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Sun Bowl champion | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
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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 (Capacity: 77,809) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | atRice | No. 7 |
| W 34–0 | 62,000 | ||
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 6 |
| W 17–3 | 60,000 | [1] | |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | atTexas Tech | No. 6 |
| W 24–7 | 54,012 | ||
October 7 | 11:50 a.m. | vs. No. 1Oklahoma* | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 10–31 | 72,032 | |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 12 |
| W 26–16 | 63,000 | ||
October 21 | 11:50 a.m. | No. 3Arkansas | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 28–21 | 78,000 | |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 7 |
| W 22–3 | 65,289 | ||
November 11 | 2:15 p.m. | No. 8Houston | No. 6 |
| L 7–10 | 83,053 | ||
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | atTCU | No. 9 |
| W 41–0 | 20,014 | ||
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | atBaylor | No. 9 |
| ABC | L 14-38 | 31,500 | |
December 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 22–7 | 78,413 | |
December 23 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13Maryland* | No. 14 |
| CBS | W 42–0 | 33,122 | [2] |
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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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