1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team

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 Hanover (32–13) in the semifinals and Cal Lutheran (34–8) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game. It was the second of two consecutive national championships for Texas Lutheran.^[1]

1975 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football
NAIA Division II national champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 34–8 vs. Cal Lutheran
Conference	Independent
Record	11–1
Head coach	Jim Wacker (5th season)
Home stadium	Matador Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 NAIA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Cal Lutheran ^			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Bowie State			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Westminster (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Missouri Western			–					8	–	3	–	1
Azusa Pacific			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Georgetown (KY)			–					7	–	3	–	0
Missouri Southern			–					7	–	3	–	1
Franklin (IN)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Simon Fraser			–					5	–	4	–	0
Benedictine (KS)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Waynesburg			–					4	–	4	–	1
Austin			–					3	–	5	–	1
Eureka			–					3	–	5	–	1
Iowa Wesleyan			–					2	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma Panhandle State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	9	–	0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant San Diego forfeited a win over Azusa Pacific. Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The team played its home games at Matador Stadium in Seguin, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Tarleton State	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 42–7
September 13	Southwest Texas State	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 21–20
September 20	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	L 12–17
September 27	Trinity (TX)	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 14–0
October 4	at Arkansas Tech	Russellville, AR	W 42–0
October 18	Prairie View A&M	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 28–3	6,000	[2]
October 25	at McMurry	Abilene, TX	W 40–6
November 1	at Harding	Searcy, AR	W 28–6
November 8	Bishop	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX	W 47–14
November 15	Midland Lutheran	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX (Lutheran Brotherhood Bowl)	W 21–10
November 22	Hanover	Matador Stadium Seguin, TX (NAIA Division II semifinal)	W 32–13
December 6	at Cal Lutheran	Thousand Oaks, CA (NAIA Division II Championship Game)	W 34–8