| 1984 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–4 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference.
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | at No. 13 BYU * | L 13–47 | 63,705 | ||
| September 22 | at No. 11 Oklahoma * | L 15–34 | 75,018 | ||
| September 29 | at Texas Tech | W 18–9 | 41,328 | ||
| October 6 | Houston | L 17–27 | 34,500 | ||
| October 13 | No. 7 SMU |
| L 20–24 | 26,400 | |
| October 20 | at Texas A&M | W 20–16 | 54,618 | ||
| October 27 | at TCU | L 28–38 | 23,885 | ||
| November 3 | New Mexico * |
| W 38–2 | 26,000 | |
| November 10 | Arkansas  |
| L 9–14 | 43,500 | |
| November 17 | at Rice | W 46–40 | 11,125 | ||
| November 24 | No. 6 Texas |
| Raycom/USA | W 24–10 | 33,500 |
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The following player was drafted into professional football following the season. [1]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Pat Coryatt | Defensive tackle | 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears |
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