1975 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1975 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC co-champion Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1975 record | 10–2 (6–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Offensive coordinator | Don Breaux |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.
Schedule
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and defeated #10 Colorado in the 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, 38–21.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 13 | 6:30 PM | Colorado State* | No. 12 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 46-0 | 46,400 | |||
| September 20 | 2:30 PM | at Washington* | No. 8 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 28-10 | 56,000 | |||
| September 27 | 6:30 PM | Texas Tech | No. 6 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 42-18 | 77,809 | |||
| October 4 | 6:30 PM | Utah State* | No. 7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 61-7 | 40,130 | |||
| October 11 | 1:00 PM | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 5 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | L 17-24 | 72,204 | |||
| October 18 | 2:30 PM | at No. 20 Arkansas | No. 8 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | ABC | W 24-18 | 43,860 | ||
| October 25 | 6:30 PM | Rice | No. 8 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 41-9 | 55,000 | |||
| November 1 | 2:00 PM | at SMU | No. 8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 30-22 | 35,010 | |||
| November 8 | 1:00 PM | Baylor | No. 7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 37-21 | 75,500 | |||
| November 15 | 2:30 PM | TCU | No. 7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 27-11 | 34,500 | |||
| November 28 | 2:30 PM | at No. 2 Texas A&M | No. 5 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | L 10-20 | 56,679 | ||
| December 27 | 2:30 PM | vs. No. 10 Colorado* | No. 9 | Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) | ABC | W 38-21 | 52,748 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
Game summaries
TCU
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1975 team players in the NFL
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[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://stats.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/75/ut-tcu.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
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