1984 Freedom Bowl

August 2023 Freedom Bowl Inaugural Freedom Bowl Game December 26 1984 1984 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA Texas Longhorns 7–3–1 19 20 Fred Akers 0 17 0 0 Iowa Hawkeyes 7–4–1 Hayden Fry 14 10 31 0 Chuck Long (Iowa QB)http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Most Valuable Players in Former Major Bowls National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records 94 NCAA.org January 3, 2015 PDFWilliam Harris (Texas TE) Jack Gatto (PCAA) Mike Pereira (Line Judge) 24,093 TCS/Metrosports Sam Nover and Jack Snow 1985 yes The 1984 Freedom Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 26, 1984, at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, CA. The inaugural edition of the Freedom Bowl matched the #19 Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference and the Big Ten's Iowa Hawkeyes. After leading 24–17 at halftime, the Hawkeyes blew the game open with 31 unanswered points in the third quarter to win 55–17. Background The Longhorns started the season ranked #4 in the polls, and they beat #11 Auburn and #4 Penn State to rise to #1 in the polls. After a win over Rice, they tied #3 Oklahoma to fall to #3. Wins over Arkansas, #14 SMU, and Texas Tech soon followed. However, they lost to Houston at home, making them fall to #10. A win over #12 TCU was their last of the season, as they fell to Baylor and Texas A&M to close out the year, while finishing tied for second in the Southwest Conference with TCU and Arkansas, while SMU and Houston shared the crown. This was their 8th straight bowl appearance. Iowa began the year ranked #10 in the polls, and they won their opening game versus rival Iowa State to rise to #5. Losses to #12 Penn State and #5 Ohio State made them fall out of the polls. Five straight wins (including a win over #14 Purdue) made them rise back up to #17. They tied with Wisconsin 10-10, but a loss to Michigan State the following week made them fall out of the polls permanently. A loss to Minnesota was followed by a win over Hawaii to close out the regular season. They finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, behind Ohio State, and tied 2nd placers Illinois & Purdue. This was Iowa's fourth straight bowl appearance. Game summary Iowa's Chuck Long threw for 461 yards and a bowl-recordhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/Bowls.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records: Individual Record Lists National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records 42 NCAA.org January 3, 2015 PDF six touchdowns.https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/27/sports/long-sets-records-as-iowa-triumphs.html Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs The New York Times December 27, 1984 January 3, 2015 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-29-sp-2869-story.html FREEDOM BOWL : Charting Freedom's Trail : 1984 Los Angeles Times December 29, 1992 January 3, 2015 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1984/12/27/page/41/article/long-nearly-perfect-iowa-rips-texas Long nearly perfect, Iowa rips Texas Chicago Tribune December 27, 1984 November 23, 2015 Team statistics Texas Longhorns Texas Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 15 69-300 15-115 185 17-34-2 28 81-560 41-91 469 30-40-0 Individual leaders Texas Longhorns Texas Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Todd Dodge 16-32, 180 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT OrrJohnson 12 carries, 67 yds;8 carries, 56 yds BryantDuhon 3 catches, 50 yds, 1 TD;1 catch, 47 yds Chuck Long 29-39, 461 yds, 6 TD Owen Gill 17 carries, 61 yds Robert SmithBill Happel 4 catches, 115 yds, 1 TD;8 catches, 104 yds, 1 TD Box score Aftermath The Longhorns made just two more bowl games in the decade, while Iowa made four more in the decade. References Freedom Bow Category:Freedom Bowl Category:1980s in Anaheim, California Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games Category:Texas Longhorns football bowl games Free