1975 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1975 5–9 2nd NFC West Josephine Morabito-FoxJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Dick Stanfel Candlestick Park Did not qualify DE Cedrick Hardman 49ers seasons The 1975 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, their 30th overall, and their seventh under head coach Dick Nolan. Nolan and his squad entered the 1975 Season attempting to improve on their 6–8 season in 1974. However, for the second time in three seasons, the team finished with a 5–9 record, and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Nolan was let go after the season. DE Cedrick Hardman was the team's only player to qualify for the Pro Bowl. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 San Francisco 49ers 1 10 Jimmy Webb Defensive tackle Mississippi State yes 2 35 Greg Collins Linebacker Notre Dame yes 3 71 Jeff Hart Tackle Oregon State yes 3 72 Steve Mike-Mayer Kicker Maryland yes 3 75 Wayne Baker Defensive tackle BYU yes 4 85 Cleveland Elam Defensive tackle Tennessee State yes yes 4 87 Frank Oliver Defensive back Kentucky State 5 114 Wayne Bullock Running back Notre Dame 8 191 Preston Kendrick Linebacker Florida 9 218 James Johnson Defensive back Tennessee State 9 223 Dan Natale Tight end Penn State 9 230 Caesar Douglas Tackle Illinois Wesleyan 10 243 Don Layton Running back South Carolina State signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) 11 270 Gene Hernandez Defensive back TCU 12 295 Rick Worley Quarterback Howard Payne 13 322 Dale Mitchell Linebacker USC played with 49ers beginning in 1976 14 347 David Henson Wide receiver Abilene Christian 15 374 Rich Lavin Tight end Western Illinois no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1975_draft.htm 1975 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference January 29, 2024 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito-Fox & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Head coach / Defensive Coordinator – Dick Nolan Offensive Coordinator = Dick Stanfel Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers – Don Heinrich Running Backs – Doug Scovil Offensive Line / Blocking – Lew Erber Defensive Line – Bob Hollway Linebackers – Ed Beard Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Rich Brooks Special Teams – Rich Brooks Roster 1975 San Francisco 49ers 14 Tom Owen American football 16 Norm Snead 11 Steve Spurrier 40 Wilbur Jackson 47 Kermit Johnson 48 Sammy Johnson running back 45 Manfred Moore 35 Larry Schreiber 24 Delvin Williams 88 Terry Beasley 20 Mike Holmes wide receiver 18 Gene Washington American football, born 1947 82 Len Garrett 85 Bill Larson y tight end 84 Tom Mitchell American football 79 Cas Banaszek T 77 Jean Barrett American football G/C 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 68 Jeff Hart gridiron football y T 66 Bob Penchion G 69 Woody Peoples G 54 Bill Reid center C 67 John Watson American football T 78 Wayne Baker American football y DT 72 Cleveland Elam y DE 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 56 Bob Hoskins American football DT 60 Bill Sandifer DT 74 Jimmy Webb American football y DT 79 Greg Collins American football y MLB 59 Willie Harper OLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 50 Dave Washington OLB 27 Nate Allen cornerback CB 26 Tim Anderson defensive back SS 43 Windlan Hall SS/FS 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 33 John Saunders American football SS 44 Bruce Taylor American football CB 10 Steve Mike-Mayer y K 13 Tom Wittum P 78 Rolf Krueger DT IR 49 Ralph McGill American football S IR 64 Dale Mitchell American football y LB IR 32 Mel Phillips S IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 10 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 1–0 Candlestick Park 45,560 2 August 16, 1975 at Los Angeles Rams L 6–10 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,230 3 August 21, 1975 at San Diego Chargers L 7–20 1–2 San Diego Stadium 18,764 4 August 30, 1975 at Oakland Raiders L 21–40 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,866 5 September 7 Denver Broncos W 44–10 2–3 Candlestick Park 45,686 6 September 13, 1975 Green Bay Packers W 24–3 3–3 Candlestick Park 56,267https://www.profootballarchives.com/1975nflsf.html 1975 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 31, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–27 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,479 2 September 28 Los Angeles Rams L 14–23 0–2 Candlestick Park 55,072 3 October 5 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–3 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium 54,490 4 October 12 Atlanta Falcons L 3–17 1–3 Candlestick Park 44,043 5 October 19 New Orleans Saints W 35–21 2–3 Candlestick Park 39,990 6 October 26 at New England Patriots L 16–24 2–4 Schaefer Stadium 60,358 7 November 2 Detroit Lions L 17–28 2–5 Candlestick Park 43,209 8 November 9 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–23 3–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,064 9 November 16 Chicago Bears W 31–3 4–5 Candlestick Park 41,726 10 November 23 at New Orleans Saints W 16–6 5–5 Louisiana Superdome 40,328 11 November 30 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–27 5–6 Veterans Stadium 56,694 12 December 7 Houston Oilers L 13–27 5–7 Candlestick Park 44,015 13 December 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 9–31 5–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 38,501 14 December 21 New York Giants L 23–26 5–9 Candlestick Park 34,354 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|A football signed by the 1975 San Francisco 49ers team, including Steve Spurrier. References 1975 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers Category:1975 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose