1978 Texas Longhorns football team

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1978 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 42–0 vs. Maryland
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Leon Manley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Leon Fuller (2nd season)
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –2 –09 –2 –1
No. 9 Texas 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 –4 –08 –4 –0
SMU 3 –5 –04 –6 –1
Baylor 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rice 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
TCU 0 –8 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8-3 record and defeated Maryland in the Sun Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 167:30 p.m.at Rice No. 7
W 34–062,000 [1]
September 237:00 p.m. Wyoming *No. 6
W 17–360,000 [2]
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas Tech No. 6
W 24–754,012 [3]
October 711:50 a.m.vs. No. 1 Oklahoma *No. 6
 ABC L 10–3172,032 [4]
October 147:00 p.m. North Texas State *No. 12
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 26–1663,000 [5]
October 2111:50 a.m.No. 3 Arkansas No. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2178,000 [6]
October 282:00 p.m. SMU No. 7
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 22–365,289 [7]
November 112:15 p.m.No. 8 Houston No. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 7–1083,053 [8]
November 182:00 p.m.at TCU No. 9
W 41–020,014 [9]
November 252:00 p.m.at Baylor No. 9
ABCL 14–3831,500 [10]
December 18:00 p.m. Texas A&M No. 14
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 22–778,413 [11]
December 2312:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Maryland *No. 14
 CBS W 42–033,122 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1978 Texas Longhorns football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Randy McEachern Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 53 Bill Acker Jr
DB   Glenn Blackwood Sr
DT 99 Steve McMichael Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 15 Russell Erxleben Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

North Texas State

North Texas State at Texas
1234Total
Mean Green727016
•No. 12 Longhorns0167326
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
  • Game start: 7:01 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:33
  • Game attendance: 63,000
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Clear, Wind N 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Scoring summary
16:13UNTMurray 38-yard pass from Case (Hamm kick)UNT 7–0
213:32UNTSafety (Erxleben fumbled out of end zone)UNT 9–0
21:48TEXJam Jones 1-yard run (Erxleben kick)UNT 9–7
21:06TEXSafety (Snap out of end zone)Tied 9–9
20:17TEXLam Jones 41-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick)Texas 16–9
38:31TEXStuddard 13-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick)Texas 23–9
33:10UNTJackson 2-yard run (Hamm kick)Texas 23–16
42:37TEXErxleben 47-yard field goalTexas 26–16

1978 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Russell Erxleben Kicker/Punter111 New Orleans Saints
Glenn Blackwood Defensive back8215 Miami Dolphins

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  2. ↑ Kirk Bohls (September 24, 1978). "'Horns sputter past Wyoming 17-3". Austin American-Statesman. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas pins Texas Tech, 24–7". Statesman Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma tramples Longhorns, 31–10". The Patriot-News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Longhorns gore NTSU". The Kilgore News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McEachern passes Texas past Arkansas". Argus-Leader. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fierce Longhorn defense throttles SMU". The Marshall News Messenger. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Houston catapults into SWC lead". The Kilgore News Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "8th-ranked Texas tops TCU, 41–0". The Billings Gazette. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Struggling Bears stun Longhorns". The Daily Oklahoman. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas defense stifles A&M". Austin American-Statesman. December 2, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Jones boys and wind carry Texas past Maryland 42–0". The Sacramento Bee. December 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1978 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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