Texas

SWC · 1978 Season · Final

Season

Developing

Record

9–3

0.750 Win %

Conference

1st

6–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

923–388–32

0.699 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1941, 1947, 1963 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas head-to-head · History & Eras

1978 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 34–0
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H	IND WAC	5–7	W 17–3
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	7–4	W 24–7
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	11–1	L 10–31
8	Week 8 · Oct 17	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H	IND FBSI	9–2	W 26–16
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	9–2–1	W 28–21
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	SMU H2H	IND SWC	4–6–1	W 22–3
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	9–3	L 7–10
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	TCU H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 41–0
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	3–8	L 14–38
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 5	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	8–4	W 22–7
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26	Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H	ACC	9–3	W 42–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

1.361

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+43

-12+55

North Texas +9
Arkansas +9
Maryland +9
Texas A&M +8
Texas Tech +7
Wyoming +5
SMU +4
Rice +2
TCU +2
Oklahoma -1
Houston -3
Baylor -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #10Better than 93%

Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+34

+14

+17

-21

+10

+19

-3

+41

-24

+15

+42

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.