1984 Texas Longhorns football team

1984 Texas Longhorns football
Freedom Bowl, L 17–55 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southwest Conference
1984 record	7–4–1 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers
Offensive coordinator	Ron Toman
Defensive coordinator	David McWilliams
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)

1984 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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.

Schedule

The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 7–3–1 record and lost to Iowa in the 1984 Freedom Bowl.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	6:45 PM	#11 Auburn*	#4	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ESPN	W 35-27	78,348
September 29	11:00 AM	vs. #4 Penn State*	#2	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ	Raycom	W 28-3	76,883
October 6	7:00 PM	at Rice	#1	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	HSE	W 38-13	56,047
October 13	3:00 PM	vs. #3 Oklahoma*	#1	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 15-15	75,587
October 20	1:00 PM	Arkansas	#3	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)		W 24-18	77,809
October 27	2:30 PM	#14 SMU	#3	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	Raycom	W 13-7	80,759
November 3	2:00 PM	at Texas Tech	#2	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)		W 13-10	50,722
November 10	11:30 AM	Houston	#3	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 15-29	80,348
November 17	2:30 PM	at #12 TCU	#10	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 44-23	47,280
November 24	11:30 AM	at Baylor	#6	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	Raycom	L 10-24	33,500
December 1	6:45 PM	Texas A&M	#13	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 12-37	81,309
December 26	7:15 PM	vs. Iowa*	#19	Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	L 17-55	24,093
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

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