The 1984 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1984 season included the

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(AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

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, SMU (AP-1)

Running backs

* Kenneth Davis, TCU (AP-1) *

Reggie Dupard Jon Reginald Dupard (born October 30, 1963) is a former American football running back. He played five seasons in the National Football League. Dupard was selected in the first round with the 26th overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft by the New E ...

, SMU (AP-1)

Tight ends

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, TCU (AP-1)

Wide receivers

* James Maness, TCU (AP-1) *

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, Arkansas (AP-1)

Centers

* Chris Jackson, SMU (AP-1)

Offensive line

* James Benson, TCU (AP-1) *

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, SMU (AP-1) * Marcus Elliott, Arkansas (AP-1) * Andrew Campbell, SMU (AP-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive lineman

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, Texas A&M (AP-1) * T. J. Turner, Houston (AP-1) *

Jerry Ball Jerry Ball Jr. (born December 15, 1964) is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) who played primarily as a nose tackle. He played professionally for the Detroit Lions, the Cleveland Browns ...

, SMU (AP-1) *

Tony Degrate Anthony Degrate (born April 25, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1985. He played college football for the University of Tex ...

, Texas (AP-1)

Linebackers

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, Baylor (AP-1) *

Dwayne Jiles Dwayne Earl Jiles (born November 23, 1961) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He was born in Linden, Texas, played college football at Texas Tech an ...

, Texas Tech (AP-1) * Anthony Beverly, SMU (AP-1)

Secondary

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, Texas (AP-1) * Sean Thomas, TCU (AP-1) * Byron Linwood, TCU (AP-1) *

Kevin Wyatt Kevin Wyatt (born March 14, 1964) is a former American football defensive back. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1986 NFL draft. He played for the San Diego Chargers in 1986 and for the Kansas City Chiefs The K ...

, Arkansas (AP-1) *

Audray McMillian Audray Glenn McMillian (born August 13, 1962), is a former professional American football cornerback who played in eight NFL seasons from 1985 to 1993 for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. McMillian played football collegiately at the Uni ...

, Houston (AP-1)

Special teams

Place-kickers

* Jeff Ward, Texas (AP-1)

Key

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References

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