1979 Texas Longhorns football team

1979 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (3rd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and lost to Washington in the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 227:00 p.m.Iowa State*No. 4
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 17–973,652[1]
September 291:30 p.m.at No. 5 Missouri*No. 4
W 21–075,136[2]
October 67:00 p.m.RiceNo. 4
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 26–965,227[3]
October 133:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 4
ABCW 16–772,032[4]
October 203:00 p.m.at No. 10 ArkansasNo. 2
ABCL 14–1755,838[5]
October 271:30 p.m.at SMUNo. 9
W 30–653,327[6]
November 32:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–677,809[7]
November 107:30 p.m.at No. 5 HoustonNo. 8
W 21–1353,650[8]
November 172:00 p.m.TCUNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 35–1061,597[9]
November 242:00 p.m.No. 17 BaylorNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 13–063,288[10]
December 11:30 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 6
L 7–1369,017[11]
December 2212:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Washington*No. 11
CBSL 7–1433,412[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1979 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 54 Mike Baab So
WR 26 Lam Jones Sr
QB 1 Donnie Little So
TE 87 Lawrence Sampleton So
RB Rodney Tate So
G 79 Terry Tausch So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 53 Bill Acker Sr
DT 99 Steve McMichael Sr
LB 51 Bruce Scholtz So
DE 77 Kenneth Sims So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1979 team players in the NFL

Main article: 1980 NFL draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Lam Jones Wide receiver 1 2 New York Jets
Johnnie Johnson Cornerback 1 17 Los Angeles Rams
Derrick Hatchett Safety 1 24 Baltimore Colts
Steve McMichael Defensive tackle 3 73 New England Patriots
Ricky Churchman Strong safety 4 84 San Francisco 49ers
Bill Acker Defensive tackle 6 142 St. Louis Cardinals
Charles Vaclavik Defensive back 12 306 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "Texas squeezes past stubborn ISU, 17–9". The Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "No. 5 Mizzou draws blanks against Texas". The Spokesman-Review. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns sother Rice offense, 26–9". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas defense stifles Sooners". The Columbian. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas edges Texas in upset". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas bounces back, smothers SMU, 30–6". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas finds new quarterback". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns stick Cougars with loss". Syracuse Herald-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas belts TCU, 35–10". The Lincoln Star. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas stops Baylor cold". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas A&M knocks Texas out of Sugar". The Arizona Republic. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Washington cashes in Texas errors, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. December 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1979 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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