1984 San Diego State
4–7–1 (4–3–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Doug Scovil. Officially 5–6–1. UNLV forfeited to San Diego State. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7–1, the results on the field. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 51–2Sep 15
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Air Force | L 16–34 | 22% |
| Sep 8 | vs 4UCLA | L 15–18 | 27% |
| Sep 15 | vs UTEP | W 51–2 | 66% |
| Sep 22 | at 12Oklahoma State | L 16–19 | 17% |
| Oct 6 | at Wyoming | W 21–0 | 31% |
| Oct 13 | vs Utah | T 24–24 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colorado State | W 41–24 | 66% |
| Oct 27 | at Hawai’i | L 10–16 | 40% |
| Nov 3 | vs UNLV | L 14–30won by forfeit | 42% |
| Nov 10 | at 4BYU | L 3–34 | 10% |
| Nov 17 | vs New Mexico | W 37–31 | 63% |
| Nov 24 | vsLong Beach State | L 17–18 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 18–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).
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.
- Record
- 4–7–1
- Conference
- 4–3–1 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–250
- Coach
- Doug Scovil
- Elo
- 1450 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.1 No. 53 of 106; offense No. 45, defense No. 50
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 64 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- West Coast
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 2 | Tory Nixon DB | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 3 | James Johnson LB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 3 | Rich Moran OG | Green Bay Packers |
1984 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
| Hawai’i | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Air Force | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Utah | 4–3–1 | 6–5–1 | |
 San Diego State | 4–3–1 | 4–7–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Colorado State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| New Mexico | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.