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1979 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (3rd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and lost to Washington in the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 227:00 p.m.Iowa State*No. 4
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 17–973,652[1]
September 291:30 p.m.at No. 5 Missouri*No. 4
W 21–075,136[2]
October 67:00 p.m.RiceNo. 4
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 26–965,227[3]
October 133:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 4
ABCW 16–772,032[4]
October 203:00 p.m.at No. 10 ArkansasNo. 2
ABCL 14–1755,838[5]
October 271:30 p.m.at SMUNo. 9
W 30–653,327[6]
November 32:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–677,809[7]
November 107:30 p.m.at No. 5 HoustonNo. 8
W 21–1353,650[8]
November 172:00 p.m.TCUNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 35–1061,597[9]
November 242:00 p.m.No. 17 BaylorNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 13–063,288[10]
December 11:30 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 6
L 7–1369,017[11]
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Washington*No. 11
CBSL 7–1433,412[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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1979 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 54 Mike Baab So
WR 26 Lam Jones Sr
QB 1 Donnie Little So
TE 87 Lawrence Sampleton So
RB Rodney Tate So
G 79 Terry Tausch So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 53 Bill Acker Sr
DT 99 Steve McMichael Sr
LB 51 Bruce Scholtz So
DE 77 Kenneth Sims So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1979 team players in the NFL

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Main article: 1980 NFL draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Lam Jones Wide receiver 1 2 New York Jets
Johnnie Johnson Cornerback 1 17 Los Angeles Rams
Derrick Hatchett Safety 1 24 Baltimore Colts
Steve McMichael Defensive tackle 3 73 New England Patriots
Ricky Churchman Strong safety 4 84 San Francisco 49ers
Bill Acker Defensive tackle 6 142 St. Louis Cardinals
Charles Vaclavik Defensive back 12 306 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  1. ^ "Texas squeezes past stubborn ISU, 17–9". The Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No. 5 Mizzou draws blanks against Texas". The Spokesman-Review. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns sother Rice offense, 26–9". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas defense stifles Sooners". The Columbian. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas edges Texas in upset". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas bounces back, smothers SMU, 30–6". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas finds new quarterback". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns stick Cougars with loss". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas belts TCU, 35–10". The Lincoln Star. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas stops Baylor cold". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas A&M knocks Texas out of Sugar". The Arizona Republic. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Washington cashes in Texas errors, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1979 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.


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