1984 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1984 TCU Horned Frogs football
1984 TCU Horned Frogs football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–31 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mueller (2nd season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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.

Record8–4 (5–3 SWC)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorTom Mueller (2nd season)

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1984 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT		W 62–18	12,009	^[1]
September 22	Kansas State*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 42–10	28,412	^[2]
September 29	at No. 11 SMU		Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)		L 17–26	58,206	^[3]
October 6	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 32–31	42,208	^[4]
October 13	Rice		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 45–24	22,612	^[5]
October 20	North Texas State*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 34–3	18,795	^[6]
October 27	Baylor		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 38–28	23,885	^[7]
November 3	at Houston	No. 20	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	W 21–14	20,102	^[8]
November 10	Texas Tech	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 27–16	34,075	^[9]
November 17	No. 10 Texas	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 23–44	47,280	^[10]
November 24	at Texas A&M	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 21–35	38,209	^[11]
December 31	vs. West Virginia*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)		L 14–31	43,260	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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