1975 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1975 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). With the first overall pick of the NFL draft, the Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski out of the University of California.
Offseason
NFL Draft
[1]
Personnel
Staff
colspan="7" style="background: #E60000; color:white; border: 2px solid #000000" text-align: center;" | 1975 Atlanta Falcons staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Regular season
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 21, 1975 |
at St. Louis Cardinals |
L 23β20 |
42,172 |
2 |
September 28, 1975 |
Detroit Lions |
L 17β14 |
45,218 |
3 |
October 5, 1975 |
New Orleans Saints |
W 14β7 |
29,444 |
4 |
October 12, 1975 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
W 17β3 |
44,043 |
5 |
October 19, 1975 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 22β7 |
64,843 |
6 |
October 26, 1975 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
L 21β14 |
45,811 |
7 |
November 2, 1975 |
at New Orleans Saints |
L 23β7 |
49,342 |
8 |
November 9, 1975 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 38β0 |
43,751 |
9 |
November 16, 1975 |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 16β7 |
44,595 |
10 |
November 23, 1975 |
Denver Broncos |
W 35β21 |
28,686 |
11 |
November 30, 1975 |
at Oakland Raiders |
L 37β34 |
50,860 |
12 |
December 7, 1975 |
Washington Redskins |
L 30β27 |
52,809 |
13 |
December 14, 1975 |
San Francisco 49ers |
W 31β9 |
38,501 |
14 |
December 21, 1975 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 22β13 |
56,267 |
Standings
[2]
Game summaries
Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons |
7 |
6 |
7 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals |
7 |
6 |
0 | 10 | 23 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game information |
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- STL β Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal β Cardinals 10β7
- ATL β Dave Hampton 6-yard run (kick failed) β Falcons 13β10
- STL β Jim Bakken 39-yard field goal β Tied 13β13
- Third Quarter
- ATL β Dave Hampton 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) β Falcons 20β13
- Fourth Quarter
- STL β Earl Thomas 8-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) β Tied 20β20
- STL β Jim Bakken 25-yard field goal β Cardinals 23β20
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- Falcons
- Steve Bartkowski
8/16, 81 Yds, INT
- Dave Hampton
23 Rush, 135 Yds, 2 TD
- Woody Thompson
3 Rec, 29 Yds
- Cardinals
- Jim Hart
12/23, 150 Yds, TD, 2 INT
- Terry Metcalf
20 Rush, 99 Yds, TD
- Mel Gray
3 Rec, 65 Yds
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References
- β "1975 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- β NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296
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