1977 Texas Longhorns football team

1977 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 4
1977 record 11–1 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach Fred Akers (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Leon Manley (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Leon Fuller (1st season)
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 0 0     11 1 0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 1 0     11 1 0
Texas A&M 6 2 0     8 4 0
Houston 4 4 0     6 5 0
Texas Tech 4 4 0     7 5 0
Baylor 3 5 0     5 6 0
SMU 3 5 0     4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0     2 9 0
Rice 0 8 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 StadiumAustin, TX 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 BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 13-6   72,032
October 15 12:00 PM at No. 8 Arkansas No. 2 Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) ABC W 13-9   44,296
October 22 1:30 PM at SMU No. 2 Cotton BowlDallas, 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 StadiumHouston, 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 FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 57-28   57,443
January 2 1:00 PM vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* No. 1 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS L 10-38   76,701
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

#2 Oklahoma vs. #5 Texas
1 234Total
Oklahoma 3 030 6
Texas 0 1003 13

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Texas A&M

#1 Texas at Texas A&M
1 234Total
Texas 14 19717 57
Texas A&M 7 7140 28

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1977 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Earl Campbell Running Back 1 1 Houston Oilers
Brad Shearer Defensive Tackle 3 74 Chicago Bears
Alfred Jackson Wide Receiver 7 167 Atlanta Falcons

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  2. "Texas Knocks Off Oklahoma." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 8. Retrieved 2014-Nov-27.
  3. "Campbell, Texas Overpowering." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 27. Retrieved 2014-Dec-04.
  4. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  6. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
  7. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
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