1975 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1975 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–8–1 (1–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (3rd season)
MVP	Donnie Thomas
Captain	Jim Shuck, Donnie Thomas
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	[1]
October 4	at NC State *	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–27	39,700	[2]
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	[3]
November 1	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–24	87,835
November 8	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	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 released prior to the game

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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
Trent Smock	Wide receiver	15	419	Detroit Lions

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Defensive back Quinn Buckner went on to a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ^[9]

References

1. "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.
2. "Hoosiers fall". Sunday Courier and Press. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. Curt Sylvester (October 26, 1975). "Michigan Rolls On 55-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1975 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1975 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. "1975 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
8. "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
9. "Quinn Buckner Stats".