1984 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1984 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (5th season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
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 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jackie Sherrill in his third season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1UTEP*
W 20–1742,658
September 22Iowa State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
RaycomW 38–1745,239
September 29No. 9 (I-AA) Arkansas State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 22–2145,282[1]
October 6Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
RaycomL 12–3051,365
October 13at Houston
L 7–934,103
October 20Baylor
L 16–2054,618
October 27Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–14
November 3at No. 19 SMU
L 20–2847,113
November 17at Arkansas
RaycomL 0–2838,020
November 24No. 17 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 35–21
December 1at No. 13 Texas
ESPNW 37–1281,309
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster

1984 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Kevin Murray So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 11 Johnny Holland So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Aggies' comeback victory marred by Murray's injury". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1984 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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