1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Nicholls State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Stephen F. Austin was classified NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.[1]

The 1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). In their second year under head coach John O'Hara, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Wichita State*
W 38–3127,481[2]
September 8Texas A&I*
W 28–014,421[3]
September 22at UT Arlington*No. 18
L 13–489,048[4]
September 29UCF*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 39–1310,337[5]
October 6at Northwestern State
L 7–28[6]
October 13at Lamar*
W 23–0[7]
October 20at Southeastern Louisiana
W 10–75,500
October 27at North Texas State*
W 27–19[8]
November 3Stephen F. Austin
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 24–714,057[9]
November 10Nicholls State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
L 14–30[10]
November 17at Sam Houston State
L 17–21[11]

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bobcats rally for victory". Austin American-Statesman. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SWTS strolls over A&I". Victoria Advocate. September 9, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UTA rebounds from defeat, beats SWTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Knights overwhelmed by Southwest Texas' option game, 39–13". The Orlando Sentinel. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Demons make SW Texas club see stars, 28–7". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SWT's rookie defenders blank Lamar". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwest Texas stops North Texas, 27–19". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southwest Texas dumps SFA, 24–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Nicholls defeats Southwest Texas". Abbeville Meridional. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston State rallies to sink Southwest Texas". Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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