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
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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. 7W 34–062,000 [1]
September 237:00 p.m. Wyoming *No. 6W 17–360,000 [2]
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas Tech No. 6W 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. 9W 41–020,014 [9]
November 252:00 p.m.at Baylor No. 9ABCL 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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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)


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

1978 team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1979 NFL draft football following the season.

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

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References

  1. "Horns still powerful". The Orange Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  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.