1979 Texas Longhorns football team

1979 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Washington
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (3rd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 1 011 1 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 3 08 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 06 5 0
SMU 3 5 05 6 0
Texas Tech 2 5 13 6 2
TCU 1 6 12 8 1
Rice 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.