1977 Texas Longhorns football team
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The 1977 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977 college football season.
[edit] Regular season
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 11-0-0 record. As a collegiate football player at the University of Texas at Austin, 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.
[edit] Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 10 |
4:00 PM |
Boston College* |
#18 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
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W 44-0 |
50,000 |
| September 17 |
4:00 PM |
Virginia* |
#9 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 68-0 |
41,000 |
| October 1 |
4:00 PM |
Rice |
#8 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
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W 72-15 |
47,500 |
| October 8 |
2:00 PM |
vs. #2 Oklahoma* |
#5 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
|
W 13-6 |
72,032 |
| October 15 |
12:00 PM |
at #8 Arkansas |
#2 |
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
ABC |
W 13-9 |
44,296 |
| October 22 |
1:30 PM |
at SMU |
#2 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX |
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W 30-14 |
36,151 |
| October 29 |
2:00 PM |
#14 Texas Tech |
#1 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) |
|
W 26-0 |
78,809 |
| November 5 |
2:00 PM |
at Houston |
#1 |
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
|
W 35-21 |
72,124 |
| November 12 |
2:00 PM |
TCU |
#1 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 44-14 |
50,150 |
| November 19 |
3:00 PM |
Baylor |
#1 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC |
W 29-7 |
60,000 |
| November 26 |
1:30 PM |
at #12 Texas A&M |
#1 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown) |
|
W 57-28 |
57,443 |
| January 2 |
1:00 PM |
vs. #5 Notre Dame* |
#1 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
CBS |
L 10-38 |
76,701 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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[edit] 1977 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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[edit] Awards and honors
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Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
