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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)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 167:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 7
W 34–062,000[1]
September 237:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 6
W 17–360,000[2]
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 6
W 24–754,012[3]
October 711:50 a.m.vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 6
ABCL 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 ArkansasNo. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2178,000[6]
October 282:00 p.m.SMUNo. 7
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 22–365,289[7]
November 112:15 p.m.No. 8 HoustonNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 7–1083,053[8]
November 182:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 9
W 41–020,014[9]
November 252:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 9
ABCL 14–3831,500[10]
December 18:00 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 14
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 22–778,413[11]
December 2312:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Maryland*No. 14
CBSW 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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Roster

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1978 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 6 Randy McEachern Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 53 Bill Acker Jr
DB   Glenn Blackwood Sr
DT 99 Steve McMichael Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 15 Russell Erxleben Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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North Texas State

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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
See also: 1978 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1978 team players in the NFL

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Main article: 1979 NFL draft

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

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  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.


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