1978 Texas Longhorns football team
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.
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Sun Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| 1978 record | 9–3 (6–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Fred Akers (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Leon Manley (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Leon Fuller (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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| No. 10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 7 | W 34–0 | 62,000 | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 6 | W 17–3 | 60,000 | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 6 |
| W 24–7 | 54,012 | |
| October 7 | 11:50 a.m. | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | No. 6 | ABC | L 10–31 | 72,032 | |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 12 |
| W 26–16 | 63,000 | |
| October 21 | 11:50 a.m. | No. 3 Arkansas | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 78,000 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 7 |
| W 22–3 | 65,289 | |
| November 11 | 2:15 p.m. | No. 8 Houston | No. 6 |
| L 7–10 | 83,053 | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | No. 9 | W 41–0 | 20,014 | ||
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 9 | ABC | L 14-38 | 31,500 | |
| December 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 22–7 | 78,413 |
| December 23 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Maryland* | No. 14 |
| CBS | W 42–0 | 32,000 |
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Roster
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Game summaries
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–0 | 1976 | W 17–14 |
1978 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Russell Erxleben | Kicker/Punter | 1 | 11 | New Orleans Saints |
| Glenn Blackwood | Defensive back | 8 | 215 | Miami Dolphins |
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1979.htm
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