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Texas Christian Football Team History


Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
 Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jim Wacker
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Jim Wacker enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Utah State  62   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Kansas State  42   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Southern Methodist  17   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Arkansas  32   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Rice  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. North Texas  34   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Baylor  38   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Houston  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Texas Tech  27   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas  23   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Texas A&M  21   35   L       
 Mon., Dec. 31   West Virginia  14   31   L    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored376
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed280
  Defense Average23.3
  Opponents Record62-72
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1984 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7200212 2-6112159  Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist 10-2328198Won  27-206-2198144  Bobby Collins
Houston 7-5266267Lost  28-456-2173140  Bill Yeoman
Texas Christian 8-4376280Lost  14-315-3224218  Jim Wacker
Arkansas 7-4-1268159Lost  15-215-3188105  Ken Hatfield
Texas 7-4-1264261Lost  17-555-3169161  Fred Akers
Baylor 5-6248261 4-4182178  Grant Teaff
Texas A&M 6-5245217 3-5165162  Jackie Sherrill
Rice 1-10213382 0-8150294  Watson Brown

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.