1977 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1977 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1977 college football season.

Regular season
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 11-0-0 record. As a collegiate football player at the University of Texas at Austin, 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.

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