American college football season
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 |
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September 15 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 11 Auburn* | No. 4 | | ESPN | W 35–27 | 78,348 | [1] |
September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 4 Penn State* | No. 2 | | Raycom | W 28–3 | 76,883 | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rice | No. 1 | | HSE | W 38–13 | 56,047 | |
October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 1 | | 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 | | | 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 | | ABC | W 44–23 | 47,280 | |
November 24 | 11:30 a.m. | at Baylor | No. 6 | | 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 | | 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
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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)
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Vs. Penn State
Vs. Oklahoma
#3 Oklahoma vs. #1 Texas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Texas |
7 |
3 | 0 | 5 |
15 |
Oklahoma |
0 |
0 | 15 | 0 |
15 |
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Vs. Iowa (Freedom Bowl)
#19 Texas vs. Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#19 Longhorns |
0 |
17 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
• Hawkeyes |
14 |
10 | 31 | 0 |
55 |
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Roster
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