1975 Philadelphia Eagles season
NFL team season
The 1975 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise’s 43rd in the National Football League . 1975 was the third season under head coach Mike McCormack , but became the Eagles’ ninth consecutive season without a winning record. The Eagles also missed the playoffs for a fifteenth consecutive season, a franchise record. Following the season, McCormack was fired and replaced for 1976 by Dick Vermeil .
Offseason
NFL Draft
Player selections
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 21, 1975
New York Giants
L 23–14
60,798
2
September 28, 1975
at Chicago Bears
L 15–13
48,071
3
October 5, 1975
Washington Redskins
W 26–10
64,397
4
October 12, 1975
at Miami Dolphins
L 24–16
60,127
5
October 19, 1975
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 31–20
45,242
6
October 26, 1975
Dallas Cowboys
L 20–17
64,889
7
November 3, 1975
Los Angeles Rams
L 42–3
64,601
8
November 9, 1975
St. Louis Cardinals
L 24–23
60,277
9
November 16, 1975
at New York Giants
W 13–10
53,434
10
November 23, 1975
at Dallas Cowboys
L 27–17
57,893
11
November 30, 1975
San Francisco 49ers
W 27–17
56,694
12
December 7, 1975
Cincinnati Bengals
L 31–0
56,984
13
December 14, 1975
at Denver Broncos
L 25–10
36,860
14
December 21, 1975
at Washington Redskins
W 26–3
49,385
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New York Giants
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
0
13 0 10
23
Eagles
0
7 0 7
14
[ 2]
The Eagles lose this game, the first of ten losses during their season.
Week 2: at Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles (0–2) at Chicago Bears (1–1)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
3
3 0 7
13
• Bears
0
9 0 6
15
Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
3
7 0 0
10
• Eagles
6
3 7 10
26
Scoring summary Q1 Redskins Moseley 45 yard field goalRedskins 3–0
Q1 Eagles Carmichael 62 yard pass from Gabriel (kick failed)Eagles 6–3
Q2 Eagles Muhlmann 20 yard field goalEagles 9–3
Q2 Redskins Reed 1 yard pass from Kilmer (Moseley kick)Redskins 10–9
Q3 Eagles Smith 27 yard pass from Gabriel (Muhlmann kick)Eagles 16–10
Q4 Eagles Muhlmann 45 yard field goal Eagles 19–10
Q4 Eagles Gabriel 1 yard run (Muhlmann kick) Eagles 26–10
[ 4]
Eagles’ head coach Mike McCormack had called his team out for “dogging it” prior to the game.
Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Philadelphia Eagles (1–3) at Miami Dolphins (3–1)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
6
3 0 7
16
• Dolphins
0
10 7 7
24
Date: October 12Location: Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles (1–4) at St. Louis Cardinals (3–2)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
6
3 0 7
16
• Cardinals
0
10 7 7
24
Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys (5–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–5)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
0
10 0 10
20
Eagles
7
7 0 3
17
[ 7]
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams (6–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–6)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rams
7
14 14 7
42
Eagles
0
3 0 0
3
[ 8]
Week 8: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals (6–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–7)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
7
0 7 10
24
Eagles
10
10 3 0
23
[ 9]
Week 9: at New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles (2–7) at New York Giants (3–6)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
7 3 3
13
Giants
3
0 0 7
10
Scoring summary 1 Giants George Hunt 34-yard field goal Giants 3–0
2 Eagles Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 7–3
3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 22-yard field goal Eagles 10–3
4 Giants Doug Kotar 3-yard run (George Hunt kick)Tie 10–10
4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 30-yard field goal Eagles 13–10
Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles (2–8) at Dallas Cowboys (7–3)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
3 0 14
17
• Cowboys
3
14 3 7
27
Date: November 23Location: Texas Stadium , Irving , Texas Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers (5–6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–8)
1
2 3 4 Total
49ers
0
0 3 14
17
• Eagles
3
10 7 7
27
[ 12]
Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals (10–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–9)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bengals
7
17 0 7
31
Eagles
0
0 0 0
0
[ 13]
The game was featured in the beginning of the 2006 film Invincible .
Week 13: at Denver Broncos
Philadelphia Eagles (3–10) at Denver Broncos (6–7)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
7
0 3 0
10
• Broncos
3
7 6 9
25
Date: December 14Location: Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST Game weather: 21 °F (−6.1 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn), wind chill 9 °F or −12.8 °C
Week 14: at Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles (4–10) at Washington Redskins (8–6)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
7
3 10 6
26
Redskins
3
0 0 0
3
Standings
Notes
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
References
^ a b c d e f g "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-22 .{{cite web }}
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^ New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – September 21st, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears – September 28th, 1975
^ Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – October 5th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – October 12th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals – October 19th, 1975
^ Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – October 26th, 1975
^ Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles – November 3rd, 1975
^ St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 9th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – November 16th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 1975
^ San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – November 30th, 1975
^ Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles – December 7th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos – December 14th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – December 21st, 1975
External links
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