1984 Texas A&M
6–5 (3–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Jackie Sherrill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Texas 37–12Dec 1
Texas was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs UTEP | W 20–17 | 79% |
| Sep 22 | vs Iowa State | W 38–17 | 70% |
| Sep 29 | vs Arkansas State | W 22–21 | 78% |
| Oct 6 | vs Texas Tech | L 12–30 | 74% |
| Oct 13 | at Houston | L 7–9 | 43% |
| Oct 20 | vs Baylor | L 16–20 | 59% |
| Oct 27 | vs Rice | W 38–14 | 80% |
| Nov 3 | vs 19SMU | L 20–28 | 30% |
| Nov 17 | at Arkansas | L 0–28 | 23% |
| Nov 24 | vs 17TCU | W 35–21 | 46% |
| Dec 1 | at 13Texas | W 37–12 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas 37–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 245–217
- Coach
- Jackie Sherrill
- Elo
- 1542 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.6 No. 65 of 106; offense No. 61, defense No. 59
- SRS
- 0.9 No. 60 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Pat Ruel
- Defensive coordinator
- R.C. Slocum
- Offense
- Pro set
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 1 | Ray Childress DE | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 5 | Matt Darwin C | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 5 | Jimmy Teal WR | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 6 | Mark Lewis TE | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Ken Reeves OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southwest Conference
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From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1984 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 6–2 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Houston | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| TCU | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Texas | 5–3 | 7–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 5–3 | 7–4–1 | |
| Baylor | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.