1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1975
| team = Texas Lutheran Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 11–1
| head_coach = Jim Wacker
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Matador Stadium
| champion = NAIA Division II national champion
| bowl = NAIA Division II Championship Game
| bowl_result = W 34–8 vs. {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}
}}
{{1975 NAIA Division II independents football records}}
The 1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Lutheran College (later renamed Texas Lutheran University) and won the national championship during the 1975 NAIA Division II football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Wacker, the Bulldogs compiled an 11–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 361 to 113. The team's only loss was to Howard Payne. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Hanover Panthers|title=Hanover}} (32–13) in the semifinals and {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}} (34–8) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game. It was the second of two consecutive national championships for Texas Lutheran.{{cite web|title=1975 TLC Football Team|publisher=Texas Lutheran University|accessdate=November 27, 2021|url=https://tlubulldogs.com/hall_of_fame/bios/1975_TLC_Football_Team?view=bio}}
The team played its home games at Matador Stadium in Seguin, Texas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 6||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Tarleton State Texans|title=Tarleton State}}|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX|W 42-7||
|September 13||Southwest Texas State|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX|W 21-20||
|September 20|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}||Brownwood, TX|L 12-17||
|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX|W 14-0||
|October 4|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys|title=Arkansas Tech}}||Russellville, AR|W 42-0||
|October 18||Prairie View A&M|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX|W 28-3|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-washington-lea/130199424/|title=Washington leads TLC to 28–3 win|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=October 19, 1975|accessdate=August 17, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=McMurry War Hawks|title=McMurry}}||Abilene, TX|W 40-6||
|November 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Harding Bisons|title=Harding}}||Searcy, AR|W 28-6||
|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Bishop Tigers|title=Bishop}}|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX|W 47-14||
|November 15||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Midland Lutheran Warriors|title=Midland Lutheran}}|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX (Lutheran Brotherhood Bowl)|W 21-10||
|November 22||{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Hanover Panthers|title=Hanover}}|Matador Stadium|Seguin, TX (NAIA Division II semifinal)|W 32-13||
|December 6|at|{{cfb link|year=1975|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}||Thousand Oaks, CA (NAIA Division II Championship Game)|W 34-8||
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References
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{{NAIA football national champion navbox}}
Category:Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football seasons