1975 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1975 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and defeated #10 Colorado in the 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, 38–21.
| 1975 Texas Longhorns football | |
|---|---|
 | |
Southwest Conference co-champion Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Don Breaux |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Colorado State* | No. 12 | W 46–0 | 46,400 | ||
| September 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington* | No. 8 | W 28–10 | 56,000 | ||
| September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 6 |
| W 42–18 | 77,809 | |
| October 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 7 |
| W 61–7 | 40,130 | |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 5 | L 17–24 | 72,204 | ||
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Arkansas | No. 8 | ABC | W 24–18 | 43,860 | |
| October 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Rice | No. 8 |
| W 41–9 | 55,000 | |
| November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 8 |
| W 30–22 | 35,010 | |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 7 |
| W 37–21 | 75,500 | |
| November 15 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | No. 7 |
| W 27–11 | 34,500 | |
| November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Texas A&M | No. 5 | ABC | L 10–20 | 56,679 | |
| December 27 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Colorado* | No. 9 | ABC | W 38–21 | 52,748 | |
| |||||||
Roster
| 1975 Texas Longhorns football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
Utah State
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)
1976 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Bob Simmons | Guard | 3 | 77 | New Orleans Saints |
| Marty Akins | Defensive back | 11 | 315 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Will Wilcox | Guard | 13 | 365 | Buffalo Bills |
| Rick Thurman | Tackle | 14 | 388 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Awards and honors
- Bob Simmons, Tackle, Consensus All-American[5] Marty Akins, Quarterback, 1st Team All-American Football Writers Association of America. Southwest Conference Player of the Year, Southwest Conference Most Valuable Player, Kern Tips Award Winner, Southwest Conference Offensive MVP, Southwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year, The Darrell K. Royal Trophy, The University of Texas Most Valuable Athlete Award.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
- TCU vs Texas (Nov 15, 1975)
- "1976 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- "2010 NCAA Football Records - Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. p. 8. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.