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2 Roster  





3 Game summaries  



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4 1978 team players in the NFL  





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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
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.10Houston $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
    No.11Arkansas 6 2 0 9 2 1
    No.9Texas 6 2 0 9 3 0
    Texas Tech 5 3 0 7 4 0
    No.19Texas 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[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 167:30 p.m.atRiceNo. 7
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
  • W 34–062,000
    September 237:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 6
  • Austin, TX
  • W 17–360,000[1]
    September 307:30 p.m.atTexas TechNo. 6
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
  • W 24–754,012
    October 711:50 a.m.vs. No. 1Oklahoma*No. 6
  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
  • 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. 3ArkansasNo. 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. 8HoustonNo. 6
    • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
  • L 7–1083,053
    November 182:00 p.m.atTCUNo. 9
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
  • W 41–020,014
    November 252:00 p.m.atBaylorNo. 9
  • Waco, TX
  • 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. 13Maryland*No. 14
  • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)
  • CBSW 42–033,122[2]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • [3]

    Roster[edit]

    1978 Texas Longhorns football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 6 Randy McEachern Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB   Glenn Blackwood Sr
    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[edit]

    North Texas State[edit]

    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)

    1978 team players in the NFL[edit]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ Kirk Bohls (September 24, 1978). "'Horns sputter past Wyoming 17-3". Austin American-Statesman. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Jones boys and wind carry Texas past Maryland 42–0". The Sacramento Bee. December 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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