1975 Indiana Hoosiers football team
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1975 record | 2-8-1 (1-6-1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Lee Corso (3rd year) |
| Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,324) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Season
- The Hoosiers offense only scored 104 points while the defense allowed 254 points.
- In the Old Brass Spittoon, the Hoosiers lost to Michigan State by a score of 14-6.
- In the Old Oaken Bucket, the Hoosiers lost to Purdue by a score of 9-7.
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball player and College Basketball Hall of Fame member Quinn Buckner played on the team as a defensive back.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 13 | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 20-14 | 35,954 | |||||
| September 20 | at No. 6 Nebraska* | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L 0-45 | 76,022 | |||||
| September 27 | Utah* | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 31-7 | 32,864 | |||||
| October 4 | at North Carolina State* | Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 0-27 | 39,700 | |||||
| October 11 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | L 0-30 | 27,800 | |||||
| October 18 | Iowa |
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 10-20 | 32,441 | |||||
| October 25 | at No. 7 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 7-55 | 93,857 | |||||
| November 1 | at No. 1 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 12-24 | 87,835 | |||||
| November 8 | Michigan State | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) | L 6-14 | 31,930 | |||||
| November 15 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | T 9-9 | 65,317 | |||||
| November 22 | Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | L 7-9 | 43,455 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
1976 NFL draftees
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Greg McGuire | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 181 | Dallas Cowboys |
| John Jordan | Defensive Tackle | 8 | 221 | New York Giants |
| Donnie Thomas | Linebacker | 11 | 298 | New England Patriots |
| Quinn Buckner | Defensive Back | 14 | 393 | Washington Redskins |
- Defensive Back Quinn Buckner would go on to have a career in the National Basketball Association.[4]
References
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=117&season=1975
- ↑ "1975 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
- ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bucknqu01.html
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