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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
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Utah State*
W 62–1812,009[1]
September 22Kansas State*
W 42–1028,412[2]
September 29at No. 11 SMU
L 17–2658,206[3]
October 6at Arkansas
W 32–3142,208[4]
October 13Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 45–2422,612[5]
October 20North Texas State*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 34–318,795[6]
October 27Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 38–2823,885[7]
November 3at HoustonNo. 20
RaycomW 21–1420,102[8]
November 10Texas TechNo. 15
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 27–1634,075[9]
November 17at No. 10 TexasNo. 12
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
ABCL 23–4447,280[10]
November 24at Texas A&MNo. 17
L 21–3538,209[11]
December 31vs. West Virginia*
L 14–3143,260[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "TCU clobbers Utah St". The Victoria Advocate. September 16, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TCU stomps Wildcats". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU squeaks by determined TCU". The Victoria Advocate. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frogs don't quit; rally over Hogs". Wichita Falls Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gulley and TCU race around Owls". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TCU steamrolls North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Upstart TCU storms Bears in 38–28 win". Longview Morning Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Horned Frogs edge Coogs, 21–14". The Kilgore News Herald. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TCU takes over SWC lead, 27–16". The Monitor. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas squashes Horned Frogs". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies make TCU Blue(bonnet)". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mountaineers rip Frogs, 31–14, in Bluebonnet Bowl". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 1, 1985. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1984 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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