1977-78 Texas Longhorns Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-5 (14-2, 1st in SWC MBB)

Rank: 17th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Abe Lemons

PS/G: 83.9 (26th of 259)

PA/G: 72.1 (96th of 259)

SRS: 16.05 (8th of 253)

SOS: 4.59 (48th of 253)

NIT Champion
SWC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Texas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	12	12	12	14	12	16	17

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	REG	@	Southern California	Pac-8	4.87	L	64	65		0	1	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
2	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	REG		Oklahoma	Big 8	7.18	W	83	76		1	1	W 1	Frank Erwin Center
3	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	7.64	W	81	69		2	1	W 2	Frank Erwin Center
4	Mon, Dec 5, 1977	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	14.21	W	82	66		3	1	W 3	Frank Erwin Center
5	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	REG	@	Oklahoma State	Big 8	0.81	W	108	87		4	1	W 4	Gallagher-Iba Arena
6	Sat, Dec 17, 1977	REG	@	Centenary (LA)	Ind	-5.33	W	105	73		5	1	W 5	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
7	Tue, Dec 20, 1977	REG		Oklahoma City	Ind	1.88	W	88	71		6	1	W 6	Frank Erwin Center
8	Mon, Dec 26, 1977	REG	N	Army	Ind	1.17	W	74	73		7	1	W 7	MECCA Arena
9	Tue, Dec 27, 1977	REG	@	Marquette (5)	Ind	14.30	L	56	65		7	2	L 1	MECCA Arena
10	Thu, Jan 5, 1978	REG	@	TCU	SWC	-14.96	W	90	41		8	2	W 1	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	REG		Texas Tech	SWC	6.00	W	101	86		9	2	W 2	Frank Erwin Center
12	Tue, Jan 10, 1978	REG	@	Houston	SWC	15.25	W	100	89		10	2	W 3	Hofheinz Pavilion
13	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG		Arkansas (3)	SWC	15.97	W	75	69		11	2	W 4	Frank Erwin Center
14	Tue, Jan 17, 1978	REG		Rice	SWC	-6.55	W	78	64		12	2	W 5	Frank Erwin Center
15	Mon, Jan 23, 1978	REG	@	Texas A&M	SWC	0.43	W	79	77		13	2	W 6	G. Rollie White Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	REG		Baylor	SWC	4.65	W	78	76		14	2	W 7	Frank Erwin Center
17	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG	@	Southern Methodist	SWC	-0.40	W	85	80		15	2	W 8	Moody Coliseum
18	Mon, Jan 30, 1978	REG		Houston	SWC	15.25	W	73	72		16	2	W 9	Frank Erwin Center
19	Wed, Feb 1, 1978	REG	@	Arkansas (2)	SWC	15.97	L	71	75		16	3	L 1	Barnhill Arena
20	Sat, Feb 4, 1978	REG		TCU	SWC	-14.96	W	87	60		17	3	W 1	Frank Erwin Center
21	Tue, Feb 7, 1978	REG	@	Rice	SWC	-6.55	W	102	86		18	3	W 2	Rice Gymnasium
22	Mon, Feb 13, 1978	REG		Texas A&M	SWC	0.43	W	90	66		19	3	W 3	Frank Erwin Center
23	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	REG	@	Baylor	SWC	4.65	L	77	79		19	4	L 1	Heart O' Texas Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG	@	Texas Tech	SWC	6.00	W	78	63		20	4	W 1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
25	Tue, Feb 21, 1978	REG		Southern Methodist	SWC	-0.40	W	82	74		21	4	W 2	Frank Erwin Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	CTOURN	@	Houston	SWC	15.25	L	90	92		21	5	L 1	The Summit
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 10, 1978	NIT		Temple	ECC	4.50	W	72	58		22	5	W 1	Frank Erwin Center
28	Wed, Mar 15, 1978	NIT		Nebraska	Big 8	10.18	W	67	48		23	5	W 2	Frank Erwin Center
29	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	NIT	@	Rutgers	EAA	6.56	W	96	76		24	5	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
30	Tue, Mar 21, 1978	NIT	@	NC State	ACC	13.64	W	101	93		25	5	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)