1978 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

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)
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 09 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 07 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 08 4 0
SMU 3 5 04 6 1
Baylor 3 5 03 8 0
Rice 2 6 02 9 0
TCU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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