1978 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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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 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Leon Manley (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Leon Fuller (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium |
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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 | Source |
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| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 7 | W 34–0 | 62,000 | [1] | ||
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 6 | W 17–3 | 60,000 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | W 24–7 | 54,012 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | 11:50 a.m. | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | No. 6 | ABC | L 10–31 | 72,032 | [4] | |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 12 |
| W 26–16 | 63,000 | [5] | |
| October 21 | 11:50 a.m. | No. 3 Arkansas | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 78,000 | [6] |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 7 |
| W 22–3 | 65,289 | [7] | |
| November 11 | 2:15 p.m. | No. 8 Houston | No. 6 |
| L 7–10 | 83,053 | [8] | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | No. 9 | W 41–0 | 20,014 | [9] | ||
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 9 | ABC | L 14–38 | 31,500 | [10] | |
| December 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 22–7 | 78,413 | [11] |
| December 23 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Maryland* | No. 14 | CBS | W 42–0 | 33,122 | [12] | |
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Game summaries
North Texas State
North Texas State at Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Mean Green | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| • No. 12 Longhorns | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 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)
| 1 | 6:13 | UNT | Murray 38-yard pass from Case (Hamm kick) | UNT 7–0 |
| 2 | 13:32 | UNT | Safety (Erxleben fumbled out of end zone) | UNT 9–0 |
| 2 | 1:48 | TEX | Jam Jones 1-yard run (Erxleben kick) | UNT 9–7 |
| 2 | 1:06 | TEX | Safety (Snap out of end zone) | Tied 9–9 |
| 2 | 0:17 | TEX | Lam Jones 41-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick) | Texas 16–9 |
| 3 | 8:31 | TEX | Studdard 13-yard pass from McEachern (Erxleben kick) | Texas 23–9 |
| 3 | 3:10 | UNT | Jackson 2-yard run (Hamm kick) | Texas 23–16 |
| 4 | 2:37 | TEX | Erxleben 47-yard field goal | Texas 26–16 |
Roster
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1978 team players in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 1979 NFL draft football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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| Russell Erxleben | Kicker/Punter | 1 | 11 | New Orleans Saints |
| Glenn Blackwood | Defensive back | 8 | 215 | Miami Dolphins |
