1984 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

1984 Texas Longhorns football
Freedom Bowl, L 17–55 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1984 record7–4–1 (5–3 SWC)
Head coachFred Akers (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams (3rd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 156:45 p.m.No. 11 Auburn*No. 4ESPNW 35–2778,348
September 2911:00 a.m.vs. No. 4 Penn State*No. 2RaycomW 28–376,883
October 67:00 p.m.at RiceNo. 1HSEW 38–1356,047
October 133:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 1ABCT 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 (rivalry)
L 15–2980,348
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 12 TCUNo. 10ABCW 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, high clouds, Wind NE 20-25 mph
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 1983 W 20–7

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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, Rain
  • Referee: Jack Gatto
  • TV announcers (Mizlou): Sam Nover and Jack Snow
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.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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