Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| SMU | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 27.3 | 16.5 | 10.72 | 0.81 | 15 | 6 | 8 | |
| Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 3.48 | 3.23 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 31.3 | 23.3 | 6.12 | 0.53 | 12 | |||
| Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 22.3 | 13.3 | 10.82 | 2.91 | ||||
| Texas | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 7.32 | 5.48 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 2.95 | 4.41 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 2.46 | -0.54 | ||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 18.2 | 19.3 | -0.93 | 0.89 | ||||
| Rice | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 19.4 | 34.7 | -11.06 | 3.30 | ||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Boston College (8) | 45 | Houston | 28 | Dallas, TX |
| 1984-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | West Virginia | 31 | Texas Christian | 14 | Houston, TX |
| 1984-12-29 | Aloha Bowl | Southern Methodist (10) | 27 | Notre Dame (17) | 20 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1984-12-27 | Liberty Bowl | Auburn (16) | 21 | Arkansas | 15 | Memphis, TN |
| 1984-12-26 | Freedom Bowl | Iowa | 55 | Texas (19) | 17 | Anaheim, CA |
1984 Conference Leaders