1975 Green Bay Packers season

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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. The team finished with a 4–10 record under new coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers got off to an 0-4 start, but finally beat the Cowboys in Dallas for Bart Starr's first coaching win. After a 1–8 start, the Packers would end the season on a positive note winning three of their final five games to finish with a 4-10 record.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School
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

Roster[]

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve lists
  • 13 Chester Marcol K (IR) Injury icon 2.svg

Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 10[]

1 234Total
Giants 0 0140 14
• Packers 14 10016 40
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 29 °F, wind 7 mph

Week 11[]

1 234Total
Bears 0 070 7
• Packers 7 2100 28
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 39 °F, wind 18 mph

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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[]

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References[]

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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