1975 Chicago Bears season
1975 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | George Halas |
Head coach | Jack Pardee |
General manager | Jim Finks |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 4–10 |
Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1975 Chicago Bears season was their 56th regular season in the National Football League. The team matched their 4–10 record from 1974, in the first season under head coach Jack Pardee.
The 1975 Bears are the only NFL team to have been outscored by 25 points six different times during a 14-game season, a record for futility that has that has only been matched once under the current 16-game format.[1]
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club team |
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1 | 4 | Walter Payton | Running back | Jackson State University |
2 | 31 | Mike Hartenstine | Defensive end | Penn State |
4 | 83 | Virgil Livers | Defensive back | Western Kentucky |
5 | 110 | Revie Sorey | Guard | Illinois |
6 | 135 | Bob Avellini | Quarterback | Maryland |
6 | 151 | Tom Hicks | Linebacker | Illinois |
7 | 178 | Earl Douthitt | Defensive back | Iowa |
8 | 197 | Joe Harris | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
9 | 212 | Roger Stillwell | Defensive tackle | Stanford |
10 | 254 | Mike Julius | Guard | St. Thomas |
11 | 264 | Mike Dean | Kicker | Texas |
12 | 291 | Doug Plank | Defensive back | Ohio State |
Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 21, 1975 | Baltimore Colts | L 35–7 | 54,152
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2 | September 28, 1975 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 15–13 | 48,071
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3 | October 5, 1975 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 28–3 | 47,578
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4 | October 12, 1975 | at Detroit Lions | L 27–7 | 74,032
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5 | October 19, 1975 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 34–3 | 47,579
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6 | October 27, 1975 | Minnesota Vikings | L 13–9 | 51,259
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7 | November 2, 1975 | Miami Dolphins | L 46–13 | 57,455
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8 | November 9, 1975 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–14 | 48,738
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9 | November 16, 1975 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 31–3 | 41,726
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10 | November 23, 1975 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 38–10 | 64,979
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11 | November 30, 1975 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28–7 | 56,267
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12 | December 7, 1975 | Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 37,772
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13 | December 14, 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 34–20 | 35,052
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14 | December 21, 1975 | at New Orleans Saints | W 42–17 | 33,371
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Season summary[]
Week 2[]
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Standings[]
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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[]
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References[]
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Points Differential <= -25, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296
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