1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team
1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football | |
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NAIA Division II national champion | |
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 34–8 vs. Cal Lutheran | |
Conference | Independent |
1975 record | 11–1 |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Matador Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Lutheran ^ | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Lutheran ^ | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westminster (PA) | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri Southern | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benedictine (KS) | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eureka | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Lutheran College (later renamed Texas Lutheran University) and won the national championship during the 1975 NAIA Division II football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Wacker, the Bulldogs compiled an 11–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 361 to 113. The team's only loss was to Howard Payne. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Hanover (32–13) in the semifinals and Cal Lutheran (34–8) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game. It was the second of two consecutive national championships for Texas Lutheran.[1]
The team played its home games at Matador Stadium in Seguin, Texas.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Tarleton State |
| W 42–7 | ||
September 13 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 21–20 | ||
September 20 | at Howard Payne | Brownwood, TX | L 12–17 | ||
September 27 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 14–0 | ||
October 4 | at Arkansas Tech | Russellville, AR | W 42–0 | ||
October 18 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 28–3 | ||
October 25 | at McMurry | Abilene, TX | W 40–6 | ||
November 1 | at Harding | Searcy, AR | W 28–6 | ||
November 8 | Bishop |
| W 47–14 | ||
November 15 | Midland Lutheran |
| W 21–10 | ||
November 22 | Hanover |
| W 32–13 | ||
December 6 | at Cal Lutheran | Thousand Oaks, CA (NAIA Division II Championship Game) | W 34–8 |
References[]
- ^ "1975 TLC Football Team". Texas Lutheran University. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
Categories:
- 1975 NAIA football season
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- NAIA Football National Champions
- 1975 in sports in Texas