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 57th season overall and their 55th season in the National Football League. Under new head coach Bart Starr, they finished at 4–10, last in the four-team NFC Central division.

The Packers opened with four losses, then beat the Super Bowl-bound Dallas Cowboys on the road for Starr's first coaching win. After a 1–8 start, Green Bay ended the season on a positive note, winning three of their final five games.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1975 NFL draft

1975 Green Bay Packers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

1975 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Johnnie Gray	Safety	Cal State Fullerton
Bill Kairit	Defensive tackle	Brown
Steve Lainhart	Quarterback	Vanderbilt
Charlie Uillimer	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dave Wehmeyer	Fullback	Texas Lutheran

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 19 Alan Autry 21 John Hadl 12 Don Milan Running backs 42 John Brockington 40 Willard Harrell 33 Barty Smith 26 Eric Torkelson 27 Terry Wells Wide receivers 86 Kent Gaydos 84 Steve Odom 85 Ken Payne 80 Barry Smith 82 Gerald Tinker 89 Charlie Wade Tight ends 88 Bert Askson 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive linemen 69 Bill Bain T 72 Dick Himes T 62 Pat Matson G 58 Bob McCaffrey C 54 Larry McCarren C 70 Ernie McMillan T 61 Bruce Van Dyke G 65 Keith Wortman G Defensive linemen 78 Bill Cooke DE 76 Mike McCoy DT 73 Steve Okoniewski DT 75 Dave Pureifory DT 87 Alden Roche DE 74 Dave Roller DT 83 Clarence Williams DE		Linebackers 57 Ron Acks 53 Fred Carr 50 Jim Carter 55 Tom Hull 59 Tom Toner Defensive backs 48 Ken Ellis CB 24 Johnnie Gray FS 44 Charlie Hall CB 46 Steve Luke SS 29 Al Matthews SS 38 Hurles Scales CB 45 Perry Smith CB Special teams 11 David Beverly P 18 Joe Danelo K		Reserve lists 28 Willie Buchanon CB (IR) 51 Larry Hefner LB (IR) 13 Chester Marcol K (IR) 64 Bart Purvis T (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

In week 5, the Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys on the road, improving their all-time record to 8–1 over the Cowboys; the sole loss was in 1970. Dallas was the eventual NFC champion and advanced to Super Bowl X.

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

Monday (September 29)

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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 (−2 °C), wind 7 mph (11 km/h) 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 (4 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)

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

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

Awards and records

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com