1984 Texas Longhorns football team

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1984
Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 156:45 p.m.No. 11 Auburn*No. 4
ESPNW 35–2778,348[1]
September 2911:00 a.m.vs. No. 4 Penn State*No. 2
RaycomW 28–376,883
October 67:00 p.m.at
HSE
W 38–1356,047
October 133:00 p.m.vs. No. 3
ABC
T 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
Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry
    • )    		W 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. 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

    [2]

    Game summaries

    Auburn

    #11 Auburn at #4 Texas
    1 234Total
    Auburn 0 1368 27
    • Texas 14 0714 35
    • Date: September 15
    • Location:
      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)
    Scoring summary
    15:15TEXDodge 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
    See also:
    1984 Auburn Tigers football

    [3]

    Vs. Penn State

    See also: 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

    Vs. Oklahoma

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

    #19 Texas vs. Iowa
    1 234Total
    #19 Longhorns 0 1700 17
    • Hawkeyes 14 10310 55
    • Date: December 26
    • Location:
      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
    Scoring summary
    19:15IOWAHayes 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
    Main article: 1984 Freedom Bowl
    See also: 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

    [4]

    Roster

    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    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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