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1979 Texas Longhorns football team

1979 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorn logo.svg
Sun Bowl vs. Washington, L 7–14
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 12
1979 record 9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach Fred Akers
Offensive coordinator Leon Manley
Defensive coordinator Leon Fuller
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Houston + 7 1 0     11 1 0
#8 Arkansas + 7 1 0     10 2 0
#12 Texas 6 2 0     9 3 0
#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 1979 Sun Bowl.


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