1975 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 2–8–1 (1–6–1 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Donnie Thomas |
Captain | Jim Shuck, Donnie Thomas |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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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 |
October 4 | at NC State * | L 0–27 | 39,700 | |
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 | |
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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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. [6]
Scott Glenn May is an American former professional basketball player. As a college player at Indiana University, May led the Hoosiers to an undefeated record and national championship in the 1975–76 season. He was a two-time first-team All-American and was named the national player of the year in his senior season. May also won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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William Quinn Buckner is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and the 1976 Olympics gold medal team. Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams. In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.
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