1975 Green Bay Packers season

1975 Green Bay Packers season
1975 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home stadium	Lambeau Field; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoffs	Did 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1975 Green Bay Packers draft
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

88 Bert Askson
81 Rich McGeorge

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

57 Ron Acks MLB/OLB
53 Fred Carr OLB
50 Jim Carter MLB
55 Tom Hull MLB
59 Tom Toner OLB
52 Gary Weaver OLB

Defensive backs

48 Ken Ellis CB
24 Johnnie Gray FS
44 Charlie Hall CB/S
46 Steve Luke SS
29 Al Matthews SS
38 Hurles Scales CB
45 Perry Smith CB

Special teams

11 David Beverly P
18 Joe Danelo K

Reserve lists

28 Willie Buchanon CB (IR)
78 Bill Cooke DE (IR)
86 Kent Gaydos WR (IR)
51 Larry Hefner LB (IR)
-- Ken Hutcherson LB (IR)
-- Randy Jackson T (IR)
13 Chester Marcol K (IR)
64 Bart Purvis T (IR)
89 Charlie Wade WR (IR)

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	14	0	14
• Packers	14	10	0	16	40

Date: November 23
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 29 °F (−2 °C), wind 7 mph (11 km/h)

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 11

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
• Packers	7	21	0	0	28

Date: November 30
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)

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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
	4	10	0	.286	1–5	4–7	226	285	W1

Awards and records

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Sportsencyclopedia.com

[1] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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1	Packers	Willard Harrell 36-yard pass from John Hadl (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 7–0

1	Packers	Eric Torkelson 2-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 14–0

2	Packers	Joe Danelo 28-yard field goal	Packers 17–0

2	Packers	Steve Odom 23-yard pass from Willard Harrell (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 24–0

3	Giants	Walker Gillette 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick)	Packers 24–7

3	Giants	Doug Kotar 10-yard run (George Hunt kick)	Packers 24–14

4	Packers	Safety, Dave Jennings stepped out of end zone	Packers 26–14

4	Packers	Barty Smith 3-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 33–14

4	Packers	Gerald Tinker 35-yard pass from John Hadl (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 40–14


1	GB	John Brockington 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 7–0

2	GB	John Brockington 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 14–0

2	GB	Steve Odom 14-yard pass from Willard Harrell (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 21–0

2	GB	John Brockington 8-yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	Packers 28–0

3	CHI	Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)	Packers 28–7