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1984 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Tom Mueller (2nd season)
Home stadium Amon 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 22 Kansas State*W 42–1028,412
September 29at No. 11 SMUL 17–2658,206
October 6at ArkansasW 32–3142,208
October 13 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 45–24
October 20 North Texas State*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 34–318,795 [1]
October 27 Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
W 38–2823,885
November 3at HoustonNo. 20 RaycomW 21–14
November 10 Texas 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. 17L 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.