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Texas Football Team History

Texas Longhorns

The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Fred Akers
Conference: Southwest-

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1893 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Fred Akers enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Texas.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Auburn	35	27	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Penn State	28	3	W	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Rice	38	13	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Oklahoma	15	15	T	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Arkansas	24	18	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Southern Methodist	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Texas Tech	13	10	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Houston	15	29	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Texas Christian	44	23	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Baylor	10	24	L
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Texas A&M	12	37	L
Wed., Dec. 26	Iowa	17	55	L	@ Anaheim, CA	Freedom Bowl

1984 Season Totals
Record	7-4 -1
Points Scored	264
Scoring Average	22.0
Points Allowed	261
Defense Average	21.8
Opponents Record	80-58
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-2 -1
Away Record	3-1

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1984 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	200	212		2-6	112	159	Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist	10-2	328	198	Won 27-20	6-2	198	144	Bobby Collins
Houston	7-5	266	267	Lost 28-45	6-2	173	140	Bill Yeoman
Texas Christian	8-4	376	280	Lost 14-31	5-3	224	218	Jim Wacker
Arkansas	7-4-1	268	159	Lost 15-21	5-3	188	105	Ken Hatfield
Texas	7-4-1	264	261	Lost 17-55	5-3	169	161	Fred Akers
Baylor	5-6	248	261		4-4	182	178	Grant Teaff
Texas A&M	6-5	245	217		3-5	165	162	Jackie Sherrill
Rice	1-10	213	382		0-8	150	294	Watson Brown

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1984 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.