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1984 BYU

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1984, game by game: won at No. 3 Pittsburgh 20–14; won vs. Baylor 47–13; won vs. Tulsa 38–15; won at Hawai’i 18–13; won at Colorado State 52–9; won vs. Wyoming 41–38; won at Air Force 30–25; won at New Mexico 48–0; won vs. UTEP 42–9; won vs. San Diego State 34–3; won at Utah 24–14; won vs. Utah State 38–13; won vs. Michigan 24–17+48Won 20–14 at No. 3 Pittsburgh+6No. 3 PittsburghWon 47–13 vs. Baylor+34BaylorWon 38–15 vs. Tulsa+23TulsaWon 18–13 at Hawai’i+5Hawai’iWon 52–9 at Colorado State+43Colorado StateWon 41–38 vs. Wyoming+3WyomingWon 30–25 at Air Force+5Air ForceWon 48–0 at New Mexico+48New MexicoWon 42–9 vs. UTEP+33UTEPWon 34–3 vs. San Diego State+31San Diego StateWon 24–14 at Utah+10UtahWon 38–13 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateWon 24–17 vs. Michigan+7Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at3PittsburghW 20–⁠1448%
Sep 8vsBaylorW 47–⁠1378%
Sep 15vsTulsaW 38–⁠1571%
Sep 22atHawai’iW 18–⁠1379%
Oct 6atColorado StateW 52–⁠984%
Oct 13vsWyomingW 41–⁠3887%
Oct 20atAir ForceW 30–⁠2561%
Oct 25atNew MexicoW 48–⁠079%
Nov 3vsUTEPW 42–⁠996%
Nov 10vsSan Diego StateW 34–⁠390%
Nov 17atUtahW 24–⁠1472%
Nov 24vsUtah StateW 38–⁠1395%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsMichiganHoliday BowlW 24–⁠1778%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 24–⁠17 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 13
  2. Wk 3: 8
  3. Wk 4: 6
  4. Wk 5: 8
  5. Wk 6: 7
  6. Wk 7: 5
  7. Wk 8: 7
  8. Wk 9: 5
  9. Wk 10: 4
  10. Wk 11: 4
  11. Wk 12: 3
  12. Wk 13: 1
  13. Wk 14: 1
  14. Wk 15: 1
  15. Final: 1

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteRobbie Bosco, third

Led the nationRobbie Bosco: passing yards (3,875 yds), passing touchdowns (33 TD), total offense per game (327.7)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearLaVell Edwards, coach

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
456–⁠183
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1803 +133 this season
SP+ rating
22.1 No. 5 of 106; offense No. 6, defense No. 20
SRS
15.9 No. 6 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Trevor Matich CNew England Patriots
Rd 4Kyle Morrell DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Louis Wong OGSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 5Lee Johnson KHouston Oilers
Rd 7Jim Herrmann DEDallas Cowboys

1984 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU8–⁠013–⁠01
Hawai’i5–⁠27–⁠4
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠4
Utah4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.