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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Iowa State* | No. 4 | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX
| | 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 | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (rivalry)
| | 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 | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (rivalry)
| | 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 | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (rivalry)
| | W 35–10 | 61,597 |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Baylor | No. 6 | - Texas Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX
| | 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 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1979 Texas Longhorns football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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1979 team players in the NFL
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The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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