1975 Texas Longhorns football team

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1975 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Southwest Conference co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
1975 record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
  • Darrell Royal (19th season)
Offensive coordinatorDon Breaux
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
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 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
  • + – 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 136:30 p.m.Colorado State*No. 12
W 46–046,400
September 202:30 p.m.at Washington*No. 8
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 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. 5
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
L 17–2472,204
October 182:30 p.m.at No. 20 ArkansasNo. 8
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
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. 5
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ABCL 10–2056,679
December 272:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 9
ABCW 38–2152,748
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[]

1975 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 20 Earl Campbell So
QB 10 Marty Akins Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 77 Brad Shearer So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 15 Russell Erxleben Fr
Head coach
  • Darrell Royal
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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

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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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Colorado (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)[]

Main article: 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
See also: 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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

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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[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: 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. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Records - Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. p. 8. Retrieved 29 November 2021.


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