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1977 Texas Longhorns football team

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Conference
  
Southwest Conference

AP
  
No. 4

Head coach
  
Fred Akers (1st year)

Coaches
  
No. 5

1977 record
  
11–1 (8–0 SWC)

Offensive coordinator
  
Leon Manley


The 1977 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

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Regular 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.

Texas A&M

  • Earl Campbell 27 Rush, 222 Yds (career-high)

    • 1977 team players in the NFL

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

    Awards and honors

  • Earl Campbell, Heisman Trophy
  • Earl Campbell, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy
  • Earl Campbell, Consensus All-American
  • Brad Shearer, Outland Trophy
  • Brad Shearer, Consensus All-American

    • References

    1977 Texas Longhorns football team Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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