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Baylor

SWC · 1984 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
6th
4–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11BYUH2HIND WAC13–0L 13–47
5Week 5 · Sep 25Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–2–1L 15–34
6Week 6 · Oct 2Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC4–7W 18–9
7Week 7 · Oct 9Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC7–5L 17–27
8Week 8 · Oct 16SMUH2HIND SWC10–2L 20–24
9Week 9 · Oct 23Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC6–5W 20–16
10Week 10 · Oct 30TCUH2HIND SWC8–4L 28–38
11Week 11 · Nov 6New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–8W 38–2
12Week 12 · Nov 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC7–4–1L 9–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC1–10W 46–40
14Week 14 · Nov 27Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–4–1W 24–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.343
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-17+22
  • Texas +7
  • Texas A&M +6
  • Texas Tech +4
  • New Mexico +4
  • Rice +1
  • BYU 0
  • Oklahoma -2
  • SMU -2
  • TCU -4
  • Arkansas -4
  • Houston -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.455 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W2#49Post-Season W3#50Post-Season W4#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-34
-19
+9
-10
-4
+4
-10
+36
-5
+6
+14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#241979#131980#771981#721982#391983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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