1977 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1977 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.
Regular season
The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 11–0 record. Earl Campbell won the Heisman Trophy in 1977 and led the nation in rushing with 1,744 yards. In 1977, he became the first recipient of the Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy which was awarded to the most outstanding player in the now-defunct Southwest Conference. He was selected as the Southwest Conference running back of the year in each of his college seasons and finished with 4,444 career rushing yards.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 10 |
4:00 PM |
Boston College* |
No. 18 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
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W 44-0 |
50,000 |
September 17 |
4:00 PM |
Virginia* |
No. 9 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 68-0 |
41,000 |
October 1 |
4:00 PM |
Rice |
No. 8 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 72-15 |
47,500 |
October 8 |
2:00 PM |
vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* |
No. 5 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
|
W 13-6 |
72,032 |
October 15 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 8 Arkansas |
No. 2 |
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 13-9 |
44,296 |
October 22 |
1:30 PM |
at SMU |
No. 2 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX |
|
W 30-14 |
36,151 |
October 29 |
2:00 PM |
No. 14 Texas Tech |
No. 1 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
|
W 26-0 |
78,809 |
November 5 |
2:00 PM |
at Houston |
No. 1 |
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
|
W 35-21 |
72,124 |
November 12 |
2:00 PM |
TCU |
No. 1 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 44-14 |
50,150 |
November 19 |
3:00 PM |
Baylor |
No. 1 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC |
W 29-7 |
60,000 |
November 26 |
1:30 PM |
at No. 12 Texas A&M |
No. 1 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |
|
W 57-28 |
57,443 |
January 2 |
1:00 PM |
vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* |
No. 1 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
CBS |
L 10-38 |
76,701 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
#2 Oklahoma vs. #5 Texas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oklahoma |
3 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
• Texas |
0 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| OKLA | von Schamann 47 yard field goal | OKLA 3–0 |
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Q2 |
| TEX | Erxleben 64 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
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Q2 |
| TEX | Campbell 24 yard run (Erxleben kick) | TEX 10–3 |
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Q3 |
| OKLA | von Schamann 33 yard field goal | TEX 10–6 |
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Q4 |
| TEX | Erxleben 58 yard field goal | TEX 13–6 |
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Texas A&M
#1 Texas at Texas A&M
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Texas |
14 |
19 | 7 | 17 |
57 |
Texas A&M |
7 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
28 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| TA&M | Dickey 7 yard run (Franklin kick) | TA&M 7–0 |
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Q1 |
| TEX | Campbell 60 yard pass from McEachern (McMichael kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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Q1 |
| TEX | Campbell 4 yard run (McMichael kick) | TEX 14–7 |
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Q2 |
| TEX | H. Jones 4 yard run (McMichael kick) | TEX 21–7 |
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Q2 |
| TEX | Jackson 9 yard pass from McEachern (kick failed) | TEX 26–7 |
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Q2 |
| TEX | Jackson 12 yard pass from McEachern (McMichael kick) | TEX 33–7 |
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Q2 |
| TA&M | Woodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick) | TEX 33–14 |
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Q3 |
| TEX | Campbell 6 yard run (McMichael kick) | TEX 40–14 |
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Q3 |
| TA&M | Walker 8 yard run (Franklin kick) | TEX 40–21 |
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Q3 |
| TA&M | Woodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick) | TEX 40–28 |
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Q4 |
| TEX | Campbell 23 yard run (McMichael kick) | TEX 47–28 |
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Q4 |
| TEX | L. Jones 37 yard pass from McEachern (McMichael kick) | TEX 54–28 |
|
Q4 |
| TEX | McMichael 48 yard field goal | TEX 57–28 |
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1977 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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Awards and honors
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