1977 Texas Longhorns football team

1977 Texas Longhorns football
Co-national champion (Rothman (FACT))
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record11–1 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (1st season)
Offensive schemeVeer, I formation
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 $ 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. 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. Rothman (FACT), a mathematical rating system in use since 1968 and NCAA-designated major selector, selected Texas as co-national champions with Notre Dame and Arkansas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 104:00 p.m.Boston College*No. 18
W 44–050,000[1]
September 174:00 p.m.Virginia*No. 9
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 68–041,000[2]
October 14:00 p.m.RiceNo. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 72–1547,500[3]
October 82:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 5
W 13–672,032[4]
October 1512:00 p.m.at No. 8 ArkansasNo. 2
ABCW 13–944,296[5]
October 221:30 p.m.at SMUNo. 2
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 30–1436,151[6]
October 292:00 p.m.No. 14 Texas TechNo. 1
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 26–078,809[7]
November 52:00 p.m.at HoustonNo. 1
W 35–2172,124[8]
November 122:00 p.m.TCUNo. 1
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 44–1450,150[9]
November 193:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 1
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 29–760,000[10]
November 261:30 p.m.at No. 12 Texas A&MNo. 1
W 57–2857,443[11]
January 2, 19781:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 1
CBSL 10–3876,701[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Main article: 1977 NCAA Division I football rankings

Game summaries

Oklahoma

#2 Oklahoma vs. #5 Texas
Team 1 234Total
Sooners 3 030 6
• Longhorns 0 1003 13
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game attendance: 72,000
Scoring summary
Q1OKLAvon Schamann 47 yard field goalOKLA 3–0
Q2TEXErxleben 64 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q2TEXCampbell 24 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 10–3
Q3OKLAvon Schamann 33 yard field goalTEX 10–6
Q4TEXErxleben 58 yard field goalTEX 13–6
See also: 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Shootout

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At Arkansas

See also: 1977 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–Texas football rivalry

At Texas A&M

#1 Texas at Texas A&M
Team 1 234Total
• Longhorns 14 19717 57
Aggies 7 7140 28
Scoring summary
Q1TA&MDickey 7 yard run (Franklin kick)TA&M 7–0
Q1TEXCampbell 60 yard pass from McEachern (McMichael kick)Tie 7–7
Q1TEXCampbell 4 yard run (McMichael kick)TEX 14–7
Q2TEXH. Jones 4 yard run (McMichael kick)TEX 21–7
Q2TEXJackson 9 yard pass from McEachern (kick failed)TEX 26–7
Q2TEXJackson 12 yard pass from McEachern (McMichael kick)TEX 33–7
Q2TA&MWoodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick)TEX 33–14
Q3TEXCampbell 6 yard run (McMichael kick)TEX 40–14
Q3TA&MWalker 8 yard run (Franklin kick)TEX 40–21
Q3TA&MWoodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick)TEX 40–28
Q4TEXCampbell 23 yard run (McMichael kick)TEX 47–28
Q4TEXL. Jones 37 yard pass from McEachern (McMichael kick)TEX 54–28
Q4TEXMcMichael 48 yard field goalTEX 57–28
See also: 1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry

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vs. Notre Dame (Cotton Bowl)

Team 1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 3 2177 38
Longhorns 3 700 10
Scoring summary
Q111:35NDReeve 47-yard field goalND 3–0
Q16:07TEXErxleben 42-yard field goalTie 3–3
Q214:56NDEurick 6-yard run (Reeve kick)ND 10–3
Q211:37NDEurick 10-yard run (Reeve kick)ND 17–3
Q27:28NDFerguson 17-yard pass from Montana (Reeve kick)ND 24–3
Q20:00TEXLockett 13-yard pass from McEachern (Erxeleben kick)ND 24–10
Q36:49NDFerguson 3-yard run (Reeve kick)ND 31–10
Q49:41NDFerguson 26-yard run (Reeve kick)ND 38–10
Main article: 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Roster

1977 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Earl Campbell Sr
WR 2 Alfred Jackson Sr
WR 26 Lam Jones So
QB 6 Randy McEachern Jr
G 76 Jim Yarbrough Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 99 Steve McMichael So
DL 77 Brad Shearer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 15 Russell Erxleben Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Awards and honors

    1977 team players in the NFL

    Main article: 1978 NFL draft

    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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