1975 Texas Longhorns football team

1975 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 6
1975 record 10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach Darrell Royal (19th season)
Offensive coordinator Don Breaux
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Mike Campbell
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 6:30 p.m. Colorado State* No. 12 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 46–0   46,400
September 20 2:30 p.m. at Washington* No. 8 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 28–10   56,000
September 27 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) W 42–18   77,809
October 4 6:30 p.m. Utah State* No. 7 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 61–7   40,130
October 11 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* No. 5 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 17–24   72,204
October 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 20 Arkansas No. 8 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) ABC W 24–18   43,860
October 25 6:30 p.m. Rice No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) W 41–9   55,000
November 1 2:00 p.m. at SMU No. 8 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 30–22   35,010
November 8 1:00 p.m. Baylor No. 7 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 37–21   75,500
November 15 2:30 p.m. TCU No. 7 Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) W 27–11   34,500
November 28 2:30 p.m. at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 5 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) ABC L 10–20   56,679
December 27 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 10 Colorado* No. 9 Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) ABC W 38–21   52,748
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

TCU

TCU vs #7 Texas
1 234Total
TCU 0 308 11
• Texas 14 067 27
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
  • Game start: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 deg. Wind: S 15 mph Weather: 40% humidity

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1976 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bob SimmonsGuard377New Orleans Saints
Marty AkinsDefensive back11315St. Louis Cardinals
Will WilcoxGuard13365Buffalo Bills
Rick ThurmanTackle14388Kansas City Chiefs

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Awards and honors

  • Bob Simmons, Tackle, Consensus All-American[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ TCU vs Texas (Nov 15, 1975)
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
  4. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf


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