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1975 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Colorado
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Breaux
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19741976 →
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
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. 8ABCW 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 (rivalry)
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

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
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
Scoring summary
Q1TEXCampbell 40 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 7–0
Q1TEXWyatt 5 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 14–0
Q1TEXAkins 6 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 21–0
Q2TEXJackson 29 yard pass from Constanzo (Erxleben kick)TEX 28–0
Q2USUGlammona 2 yard run (Mayes kick)TEX 28–7
Q2TEXConstanzo 5 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 35–7
Q3TEXRowan 1 yard run (kick failed)TEX 41–7
Q3TEXScott 4 yard run (Akins kick)TEX 48–7
Q4TEXGerdes 17 yard pass from Constanzo (Akins kick)TEX 55–7
Q4TEXScott 5 yard run (kick failed)TEX 61–7

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
Scoring summary
Q1TEXWalker 20 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 7–0
Q1TEXCampbell 7 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 14–0
Q2TCUBiasatti 27 yard field goalTEX 14–3
Q3TEXErxleben 48 yard field goalTEX 17–3
Q3TEXErxleben 22 yard field goalTEX 20–3
Q4TEXWyatt 13 yard run (Erxleben kick)TEX 27–3
Q4TCUCook 1 yard run (Cook run)TEX 27–11

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

Awards and honors

  • Bob Simmons, Tackle, Consensus All-American 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. "Akins, Campbell spark Longhorn triumph". The Marshall News Messenger. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
  4. TCU vs Texas (Nov 15, 1975)
  5. "1976 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. "2010 NCAA Football Records - Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. p. 8. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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