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-
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 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.