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1977 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1977
teamTexas Longhorns
sportfootball
imageTexas Longhorns logo.svg
image_size150
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
CoachRank5
APRank4
record11–1
conf_record8–0
head_coachFred Akers
hc_year1st
off_coachLeon Manley
oc_year1st
off_schemeVeer, I formation
def_coachLeon Fuller
dc_year1st
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
captainEarl Campbell
captain2Morgan Cope
captain3George James
captain4Brad Shearer
stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
championCo-national champion (Rothman (FACT))
SWC champion
bowl[Cotton Bowl Classic](1978-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_resultL 10–38 vs. [Notre Dame](1977-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)

SWC champion 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

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Rankings

Main article: 1977 NCAA Division I football rankings

Game summaries

Oklahoma

At Arkansas

At Texas A&M

  • Earl Campbell 27 Rush, 222 Yds (career-high)

vs. Notre Dame (Cotton Bowl)

Main article: 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic

Roster

  • Fred Akers

Awards and honors

  • Earl Campbell – Heisman Trophy, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy, Consensus All-American
  • Brad Shearer – Outland Trophy, Consensus All-American
  • Fred Akers – SWC Coach of the Year

1977 team players in the NFL

Main article: 1978 NFL draft

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

References

References

  1. (September 11, 1977). "Texas stampedes; Longhorn firepower cuts down Boston College, 44–0". Valley Morning Star.
  2. (September 18, 1977). "Texas bombards Virginia, 68–0". Del Rio News Herald.
  3. (October 2, 1977). "Longhorns pile up 72 more points". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
  4. (October 9, 1977). "Campbell, third-string QB lead Longhorns". The Orange Leader.
  5. (October 16, 1977). "Texas defeats Arkansas in stirring 13–9 battle". The Waxahachie Daily Light.
  6. (October 23, 1977). "Campbell steers Texas right, 30–14". Tulsa World.
  7. (October 30, 1977). "Longhorns not subtle in justifying ranking". The El Paso Times.
  8. (November 6, 1977). "Longhorns explode past Cougs, 35–21". The Shreveport Times.
  9. (November 13, 1977). "Longhorns romp over Frogs". Longview Morning Journal.
  10. (November 20, 1977). "UT blasts Bears on TV". The Victoria Advocate.
  11. (November 27, 1977). "Campbell warhead razes Aggie defenses". Port Arthur Daily News.
  12. (January 3, 1978). "Notre Dame claims grid title". The Indianapolis Star.
  13. "1977 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  14. "Texas Knocks Off Oklahoma." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 8. Retrieved 2014-Nov-27.
  15. "Campbell, Texas Overpowering." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 27. Retrieved 2014-Dec-04.
  16. "Heisman Winners".
  17. "2010 NCAA Football Records". National Collegiate Athletics Association.
  18. "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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