1984 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1984 Texas Longhorns football

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 ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	6:45 p.m.	No. 11 Auburn*	No. 4	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 35–27	78,348	^[1]
September 29	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 4 Penn State*	No. 2	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	Raycom	W 28–3	76,883
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	No. 1	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	HSE	W 38–13	56,047
October 13	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 15–15	75,587
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 3	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 24–18	77,809
October 27	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 SMU	No. 3	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 13–7	80,759
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 2	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 13–10	50,722
November 10	11:30 a.m.	Houston	No. 3	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	L 15–29	80,348
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 TCU	No. 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 44–23	47,280
November 24	11:30 a.m.	at Baylor	No. 6	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	Raycom	L 10–24	33,500
December 1	6:45 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 13	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 12–37	81,309
December 26	7:15 p.m.	vs. Iowa*	No. 19	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	L 17–55	24,093
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Auburn

#11 Auburn at #4 Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	13	6	8	27
• Texas	14	0	7	14	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)

Source: Box score

Scoring summary

1	5:15	TEX	Dodge 10-yard run (Ward kick)	TEX 7-0

1	0:50	TEX	Orr 1-yard run (Ward kick)	TEX 14-0

2	11:05	AUB	Collins 2-yard run (McGinty kick)	TEX 14-7

2	3:33	AUB	McGinty 22-yard field goal	TEX 14-10

2	0:00	AUB	McGinty 40-yard field goal	TEX 14-13

3	9:19	TEX	Duhon 32-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)	TEX 21-13

3	4:23	AUB	Bo Jackson 5-yard run (run failed)	TEX 21-19

4	9:19	TEX	Jerome Johnson 10-yard run (Ward kick)	TEX 28-19

4	4:50	TEX	Jerome Johnson 14-yard run (Ward kick)	TEX 35-19

4	2:33	AUB	Fullwood 1-yard run (Washington run)	TEX 35-27

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Vs. Penn State

Vs. Oklahoma

#3 Oklahoma vs. #1 Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	3	0	5	15
Oklahoma	0	0	15	0	15

Date: Saturday, October 13
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game attendance: 75,587
Game weather: Rain

Source: Gainesville Sun

Scoring summary

1	TEX	Bryant 25 yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)	TEX 7-0

2	TEX	Ward 40 yard field goal	TEX 10-0

3	OKLA	Sewell 5 yard run (Lashar kick)	TEX 10-7

3	OKLA	Safety, Steelhammer centered ball out of end zone	TEX 10-9

3	OKLA	Sewell 11 yard run (pass failed)	OKLA 15-10

4	TEX	Safety, intentional snap out of end zone	OKLA 15-12

4	TEX	Ward 32 yard field goal	Tied 15-15

Vs. Iowa (Freedom Bowl)

#19 Texas vs. Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Longhorns	0	17	0	0	17
• Hawkeyes	14	10	31	0	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 (13 °C), Rain
Referee: Jack Gatto
TV announcers (Mizlou): Sam Nover and Jack Snow

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	9:15	IOWA	Hayes 6-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7–0

1	3:27	Iowa	Flagg 11-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14–0

2	13:35	Texas	Bryant 11-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)	IOWA 14–7

2	10:14	IOWA	Bush 1-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 21–7

2	5:34	Texas	Harris 1-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)	IOWA 21–14

2	2:23	Texas	Ward 46-yard FG	IOWA 21–17

2	0:00	IOWA	Nichol 27-yard FG	IOWA 24–17

3	13:03	IOWA	Nichol 35-yard FG	IOWA 27–17

3	12:05	IOWA	Happel 33-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 34–17

3	7:09	IOWA	Smith 49-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 41–17

3	4:53	IOWA	Helverson 4-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 48–17

3	2:19	IOWA	Hayes 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 55–17

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Roster

QB Todd Dodge

References

^ "'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}}: 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.

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