Sport: | football |
Year: | 1975 |
Team: | Texas Longhorns |
Conference: | Southwest Conference |
Short Conf: | SWC |
Record: | 10–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Coachrank: | 7 |
Aprank: | 6 |
Hc Year: | 19th |
Champion: | Southwest Conference co-champion Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion |
Bowl Result: | W 38–21 vs. Colorado |
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.
See main article: 1975 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.
See also: 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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 |