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)
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 SMU + 6 2 010 2 0
Houston + 6 2 07 5 0
TCU 5 3 08 4 0
Arkansas 5 3 07 4 1
Texas 5 3 07 4 1
Baylor 4 4 05 6 0
Texas A&M 3 5 06 5 0
Texas Tech 2 6 04 7 0
Rice 0 8 01 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

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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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)

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Vs. Penn State

Vs. Oklahoma

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

Vs. Iowa (Freedom Bowl)

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

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References

  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.


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