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
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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 Texas 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.