1984 Texas Longhorns football team

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1984 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Freedom Bowl, L 17–55 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1984 record7–4–1 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams (3rd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU + 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Houston + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
TCU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Texas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Baylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 7–3–1 record and lost to Iowa in the Freedom Bowl.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 156:45 p.m.No. 11 Auburn*No. 4
ESPNW 35–2778,348
September 2911:00 a.m.vs. No. 4 Penn State*No. 2
RaycomW 28–376,883
October 67:00 p.m.at RiceNo. 1
HSEW 38–1356,047
October 133:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 1
ABCT 15–1575,587
October 201:00 p.m.ArkansasNo. 3
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 24–1877,809
October 272:30 p.m.No. 14 SMUNo. 3
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
RaycomW 13–780,759
November 32:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 2
W 13–1050,722
November 1011:30 a.m.HoustonNo. 3
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 15–2980,348
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 12 TCUNo. 10
ABCW 44–2347,280
November 2411:30 a.m.at BaylorNo. 6
RaycomL 10–2433,500
December 16:45 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 13
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ESPNL 12–3781,309
December 267:15 p.m.vs. Iowa*No. 19
RaycomL 17–5524,093
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[]

  • QB Todd Dodge

Game summaries[]

Auburn[]

#11 Auburn at #4 Texas
1 234Total
Auburn 0 1368 27
• Texas 14 0714 35
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
  • Game start: 6:47 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 78,348
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), high clouds, Wind NE 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h)
See also: 1984 Auburn Tigers football

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Oklahoma[]

#3 Oklahoma vs. #1 Texas
1 234Total
Texas 7 305 15
Oklahoma 0 0150 15
  • Date: Saturday, October 13
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Game weather: Rain

vs. Iowa (Freedom Bowl)[]

#19 Texas vs. Iowa
1 234Total
#19 Longhorns 0 1700 17
• Hawkeyes 14 10310 55
  • Date: December 26
  • Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
  • Game start: 5:26 pm PST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 24,093
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Rain
  • Referee: Jack Gatto
  • TV announcers (Mizlou): Sam Nover and Jack Snow
Main article: 1984 Freedom Bowl
See also: 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT". The New York Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". The New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.


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