1978 Texas Longhorns football team

1978 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 42–0 vs. Maryland
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)
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 7:30 p.m. at Rice No. 7 Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) W 34–0   62,000
September 23 7:00 p.m. Wyoming* No. 6 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 17–3   60,000
September 30 7:30 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 6 Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) W 24–7   54,012
October 7 11:50 a.m. vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* No. 6 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC L 10–31   72,032
October 14 7:00 p.m. North Texas State* No. 12 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 26–16   63,000
October 21 11:50 a.m. No. 3 Arkansas No. 8 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ABC W 28–21   78,000
October 28 2:00 p.m. SMU No. 7 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 22–3   65,289
November 11 2:15 p.m. No. 8 Houston No. 6 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) L 7–10   83,053
November 18 2:00 p.m. at TCU No. 9 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) W 41–0   20,014
November 25 2:00 p.m. at Baylor No. 9 Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX ABC L 38–14   31,500
December 2 8:00 p.m. Texas A&M No. 14 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ABC W 22–7   78,413
December 23 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 13 Maryland* No. 14 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS W 42–0   32,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.


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