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.
| 1984 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Star Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (2–3 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Wichita State* | W 38–31 | 27,481 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | Texas A&I* | W 28–0 | 14,421 | [2] | ||
| September 22 | at UT Arlington* | No. 18 | L 13–48 | 9,048 | [3] | |
| September 29 | UCF* |
| W 39–13 | 10,337 | [4] | |
| October 6 | at Northwestern State | L 7–28 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | at Lamar* | W 23–0 | [6] | |||
| October 20 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 10–7 | 5,500 | |||
| October 27 | at North Texas State* | W 27–19 | [7] | |||
| November 3 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 24–7 | 14,057 | [8] | |
| November 10 | Nicholls State |
| L 14–30 | [9] | ||
| November 17 | at Sam Houston State | L 17–21 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Bobcats rally for victory". Austin American-Statesman. September 2, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWTS strolls over A&I". Victoria Advocate. September 9, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA rebounds from defeat, beats SWTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knights overwhelmed by Southwest Texas' option game, 39–13". The Orlando Sentinel. September 30, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons make SW Texas club see stars, 28–7". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT's rookie defenders blank Lamar". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas stops North Texas, 27–19". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas dumps SFA, 24–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls defeats Southwest Texas". Abbeville Meridional. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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