1975 Green Bay Packers season

1975 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachBart Starr
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1975 Green Bay Packers season was their 57th season overall and their 55th season in the National Football League. Under new head coach Bart Starr, they finished at 4–10, last in the four-team NFC Central division.

The Packers opened with four losses, then beat the Super Bowl-bound Dallas Cowboys on the road for Starr's first coaching win. After a 1–8 start, Green Bay ended the season on a positive note, winning three of their final five games.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1975 NFL draft
1975 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 47 Bill Bain  Guard USC
3 58 Willard Harrell  Running back Pacific
4 88 Steve Luke  Safety Ohio State
7 165 Tony Giaquinto  Wide receiver Central Connecticut State
9 217 Jay Hodgin  Running back South Carolina
10 244 Bill Cooke  Defensive end UMass
11 269 Bob Martin  Defensive end Washington
12 296 Alan Autry  Quarterback Pacific
13 321 Bob Fuhriman  Defensive back Utah State
14 348 Stan Blackmon  Tight end North Texas State
15 373 Randy Allen  Wide receiver Southern
16 400 Bob McCaffrey  Center USC
17 425 Tom Ray  Defensive back Central Michigan
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

1975 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Johnnie Gray Safety Cal State Fullerton
Bill Kairit Defensive tackle Brown
Steve Lainhart Quarterback Vanderbilt
Charlie Uillimer Defensive tackle Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dave Wehmeyer Fullback Texas Lutheran

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

In week 5, the Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys on the road, improving their all-time record to 8–1 over the Cowboys; the sole loss was in 1970. Dallas was the eventual NFC champion and advanced to Super Bowl X.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 21 Detroit Lions L 16–30 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,613
2 September 29 at Denver Broncos L 13–23 0–2 Mile High Stadium 52,621
3 October 5 Miami Dolphins L 7–31 0–3 Lambeau Field 56,267
4 October 12 at New Orleans Saints L 19–20 0–4 Louisiana Superdome 51,371
5 October 19 at Dallas Cowboys W 19–17 1–4 Texas Stadium 64,189
6 October 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–16 1–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,815
7 November 2 Minnesota Vikings L 17–28 1–6 Lambeau Field 56,267
8 November 9 at Chicago Bears L 14–27 1–7 Soldier Field 48,738
9 November 16 at Detroit Lions L 10–13 1–8 Pontiac Silverdome 76,946
10 November 23 New York Giants W 40–14 2–8 Milwaukee County Stadium 50,150
11 November 30 Chicago Bears W 28–7 3–8 Lambeau Field 56,267
12 December 7 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–24 3–9 Metropolitan Stadium 46,147
13 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 5–22 3–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66,496
14 December 21 Atlanta Falcons W 22–13 4–10 Lambeau Field 56,267
Monday (September 29)

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 10

1 234Total
Giants 0 0140 14
• Packers 14 10016 40
Scoring summary
1PackersWillard Harrell 36-yard pass from John Hadl (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 7–0
1PackersEric Torkelson 2-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 14–0
2PackersJoe Danelo 28-yard field goalPackers 17–0
2PackersSteve Odom 23-yard pass from Willard Harrell (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 24–0
3GiantsWalker Gillette 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick)Packers 24–7
3GiantsDoug Kotar 10-yard run (George Hunt kick)Packers 24–14
4PackersSafety, Dave Jennings stepped out of end zonePackers 26–14
4PackersBarty Smith 3-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 33–14
4PackersGerald Tinker 35-yard pass from John Hadl (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 40–14

Week 11

1 234Total
Bears 0 070 7
• Packers 7 2100 28
Scoring summary
1GBJohn Brockington 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 7–0
2GBJohn Brockington 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 14–0
2GBSteve Odom 14-yard pass from Willard Harrell (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 21–0
2GBJohn Brockington 8-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)Packers 28–0
3CHIWalter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)Packers 28–7

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Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(1) 12 2 0 .857 5–1 8–2 377 180 W1
Detroit Lions 7 7 0 .500 4–2 6–5 245 262 L1
Chicago Bears 4 10 0 .286 2–4 4–7 191 379 W1
Green Bay Packers 4 10 0 .286 1–5 4–7 226 285 W1

Awards and records

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com


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