1978 Texas Longhorns football team

1978 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 42–0 vs. Maryland
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (2nd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 0 9 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 0 9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 0 8 4 0
SMU 3 5 0 4 6 1
Baylor 3 5 0 3 8 0
Rice 2 6 0 2 9 0
TCU 0 8 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8-3 record and defeated Maryland in the Sun Bowl.