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1979 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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.
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Sun Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Washington | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Leon Manley (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Leon Fuller (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Iowa State* | No. 4 |
| W 17–9 | 73,652 | |
| September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Missouri* | No. 4 | W 21–0 | 75,136 | ||
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 4 |
| W 26–9 | 65,227 | |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 4 | ABC | W 16–7 | 72,032 | |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Arkansas | No. 2 | ABC | L 14–17 | 55,838 | |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at SMU | No. 9 | W 30–6 | 53,327 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 8 |
| W 14–6 | 77,809 | |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Houston | No. 8 | W 21–13 | 53,650 | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 6 |
| W 35–10 | 61,597 | |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Baylor | No. 6 |
| W 13–0 | 63,288 | |
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 6 | L 7–13 | 69,017 | ||
| December 22 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Washington* | No. 11 | CBS | L 7–14 | 33,412 | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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