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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Fred Akers
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Fred Akers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Boston College  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Virginia  68   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Rice  72   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oklahoma  13   6   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Arkansas  13   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Southern Methodist  30   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Texas Tech  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Houston  35   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Texas Christian  44   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Baylor  29   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Texas A&M  57   28   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Notre Dame  10   38   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored441
  Scoring Average36.8
  Points Allowed152
  Defense Average12.7
  Opponents Record72-64
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-0
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 11-1-0 AP
5 11-1-0 Coaches
5 11-1-0 UPI
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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