American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 6:30 p.m. Colorado State * No. 12 W 46–046,400 [ 1]
September 20 2:30 p.m. at Washington * No. 8 W 28–1056,000
September 27 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 6 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 42–1877,809
October 4 6:30 p.m. Utah State * No. 7 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 61–740,130
October 11 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 Oklahoma * No. 5 L 17–2472,204
October 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 20 Arkansas No. 8 ABC W 24–1843,860
October 25 6:30 p.m. Rice No. 8 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 41–955,000
November 1 2:00 p.m. at SMU No. 8 W 30–2235,010
November 8 1:00 p.m. Baylor No. 7 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 37–2175,500
November 15 2:30 p.m. TCU No. 7 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) W 27–1134,500
November 28 2:30 p.m. at No. 2 Texas A&M No. 5 ABC L 10–2056,679
December 27 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 10 Colorado * No. 9 ABC W 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
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Utah State
1
2 3 4 Total
Utah St
0
7 0 0
7
• Texas
21
14 13 13
61
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TCU
TCU vs #7 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
TCU
0
3 0 8
11
• Texas
14
0 6 7
27
Date: November 15Location: 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)
1976 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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Awards and honors
Bob Simmons, Tackle, Consensus All-American[ 6] 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
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