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
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
1975 record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coachDarrell Royal (19th season)
Offensive coordinatorDon Breaux
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Home stadiumMemorial 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 136:30 p.m.Colorado State*No. 12W 46–046,400
September 202:30 p.m.at Washington*No. 8W 28–1056,000
September 276:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 42–1877,809
October 46:30 p.m.Utah State*No. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 61–740,130
October 111:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 5L 17–2472,204
October 182:30 p.m.at No. 20 ArkansasNo. 8
ABCW 24–1843,860
October 256:30 p.m.RiceNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 41–955,000
November 12:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 8
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 30–2235,010
November 81:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 37–2175,500
November 152:30 p.m.TCUNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 27–1134,500
November 282:30 p.m.at No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 5ABCL 10–2056,679
December 272:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 9ABCW 38–2152,748
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

Roster

1975 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 20 Earl Campbell So
QB 10 Marty Akins Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 77 Brad Shearer So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 15 Russell Erxleben Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Utah State

    1 234Total
    Utah St 0 700 7
    Texas 21 141313 61
    • Date: October 4
    • Location: Memorial Stadium
    • Game attendance: 41,100

    [2]

    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

    [3]

    Colorado (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

    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

    [4]

    Awards and honors

    • Bob Simmons, Tackle, Consensus All-American[5]

    References

    1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    2. Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
    3. TCU vs Texas (Nov 15, 1975)
    4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
    5. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf


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