1975 New England Patriots season

Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots November 2013 March 2026 New England Patriots 1975 3–11 T-4th AFC East Chuck Fairbanks Chuck Fairbanks Billy Sullivan Schaefer Stadium Did not qualify None None Patriots seasons The 1975 New England Patriots season was the franchise's sixth season in the National Football League and 16th overall. The Patriots ended the season with a record of three wins and eleven losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East Division. The Patriots had put up their best season in nearly a decade in 1974, finishing the year with a 7–7 record and earning their first season with at least a .500 winning percentage since 1966. However, New England continued its forgetful period of the '70s, as they finished 3–11 and missed the playoffs for the 12th straight season. New England started terribly, losing its first 4 games, each by 7 or more points. After winning 3 of their next 4 games, the Patriots would lose their final six games to conclude the season. Although they tied the New York Jets for last place in the AFC East, they lost the tiebreaker by virtue of New York winning both matchups during the season. Draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 New England Patriots 1 16 Russ Francis Tight end Oregon yes yes 2 41 Rod Shoate Linebacker Oklahoma yes 3 66 Peter Cusick Defensive tackle Ohio State yes 4 86 Allen Carter Running back USC yes 4 91 Steve Burks Wide receiver Arkansas State yes 5 116 Steve Grogan Quarterback Kansas State yes 5 117 Steve Freeman Defensive back Mississippi State 7 172 Lawrence Williams Wide receiver Texas Tech 11 272 Rene Garrett Defensive back Idaho State 12 297 Matt Kendon Defensive tackle Idaho State 12 306 Condredge Holloway Quarterback Tennessee 13 328 Joe Harvey Defensive end Northern Michigan 14 353 Tom Gossom Wide receiver Auburn 15 378 Don Clayton Running back Murray State 16 403 Kerry Marbury Running back West Virginia 17 428 Myke Horton Tackle UCLA nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/1975_draft.htm 1975 New England Patriots Draftees Pro Football Reference January 17, 2022 Staff 1975 New England Patriots President – Robert L. Marr Vice president/treasurer – George Sargent Assistant general manager – Peter Hadhazy Director of player personnel – Bucko Kilroy Personnel executive director – J. I. Albrecht General manager/head coach – Chuck Fairbanks Assistant head coach/defensive line – Hank Bullough Quarterbacks – John Polonchek Running backs – Ron Erhardt Receivers – Ray Perkins Offensive line – Red Miller Inside linebackers – Charlie Sumner Outside linebackers – Rollie Dotsch Defensive backs – Larrye Weaver Special teams coaches Special teams – Jim Valek Special teams assistant – Tom YewcicNew England Patriots 1975 Media Guide https://archive.org/details/patriots-1975-media-guide-new-england-b/page/2/mode/2up 3 February 2025 Roster 1975 New England Patriots 15 Neil Graff 14 Steve Grogan y 16 Jim Plunkett 44 Don Calhoun 21 Allen Carter y 39 Sam Cunningham 32 Andy Johnson American football 31 Leon McQuay 82 Steve Burks y 84 Darryl Stingley 18 Randy Vataha 81 Russ Francis y 86 Bob Windsor 61 Sam Adams Sr. G 62 Steve Corbett G 68 Bill DuLac G 58 Doug Dumler C 70 Leon Gray T 73 John Hannah American football G 63 Shelby Jordan T 67 Bill Lenkaitis C 85 Julius Adams DE 76 Peter Cusick y NT 71 Ray Hamilton defensive tackle NT 74 Craig Hanneman DE 64 Martin Imhof DE 78 Tony McGee defensive lineman DE 72 Jerry Patton DE 59 Bob Geddes ILB 50 Sam Hunt American football ILB 52 Steve King American football OLB 57 Steve Nelson American football ILB 55 Kevin Reilly American football OLB 54 Steve Zabel OLB 27 Ron Bolton American football CB 22 Dick Conn FS 24 Bob Howard American football CB 29 Durwood Keeton SS 47 Jim Massey American football CB 34 Prentice McCray SS 25 Deac Sanders FS  2 Mike Patrick American football y P  1 John Smith placekicker K 35 Leon Crosswhite RB IR 51 Maury Damkroger LB IR 72 Mel Lunsford DE Left Squad 88 Al Marshall no WR IR 75 Arthur Moore American football NT IR 77 Tom Neville offensive tackle T IR 56 Rod Shoate y LB IR 90 George Webster American football LB IR 23 Joe Wilson American football RB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game Recap 1 September 21 Houston Oilers L 0–7 0–1 Schaefer Stadium 51,934 Recap 2 September 28 Miami Dolphins L 14–22 0–2 Schaefer Stadium 60,602 Recap 3 October 5 at New York Jets L 7–36 0–3 Shea Stadium 57,365 Recap 4 October 12 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–27 0–4 Riverfront Stadium 51,220 Recap 5 October 19 Baltimore Colts W 21–10 1–4 Schaefer Stadium 51,417 Recap 6 October 26 San Francisco 49ers W 24–16 2–4 Schaefer Stadium 60,358 Recap 7 November 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–24 2–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 45,907 Recap 8 November 9 at San Diego Chargers W 33–19 3–5 San Diego Stadium 24,349 Recap 9 November 16 Dallas Cowboys L 31–34 3–6 Schaefer Stadium 60,905 Recap 10 November 23 at Buffalo Bills L 31–45 3–7 Rich Stadium 65,655 Recap 11 December 1 at Miami Dolphins L 7–20 3–8 Miami Orange Bowl 61,963 Recap 12 December 7 New York Jets L 28–30 3–9 Schaefer Stadium 53,989 Recap 13 December 14 Buffalo Bills L 14–34 3–10 Schaefer Stadium 58,393 Recap 14 December 21 at Baltimore Colts L 21–34 3–11 Memorial Stadium 48,678 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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