1978 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 42–0 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (2nd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 167:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 7
W 34–062,000
September 237:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 6
W 17–360,000[1]
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 6
W 24–754,012
October 711:50 a.m.vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 6
ABCL 10–3172,032
October 147:00 p.m.North Texas State*No. 12
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 26–1663,000
October 2111:50 a.m.No. 3 ArkansasNo. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2178,000
October 282:00 p.m.SMUNo. 7
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 22–365,289
November 112:15 p.m.No. 8 HoustonNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 7–1083,053
November 182:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 9
W 41–020,014
November 252:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 9
ABCL 14-3831,500
December 28:00 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 14
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 22–778,413
December 2312:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Maryland*No. 14
CBSW 42–032,000
  • *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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Randy McEachern Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB   Glenn Blackwood Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 15 Russell Erxleben Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    North Texas State

    North Texas State at Texas
    1 234Total
    Mean Green 7 270 16
    • No. 12 Longhorns 0 1673 26
    • 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 ErxlebenKicker/Punter111New Orleans Saints
    Glenn BlackwoodDefensive back8215Miami Dolphins

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    References

    1. ↑ Kirk Bohls (September 24, 1978). "'Horns sputter past Wyoming 17-3". Austin American-Statesman. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    3. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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