Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

 

1978 Texas Longhorns football team

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

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

[13]

Roster

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

North Texas State

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

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

[14]

References

  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.


Stub icon

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of TexasSport icon

This article related to sports in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya


Index: pl ar de en es fr it arz nl ja pt ceb sv uk vi war zh ru af ast az bg zh-min-nan bn be ca cs cy da et el eo eu fa gl ko hi hr id he ka la lv lt hu mk ms min no nn ce uz kk ro simple sk sl sr sh fi ta tt th tg azb tr ur zh-yue hy my ace als am an hyw ban bjn map-bms ba be-tarask bcl bpy bar bs br cv nv eml hif fo fy ga gd gu hak ha hsb io ig ilo ia ie os is jv kn ht ku ckb ky mrj lb lij li lmo mai mg ml zh-classical mr xmf mzn cdo mn nap new ne frr oc mhr or as pa pnb ps pms nds crh qu sa sah sco sq scn si sd szl su sw tl shn te bug vec vo wa wuu yi yo diq bat-smg zu lad kbd ang smn ab roa-rup frp arc gn av ay bh bi bo bxr cbk-zam co za dag ary se pdc dv dsb myv ext fur gv gag inh ki glk gan guw xal haw rw kbp pam csb kw km kv koi kg gom ks gcr lo lbe ltg lez nia ln jbo lg mt mi tw mwl mdf mnw nqo fj nah na nds-nl nrm nov om pi pag pap pfl pcd krc kaa ksh rm rue sm sat sc trv stq nso sn cu so srn kab roa-tara tet tpi to chr tum tk tyv udm ug vep fiu-vro vls wo xh zea ty ak bm ch ny ee ff got iu ik kl mad cr pih ami pwn pnt dz rmy rn sg st tn ss ti din chy ts kcg ve 
Prefix: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia

Portal : Agama
Agama
Portal : Bahasa
Bahasa
Portal : Biografi
Biografi
Portal : Budaya
Budaya
Portal : Ekonomi
Ekonomi
Portal : Elektronika
Elektronika
Portal : Film
Film
Portal : Filsafat
Filsafat
Portal : Geografi
Geografi
Portal : Indonesia
Indonesia
Portal : Ilmu
Ilmu
Portal : Lingkungan
Lingkungan
Portal : Masyarakat
Masyarakat
Portal : Matematika
Matematika
Portal : Militer
Militer
Portal : Mitologi
Mitologi
Portal : Musik
Musik
Portal : Olahraga
Olahraga
Portal : Pendidikan
Pendidikan
Portal : Politik
Politik
Portal : Sastra
Sastra
Portal : Sejarah
Sejarah
Portal : Seni
Seni
Portal : Teknologi
Teknologi