1975 Texas Longhorns football team

1975 Texas Longhorns football
SWC co-champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Breaux (1st season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 136:30 p.m.Colorado State*No. 12
W 46–046,400[1]
September 202:30 p.m.at Washington*No. 8
W 28–1056,000[2]
September 276:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 42–1877,809[3]
October 46:30 p.m.Utah State*No. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 61–740,130[4]
October 111:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 5
L 17–2472,204[5]
October 182:30 p.m.at No. 20 ArkansasNo. 8
ABCW 24–1843,860[6]
October 256:30 p.m.RiceNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 41–955,000[7]
November 12:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 8
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 30–2235,010[8]
November 81:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 37–2175,500[9]
November 152:30 p.m.TCUNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 27–1134,500[10]
November 282:30 p.m.at No. 2 Texas A&MNo. 5
ABCL 10–2056,679[11]
December 272:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Colorado*No. 9
ABCW 38–2152,748[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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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

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Utah State

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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

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TCU

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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

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Colorado (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

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

1976 NFL draft

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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

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  • Bob Simmons, Tackle, Consensus All-American[17] 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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  1. ^ "Akins, Campbell spark Longhorn triumph". The Marshall News Messenger. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Startled Longhorns surge past Huskies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas hands 42–18 loss to Texas Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns gun down Utah State". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sooners withstand rugged Longhorns". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas turnovers hand Texas victory". Tulsa Daily World. October 19, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas steamrolls past Rice Owls in SWC play". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aroused Texas mauls SMU, 30–22". The Marshall News Messenger. November 2, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor victim of 37–21 Longhorn stampede". Valley Morning Star. November 9, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Akins injured, 'Horns still win". The El Paso Times. November 16, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggie defense shines in 20–10 win over Longhorns". The Post-Crescent. November 29, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas came back with new attitude". The Shreveport Times. December 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1975 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  14. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
  15. ^ TCU vs Texas (Nov 15, 1975)
  16. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Records - Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. p. 8. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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