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1977 Texas Longhorns football team

1977 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorn logo.svg
Southwest Conference champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 4
1977 record 11–1 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach Fred Akers (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Leon Manley
Defensive coordinator Leon Fuller
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Texas $ 8 0 0     11 1 0
#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
#2 Oklahoma vs. #5 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma 3 0 3 0 6
• Texas 0 10 0 3 13
#1 Texas at Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
• Texas 14 19 7 17 57
Texas A&M 7 7 14 0 28

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.


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


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