1978 Texas Longhorns men’s basketball season

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[edit] 1977-78 Schedule and Results

NIT CHAMPIONS
Coach: Abe Lemons
Overall Record: 26-5[1][2]
Southwest Conference Record: 14-2
Southwest Conference Standing: T-1st
Final AP Poll: 17th
Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll: 19th
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Regular Season
Nov 26 @ Southern California — Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Los Angeles, California   L 64-65   0-1
Nov 29 Oklahoma — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 83-76 1-1
Dec 3 Mississippi State — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 81-69 2-1
Dec 5 Louisiana State — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 82-66 3-1
Dec 7 @ Oklahoma State — Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 108-87 4-1
Dec 10 Alaska Anchorage — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 87-65 5-1
Dec 17 @ Centenary — Gold Dome • Shreveport, Louisiana W 105-73 6-1
Dec 20 Oklahoma City — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 88-71 7-1
Dec 26 vs. Army — Milwaukee Arena • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Milwaukee Classic)		 W 74-73 8-1
Dec 28 @ #5 Marquette — Milwaukee Arena • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Milwaukee Classic)		 L 56-65 8-2
Jan 5 @ TCU* — Daniel-Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, Texas W 90-41 9-2 (1-0 SWC)
Jan 7 Texas Tech* — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 101-86 10-2 (2-0)
Jan 10 @ Houston* — Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas W 100-89 11-2 (3-0)
Jan 14 #3 Arkansas* — Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 75-69 12-2 (4-0)
Jan 17 Rice* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 78-64 13-2 (5-0)
Jan 23 @ Texas A&M* #15 G. Rollie White Coliseum • College Station, Texas W 79-77 OT 14-2 (6-0)
Jan 25 Baylor* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 78-76 15-2 (7-0)
Jan 28 @ SMU* #15 Moody Coliseum • Dallas, Texas W 85-80 16-2 (8-0)
Jan 30 Houston* #15 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 73-72 17-2 (9-0)
Feb 1 @ #2 Arkansas* #12 Barnhill Arena • Fayetteville, Arkansas L 71-75 17-3 (9-1)
Feb 4 TCU* #12 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 87-60 18-3 (10-1)
Feb 7 @ Rice* #12 Autry Court • Houston, Texas W 102-86 19-3 (11-1)
Feb 13 Texas A&M* #12 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 90-66 20-3 (12-1)
Feb 15 @ Baylor* #12 Heart O' Texas Coliseum • Waco, Texas L 77-79 20-4 (12-2)
Feb 18 @ Texas Tech* #12 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum • Lubbock, Texas W 78-63 21-4 (13-2)
Feb 21 SMU* #14 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas W 82-74 22-4 (14-2)
1978 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar 4 vs. #14 Houston* #12  ? • Houston, Texas
(SWC Tournament First Round)		 L 90-92 22-5
1978 National Invitation Tournament — First and Second Rounds
Mar 10 vs. Temple #16 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(NIT First Round)		 W 72-58 23-5
Mar 15 vs. Nebraska #17 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(NIT Second Round)		 W 67-48 24-5
1978 National Invitation Tournament — NIT Final Four
Mar 19 vs. Rutgers #17 Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
(NIT Semifinal)		 W 96-76 25-5
Mar 21 vs. North Carolina State #17 Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
(NIT Final)		 W 101-93 26-5
*Southwest Conference Game. #Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll. OT indicates overtime.

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Pennington, Richard. Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998. ISBN 0292765851. 
  2. ^ McConnell, Scott. 2006-07 Texas Basketball Media Guide. Austin: UT Athletics, 2006. 
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