1975 Green Bay Packers season

1975 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 Green Bay Packers season was their 56th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–10 record under new coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division.

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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	Detroit Lions	L 30–16	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,613
2	September 29, 1975	at Denver Broncos	L 23–13	Mile High Stadium	52,621
3	October 5, 1975	Miami Dolphins	L 31–7	Lambeau Field	56,267
4	October 12, 1975	at New Orleans Saints	L 20–19	Louisiana Superdome	51,371
5	October 19, 1975	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–17	Texas Stadium	64,189
6	October 26, 1975	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–13	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,815
7	November 2, 1975	Minnesota Vikings	L 28–17	Lambeau Field	56,267
8	November 9, 1975	at Chicago Bears	L 27–14	Soldier Field	48,738
9	November 16, 1975	at Detroit Lions	L 13–10	Pontiac Silverdome	76,946
10	November 23, 1975	New York Giants	W 40–14	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,150
11	November 30, 1975	Chicago Bears	W 28–7	Lambeau Field	56,267
12	December 7, 1975	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–3	Metropolitan Stadium	46,147
13	December 14, 1975	at Los Angeles Rams	L 22–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	66,496
14	December 21, 1975	Atlanta Falcons	W 22–13	Lambeau Field	56,267

Game summaries

Week 10

	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, wind 7 mph

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

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

Week 11

	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, wind 18 mph

Scoring summary

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

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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
Green Bay Packers	4	10	0	.286	1–5	4–7	226	285	W1

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

81 Rich McGeorge

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Awards and records

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Sportsencyclopedia.com

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Current league affiliations

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Conference: National Football Conference
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Rivalries

Broadcasters

Radio: Packers Radio Network
- WTMJ
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Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming):
- WGBA-TV
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Personnel:
- Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play)
- Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

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1975 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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