 receptions, 103 yards

Draft picks

The following were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Trevor Matich	Center	1	28	New England Patriots
Kyle Morrell	Cornerback	4	106	Minnesota Vikings
Louis Wong	Guard	5	131	St. Louis Cardinals
Lee Johnson	Punter	5	138	Houston Oilers
Jim Herrmann	Defensive end	7	184	Dallas Cowboys

Awards and honors

References

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1984 BYU Cougars football—consensus national champions

Head coach: LaVell Edwards

v t e BYU Cougars football
Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Mormons vs. Mullets
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e College football national champions (poll era)
1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP) 1937: Pittsburgh 1938: TCU 1939: Texas A&M 1940: Minnesota 1941: Minnesota 1942: Ohio State 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army 1945: Army (AP) / Oklahoma A&M (AFCA) 1946: Notre Dame 1947: Notre Dame 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame
1950s	1950: Oklahoma (AP, Coaches) 1951: Tennessee 1952: Michigan State 1953: Maryland 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

v t e Western Athletic Conference football champions
I-A/FBS	New Mexico (1962) Arizona State (1963) Arizona, New Mexico & Utah (1964) BYU (1965) Wyoming (1966) Wyoming (1967) Wyoming (1968) Arizona State (1969) Arizona State (1970) Arizona State (1971) Arizona State (1972) Arizona & Arizona State (1973) BYU (1974) Arizona State (1975) BYU & Wyoming (1976) Arizona State & BYU (1977) BYU (1978) BYU (1979) BYU (1980) BYU (1981) BYU (1982) BYU (1983) BYU (1984) Air Force & BYU (1985) San Diego State (1986) Wyoming (1987) Wyoming (1988) BYU (1989) BYU (1990) BYU (1991) BYU, Fresno State & Hawaii (1992) BYU, Fresno State & Wyoming (1993) Colorado State (1994) Air Force, BYU, Colorado State & Utah (1995) BYU (1996) Colorado State (1997) Air Force (1998) Fresno State, Hawaii & TCU (1999) TCU & UTEP (2000) Louisiana Tech (2001) Boise State (2002) Boise State (2003) Boise State (2004) Boise State & Nevada (2005) Boise State (2006) Hawaii (2007) Boise State (2008) Boise State (2009) Boise State, Hawaii & Nevada (2010) Louisiana Tech (2011) Utah State (2012)
I-AA/FCS	Sam Houston (2021) Abilene Christian & Stephen F. Austin (2022)
National championships in bold

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