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1984 Texas Longhorns football team

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1984 Texas Longhorns football
Freedom Bowl, L 17–55 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
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
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 156:45 p.m.No. 11 Auburn*No. 4ESPNW 35–2778,348[1]
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
ABCW 13–780,759
November 32:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 2W 13–1050,722
November 1011:30 a.m.HoustonNo. 3
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
RaycomL 15–2980,348
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 12 TCUNo. 10ABCW 44–2347,280
November 2411:30 a.m.at BaylorNo. 6RaycomL 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. 19RaycomL 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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Game summaries

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Auburn

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#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)

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Vs. Penn State

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Vs. Oklahoma

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#3 Oklahoma vs. #1 Texas
1 234Total
Texas 7 305 15
Oklahoma 0 0150 15

Vs. Iowa (Freedom Bowl)

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#19 Texas vs. Iowa
1 234Total
#19 Longhorns 0 1700 17
Hawkeyes 14 10310 55

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Roster

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References

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  1. ^ "'Horns hook Auburn". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT". The New York Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". The New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.