1984 BYU Cougars football team
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The 1984 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University
(BYU) in the 1984 college football season
. The Cougars went undefeated en route to winning the 1984 Holiday Bowl
against Michigan
and being named national champions by the AP and Coaches Poll. BYU is the last team to win the national championship from a league outside of the BCS
.
.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) in the 1984 college football season
1984 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Brigham Young University winning their first national championship by beating an unranked Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl...
. The Cougars went undefeated en route to winning the 1984 Holiday Bowl
1984 Holiday Bowl
The 1984 Holiday Bowl was one of the games that determined the national championship in college football for the 1984 season. Played on December 21, 1984 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, it pitted the BYU Cougars against the Michigan Wolverines; BYU won the game, 24-17...
against Michigan
1984 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1984 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1984 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler...
and being named national champions by the AP and Coaches Poll. BYU is the last team to win the national championship from a league outside of the BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
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Schedule
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Draft picks
The following were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft1985 NFL Draft
The 1985 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 30 and May 1, 1985...
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| Trevor Matich Trevor Matich Trevor Anthony Matich Serbian-American. A former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1985 through 1996. He played college football at Brigham Young University where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the Western Athletic... |
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