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1984 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Mueller (2nd season)
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
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 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–3 in the Southwest Conference for their first winning season since 1971. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his second year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl where they lost to West Virginia by a score of 14–31.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Utah State*
W 62–1812,009
September 22Kansas State*
W 42–1028,412
September 29at No. 11 SMU
L 17–2658,206
October 6at Arkansas
W 32–3142,208
October 13Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 45–24
October 20North Texas State*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 34–318,795[1]
October 27Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 38–2823,885
November 3at HoustonNo. 20
RaycomW 21–14
November 10Texas TechNo. 15
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 27–1634,075
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 10 TexasNo. 12
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
ABCL 23–4447,280
November 24at Texas A&MNo. 17
L 21–35
December 31vs. West Virginia*
L 14–3143,260[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "TCU steamrolls North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mountaineers rip Frogs, 31–14, in Bluebonnet Bowl". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 1, 1985. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1984 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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