1978 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team
The 1978 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]
| 1978 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 1978 record | 5–6 (3–2 SLC) |
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| Home stadium | Cravens Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Drake* | L 23–25 | 8,580 | [2] | |
| September 9 | West Texas State* | L 10–18 | 6,750 | [3] | |
| September 16 | vs. North Texas State* | L 23–28 | 16,821 | [4] | |
| September 23 | Louisiana Tech |
| L 21–28 | 7,025 | [5] |
| September 30 | at East Carolina* | L 23–17 | 25,986 | [6] | |
| October 7 | at New Mexico State* | W 28–17 | 13,852 | [7] | |
| October 14 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 24–3 | 5,450 | [8] |
| October 21 | at Lamar | W 37–17 | 4,200 | [9] | |
| October 28 | Arkansas State |
| L 7–27 | 7,805 | [10] |
| November 4 | Northwestern State* |
| W 30–7 | 5,551 | [11] |
| November 18 | at McNeese State | W 20–17 | 13,800 | [12] | |
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References
- "1978 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- "Late TDs lift Drake over UTA Mavericks". The Daily Advertiser. September 3, 1978. p. 63. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Texas down UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N. Texas rips UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech holds off UTA in SLC opener, 28–21". The Times. September 24, 1978. p. 2D. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bucs dodge bullet from Movin' Mavs". The News and Observer. October 1, 1978. p. 2-11. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mavericks pick up 28–17 win". El Paso Times. October 8, 1978. p. 12E. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UTA proves tough for USL". Daily World. October 15, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wealth of runners pays off for Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mavs embarrassed 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Regrouped Mavs roll past Demons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dewalt ignites UTA nod". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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