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
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
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 as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWC . Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1UTEP*
W 20–1742,658[1]
September 22Iowa State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
RaycomW 38–1745,239[2]
September 29No. 9 (I-AA) Arkansas State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 22–2145,282[3]
October 6Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
RaycomL 12–3051,365[4]
October 13at Houston
L 7–934,103[5]
October 20Baylor
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 16–2054,618[6]
October 27Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–1443,108[7]
November 3at No. 19 SMU
L 20–2847,113[8]
November 17at Arkansas
RaycomL 0–2838,020[9]
November 24No. 17 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 35–2138,209[10]
December 1at No. 13 Texas
ESPNW 37–1281,309[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Aggies follow QB Murray to 20–17 win over UTEP". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stump leads Texas A&M over Iowa State". Wichita Falls Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies' comeback victory marred by Murray's injury". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Keesee gets tds, Wilson gets game ball". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars hand Aggies second straight loss". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor holds off Aggies in final frame for win". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas A&M gives Rice another loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SMU survives A&M scare, wins, 28–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bowl-bound Hogs destroy Aggies". The Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies make TCU Blue(bonnet)". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies in a rout". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 2, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1984 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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