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1984 Utah

6–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1984, game by game: won vs. Weber State 52–16; lost at Washington State 40–42; lost at Tennessee 21–27; won vs. Air Force 28–17; lost at Wyoming 14–21; won vs. New Mexico 38–14; tied at San Diego State 24–24; lost at Hawai’i 17–20; won vs. UTEP 43–15; won vs. Colorado State 35–23; won at Utah State 21–10; lost vs. No. 3 BYU 14–24+36−10Won 52–16 vs. Weber State+36Weber StateLost 40–42 at Washington State-2Washington StateLost 21–27 at Tennessee-6TennesseeWon 28–17 vs. Air Force+11Air ForceLost 14–21 at Wyoming-7WyomingWon 38–14 vs. New Mexico+24New MexicoTied 24–24 at San Diego State0San Diego StateLost 17–20 at Hawai’i-3Hawai’iWon 43–15 vs. UTEP+28UTEPWon 35–23 vs. Colorado State+12Colorado StateWon 21–10 at Utah State+11Utah StateLost 14–24 vs. No. 3 BYU-10No. 3 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWeber StateW 52–⁠1685%
Sep 8atWashington StateL 40–⁠4240%
Sep 15atTennesseeL 21–⁠2729%
Sep 22vsAir ForceW 28–⁠1746%
Sep 29atWyomingL 14–⁠2147%
Oct 5vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠1448%
Oct 13atSan Diego StateT 24–⁠2452%
Oct 20atHawai’iL 17–⁠2049%
Oct 27vsUTEPW 43–⁠1585%
Nov 3vsColorado StateW 35–⁠2378%
Nov 10atUtah StateW 21–⁠1068%
Nov 17vs3BYUL 14–⁠2428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
347–⁠253
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1548 +40 this season
SP+ rating
8.1 No. 40 of 106; offense No. 23, defense No. 63
SRS
3.2 No. 48 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
John Faiman
Defensive coordinator
George Wheeler

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.