The 1975 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 1975 Big Ten Conference 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. The Hoosiers offense only scored 104 points while the defense allowed 254 points. Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball player and College Basketball Hall of Fame member Quinn Buckner was drafted by the Washington Redskins though he did not play football his junior or senior year.
| 1975 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–8–1 (1–6–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Donnie Thomas |
| Captain | Jim Shuck, Donnie Thomas |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Minnesota | W 20–14 | 35,954 | ||
| September 20 | at No. 6 Nebraska* | L 0–45 | 76,022 | ||
| September 27 | Utah* |
| W 31–7 | 32,864 | [1] |
| October 4 | at NC State* | L 0–27 | 39,700 | [2] | |
| October 11 | at Northwestern | L 0–30 | 27,800 | ||
| October 18 | Iowa |
| L 10–20 | 32,441 | |
| October 25 | at No. 7 Michigan | L 7–55 | 93,857 | [3] | |
| November 1 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 14–24 | 87,835 | ||
| November 8 | Michigan State |
| L 6–14 | 31,930 | |
| November 15 | at Wisconsin | T 9–9 | 65,317 | ||
| November 22 | Purdue |
| L 7–9 | 43,455 | |
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1976 NFL draftees
edit| 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 |
| Trent Smock | Wide receiver | 15 | 419 | Detroit Lions |
Defensive back Quinn Buckner went on to a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[9]
References
edit- ^ "Welcome back! IU returns Jones, Smock and defense to repertoire, rips Utah 31–7". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers fall". Sunday Courier and Press. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (October 26, 1975). "Michigan Rolls On 55-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1975 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1975 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
- ^ "Quinn Buckner Stats".
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