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1975 Texas

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Darrell Royal, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1975, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 46–0; won at Washington 28–10; won vs. Texas Tech 42–18; won vs. Utah State 61–7; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 17–24; won at No. 20 Arkansas 24–18; won vs. Rice 41–9; won at SMU 30–22; won vs. Baylor 37–21; won vs. TCU 27–11; lost at No. 2 Texas A&M 10–20; won vs. No. 10 Colorado 38–21+54−10Won 46–0 vs. Colorado State+46Colorado StateWon 28–10 at Washington+18WashingtonWon 42–18 vs. Texas Tech+24Texas TechWon 61–7 vs. Utah State+54Utah StateLost 17–24 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-7No. 2 OklahomaWon 24–18 at No. 20 Arkansas+6No. 20 ArkansasWon 41–9 vs. Rice+32RiceWon 30–22 at SMU+8SMUWon 37–21 vs. Baylor+16BaylorWon 27–11 vs. TCU+16TCULost 10–20 at No. 2 Texas A&M-10No. 2 Texas A&MWon 38–21 vs. No. 10 Colorado+17No. 10 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsColorado StateW 46–⁠077%
Sep 20atWashingtonW 28–⁠1066%
Sep 27vsTexas TechW 42–⁠1867%
Oct 4vsUtah StateW 61–⁠778%
Oct 11vs2OklahomaL 17–⁠2436%
Oct 18at20ArkansasW 24–⁠1848%
Oct 25vsRiceW 41–⁠982%
Nov 1atSMUW 30–⁠2272%
Nov 8vsBaylorW 37–⁠2182%
Nov 15vsTCUW 27–⁠1195%
Nov 28at2Texas A&ML 10–⁠2042%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs10ColoradoAstro-Bluebonnet BowlW 38–⁠2159%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 38–⁠21 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 7
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 5
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Final: 6

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Southwest Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Arkansas and Texas A&M

Consensus All-AmericanBob Simmons, OT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 5
Points
401–⁠181
Coach
Darrell Royal
Elo
1718 +116 this season
SP+ rating
26.3 No. 4 of 132; offense No. 1, defense No. 36
SRS
24.8 No. 5 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Don Breaux
Defensive coordinator
Mike Campbell
Offense
Wishbone

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 3Bob Simmons OTNew Orleans Saints

All-Southwest Conference

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Billy GordonCAP-2
  • Tim CampbellDEAP-2
  • Rick FenlawLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas6–⁠110–⁠27
Texas6–⁠110–⁠26
Texas A&M6–⁠110–⁠211
Texas Tech4–⁠36–⁠5
SMU2–⁠54–⁠7
Baylor2–⁠53–⁠6–⁠2
Rice1–⁠62–⁠9
TCU1–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.