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1975 Texas Longhorns football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
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

September 136:30 p.m.Colorado State*No. 12

W 46–0 46,400 September 202:30 p.m.at Washington*No. 8

W 28–10 56,000 September 276:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 6

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)

W 42–18 77,809 October 46:30 p.m.Utah State*No. 7

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 61–7 40,130 October 111:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 5

L 17–24 72,204 October 182:30 p.m.at No. 20 ArkansasNo. 8

ABCW 24–18 43,860 October 256:30 p.m.RiceNo. 8

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)

W 41–9 55,000 November 12:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 8

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX

W 30–22 35,010 November 81:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 7

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 37–21 75,500 November 152:30 p.m.TCUNo. 7

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)

W 27–11 34,500 November 282:30 p.m.at No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 5

ABCL 10–20 56,679 December 272:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 9

ABCW 38–21 52,748

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

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.

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[4]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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