1984 Texas Longhorns football team (original) (raw)
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American college football season
| 1984 Texas Longhorns football | |
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| Freedom Bowl, L 17–55 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–4–1 (5–3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Fred Akers (8th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ron Toman (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | David McWilliams (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium(Capacity: 77,809) |
| Seasons← 19831985 → |
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
| vte | Conf | Overall | ||||||||
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| 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-championsRankings 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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 11 Auburn* | No. 4 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ESPN | W 35–27 | 78,348 | [1] |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 4 Penn State* | No. 2 | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ | Raycom | W 28–3 | 76,883 | |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rice | No. 1 | Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | HSE | W 38–13 | 56,047 | |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 1 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | T 15–15 | 75,587 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 3 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | W 24–18 | 77,809 | ||
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 SMU | No. 3 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | W 13–7 | 80,759 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 2 | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | W 13–10 | 50,722 | ||
| November 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Houston | No. 3 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | Raycom | L 15–29 | 80,348 | |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 12 TCU | No. 10 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 44–23 | 47,280 | |
| November 24 | 11:30 a.m. | at Baylor | No. 6 | Baylor StadiumWaco, TX | Raycom | L 10–24 | 33,500 | |
| December 1 | 6:45 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 13 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 12–37 | 81,309 | |
| December 26 | 7:15 p.m. | vs. Iowa* | No. 19 | Anaheim StadiumAnaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) | Raycom | L 17–55 | 24,093 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |
#11 Auburn at #4 Texas
| 1 234Total Auburn 0 1368 27 • Texas 14 0714 35 Date: September 15Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TexasGame start: 6:47 pm CDTElapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 78,348Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), high clouds, Wind NE 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h) Source: Box score |
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| Scoring summary15:15TEXDodge 10-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 7-0 10:50TEXOrr 1-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 14-0 211:05AUBCollins 2-yard run (McGinty kick)TEX 14-7 23:33AUBMcGinty 22-yard field goalTEX 14-10 20:00AUBMcGinty 40-yard field goalTEX 14-13 39:19TEXDuhon 32-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)TEX 21-13 34:23AUBBo Jackson 5-yard run (run failed)TEX 21-19 49:19TEXJerome Johnson 10-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 28-19 44:50TEXJerome Johnson 14-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 35-19 42:33AUBFullwood 1-yard run (Washington run)TEX 35-27 |
#3 Oklahoma vs. #1 Texas
| 1 234Total Texas 7 305 15 Oklahoma 0 0150 15 Date: Saturday, October 13Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TexasGame attendance: 75,587Game weather: Rain Source: Gainesville Sun |
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| Scoring summary1TEXBryant 25 yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)TEX 7-0 2TEXWard 40 yard field goalTEX 10-0 3OKLASewell 5 yard run (Lashar kick)TEX 10-7 3OKLASafety, Steelhammer centered ball out of end zoneTEX 10-9 3OKLASewell 11 yard run (pass failed)OKLA 15-10 4TEXSafety, intentional snap out of end zoneOKLA 15-12 4TEXWard 32 yard field goalTied 15-15 |
Vs. Iowa (Freedom Bowl)
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#19 Texas vs. Iowa
| 1 234Total #19 Longhorns 0 1700 17 • Hawkeyes 14 10310 55 Date: December 26Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CaliforniaGame start: 5:26 pm PSTElapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 24,093Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), RainReferee: Jack GattoTV announcers (Mizlou): Sam Nover and Jack Snow Source: Box Score |
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| Scoring summary19:15IOWAHayes 6-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 7–0 13:27IowaFlagg 11-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 14–0 213:35TexasBryant 11-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)IOWA 14–7 210:14IOWABush 1-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 21–7 25:34TexasHarris 1-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)IOWA 21–14 22:23TexasWard 46-yard FGIOWA 21–17 20:00IOWANichol 27-yard FGIOWA 24–17 313:03IOWANichol 35-yard FGIOWA 27–17 312:05IOWAHappel 33-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 34–17 37:09IOWASmith 49-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 41–17 34:53IOWAHelverson 4-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 48–17 32:19IOWAHayes 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 55–17 |
- QB Todd Dodge
- ^ "'Horns hook Auburn". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT". The New York Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". The New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.