1975 Detroit Lions season
1975 Detroit Lions season | |
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Owner | William Clay Ford, Sr. |
Head coach | Rick Forzano |
Home field | Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–7 |
Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1975 Detroit Lions season was the 46th season in franchise history. It was the first season for the Detroit Lions at the new Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium in Pontiac, a Detroit suburb, which was built specifically for the team. It was also their first ever season outside Detroit since the franchise's move and name change in 1934; its first three seasons were played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans. For the seventh consecutive season, the Lions finished the season in second place.
NFL Draft[]
1975 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 13 | Lynn Boden | G | South Dakota State | |
2 | 38 | Doug English * | DT | Texas | |
4 | 94 | Craig Hertwig | OT | Georgia | |
6 | 138 | Fred Cooper | DB | Purdue | from New Orleans |
6 | 141 | Horace King | RB | Georgia | from New England |
6 | 144 | Dennis Franklin | WR | Michigan | |
7 | 169 | Mike Murphy | WR | Drake | |
8 | 194 | Leonard Thompson | RB | Oklahoma State | |
9 | 219 | Steve Strinko | LB | Michigan | |
10 | 250 | Brad Boyd | TE | LSU | |
11 | 275 | Steve Myers | G | Ohio State | |
12 | 300 | Andre Roundtree | LB | Iowa State | |
13 | 325 | James Smith | RB | North Carolina Central | |
14 | 350 | Jim McMillan | QB | Widener | |
15 | 375 | Rudy Green | RB | Yale | |
16 | 406 | Les Chaves | DB | Kansas State | |
17 | 431 | Mark Lancaster | G | Tulsa | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Notes
- Detroit traded its third-round pick (91st) to Minnesota in exchange for S Charlie West.
- Detroit traded its fifth-round pick (119th) to Cleveland in exchange for CB Ben Davis.
- Detroit traded TE Dave Thompson and its first-round pick (13th) in 1974 to New Orleans in exchange for the Saints' first-round pick (8th) in 1974 and sixth-round pick (138th) in this draft.
- Detroit traded FB Leon Crosswhite to New England in exchange for the Patriots' sixth-round pick (141st) and eighth-round pick in 1976.
- Detroit traded LB Jim Teal to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams' ninth-round pick (229th), and then traded this pick to Denver in exchange for CB Leroy Mitchell.
Roster[]
Detroit Lions roster | ||||||
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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
Rookies in italics |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 21 | at Green Bay Packers | W 30–16 | 52,613
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2 | September 28 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 17–14 | 45,218
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3 | October 6 | Dallas Cowboys | L 36–10 | 79,384
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4 | October 12 | Chicago Bears | W 27–7 | 74,032
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5 | October 19 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 25–19 | 47,872
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6 | October 26 | at Houston Oilers | L 24–8 | 46,904
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7 | November 2 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–17 | 43,209
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8 | November 9 | Cleveland Browns | W 21–10 | 75,283
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9 | November 16 | Green Bay Packers | W 13–10 | 76,946
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10 | November 23 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–21 OT | 55,161
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11 | November 27 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20–0 | 69,552
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12 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 25–21 | 37,772
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13 | December 14 | Minnesota Vikings | W 17–10 | 73,130
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14 | December 21 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 24–13 | 64,656
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Game summaries[]
Week 2[]
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Standings[]
NFC Central | |||||||||
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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[]
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