1975 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1975 4–10 5th NFC East Mike McCormack Leonard Tose Jim Murray Veterans Stadium Did not qualify TE Charle YoungQB Mike Boryla Eagles seasons The 1975 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise’s 43rd in the National Football League. 1975 was the third season under head coach Mike McCormack, but became the Eagles’ ninth consecutive season without a winning record. The Eagles also missed the playoffs for a fifteenth consecutive season, a franchise record. Following the season, McCormack was fired and replaced for 1976 by Dick Vermeil. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft Player selections The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Rd PICKPLAYER POS COLLEGE 1 Pick Traded to Los Angeles Rams for QB Roman Gabriel in 1973http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/pdf/Y_B_Y_DRAFT_06.pdf Archived copy 2008-05-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091229181608/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/pdf/Y_B_Y_DRAFT_06.pdf December 29, 2009 mdy 2 Pick Traded to Buffalo Bills for DT Jerry Patton in 1975 3 Pick Traded to Los Angeles Rams for QB Roman Gabriel in 1973 4 Pick Traded to New Orleans Saints for LB Dick Absher in 1972 5 Pick Traded to New England Patriots for RB John Tarver in 1975 6 Pick Traded to Cincinnati Bengals for QB Mike Boryla in 1974 7 167 Bill Capraum T Miami (Fla) 8 198 Jeff Bleamer T Penn State 9 Pick Traded to San Francisco 49ers for RB Randy Jackson in 1974 10 248 Ken Schroy DB Maryland 11 273 Keith Rowen G Stanford 12 298 Dick Pawlewicz RB William & Mary 13 324 Tom Ehlers LB Kentucky 14 354 Larry O'Rourke DT Ohio State 15 379 Clayton Korver DE Northwestern College 16 404 Calvin Jones WR Texas Tech 17 429 Gary Webb DE Temple Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Leonard Tose General manager – Jim Murray Head coach – Mike McCormack Offensive Passing Game Coordinator - Boyd Dowler Running Backs – John Idzik Wide Receivers – Dick Coury Offensive Line – John Sandusky Defensive Coordinator – Walt Michaels Defensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Linebackers - Walt Michaels Defensive Backs / Secondary – John Mazur Special Teams Assistant – Dick LeBeau Roster 1975 Philadelphia Eagles 10 Mike Boryla  5 Roman Gabriel 12 Bill Troup 38 George Amundson 33 Po James 26 Art Malone American football 43 James McAlister 25 Tom Sullivan American football 17 Harold Carmichael 82 Bob Picard 85 Charlie Smith wide receiver 80 Don Zimmerman wide receiver 84 Keith Krepfle 86 Charle Young 67 Jeff Bleamer y G/T 64 Ernie Janet G 51 Ron Lou C 63 Tom Luken American football G 50 Guy Morriss C 74 John Niland American football G 76 Jerry Sisemore T 75 Stan Walters T 61 Bill Dunstan DT 68 Blenda Gay DE 69 Rich Glover DT 65 Rosie Manning DT 77 Don Ratliff DE 71 Will Wynn American football DE 66 Bill Bergey MLB 95 John Bunting American football OLB 58 Steve Colavito MLB 59 Tom Ehlers y OLB 56 Dean Halverson OLB 55 Frank LeMaster OLB 28 Bill Bradley American football FS 23 Clifford Brooks CB 30 Joe Lavender CB 41 Randy Logan SS 22 Larry Marshall American football SS 20 John Outlaw CB 24 Artimus Parker FS  6 Spike Jones American football P 16 Horst Mühlmann K 73 Bill Capraun y T IR 72 Wade Key G IR 62 Bill Lueck G IR 54 Jim Opperman y LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Attendance 1 September 21, 1975 New York Giants L 23–14 60,798 2 September 28, 1975 at Chicago Bears L 15–13 48,071 3 October 5, 1975 Washington Redskins W 26–10 64,397 4 October 12, 1975 at Miami Dolphins L 24–16 60,127 5 October 19, 1975 at St. Louis Cardinals L 31–20 45,242 6 October 26, 1975 Dallas Cowboys L 20–17 64,889 7 November 3, 1975 Los Angeles Rams L 42–3 64,601 8 November 9, 1975 St. Louis Cardinals L 24–23 60,277 9 November 16, 1975 at New York Giants W 13–10 53,434 10 November 23, 1975 at Dallas Cowboys L 27–17 57,893 11 November 30, 1975 San Francisco 49ers W 27–17 56,694 12 December 7, 1975 Cincinnati Bengals L 31–0 56,984 13 December 14, 1975 at Denver Broncos L 25–10 36,860 14 December 21, 1975 at Washington Redskins W 26–3 49,385 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New York Giants New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Giants 0 13 0 10 Eagles 0 7 0 7 September 21 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 70 °F °C 1; relative humidity 80%; wind 8 mph km/h knots CBS yes Q2 Eagles Charle Young 13 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 7–0 Q2 Giants Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (kick failed) Eagles 7–6 Q2 Giants Ron Johnson 3 yard rush (George Hunt kick) Giants 13–7 Q4 Giants George Hunt 41 yard field goal Giants 16–7 Q4 Eagles Harold Carmichael 2 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Giants 16–14 Q4 Giants Ray Rhodes 50 yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick) PHI 26–10 yes New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – September 21st, 1975 The Eagles lose this game, the first of ten losses during their season. Week 2: at Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles (0–2) at Chicago Bears (1–1) Eagles 3 3 0 7 Bears 0 9 0 6 September 28 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 1:00 p.m. CST 57 °F °C 1, wind 6 mph km/h knots Source:Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears – September 28th, 1975 yes Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 44 yard field goal Eagles 3–0 Q2 Bears Bob Thomas 44 yard field goal 3–3 Q2 Bears Cid Edwards 7 yard pass from Gary Huff (kick failed) Bears 9–3 Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 43 yard field goal Bears 9–6 Q4 Bears Bob Thomas 24 yard field goal Bears 12–6 Q4 Eagles Harold Carmichael 14 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 13–12 Q4 Bears Bob Thomas 26 yard field goal Bears 15–13 yes Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Redskins 3 7 0 0 Eagles 6 3 7 10 October 5 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EST 61 °F °C 1; wind 6 mph km/h knots CBS yes Q1 Redskins Moseley 45 yard field goal Redskins 3–0 Q1 Eagles Carmichael 62 yard pass from Gabriel (kick failed) Eagles 6–3 Q2 Eagles Muhlmann 20 yard field goal Eagles 9–3 Q2 Redskins Reed 1 yard pass from Kilmer (Moseley kick) Redskins 10–9 Q3 Eagles Smith 27 yard pass from Gabriel (Muhlmann kick) Eagles 16–10 Q4 Eagles Muhlmann 45 yard field goal Eagles 19–10 Q4 Eagles Gabriel 1 yard run (Muhlmann kick) Eagles 26–10 yes Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – October 5th, 1975 Eagles’ head coach Mike McCormack had called his team out for “dogging it” prior to the game. Week 4: at Miami Dolphins Philadelphia Eagles (1–3) at Miami Dolphins (3–1) Eagles 6 3 0 7 Dolphins 0 10 7 7 October 12 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 1:00 p.m. EST 80 °F °C 1, wind 13 mph km/h knots Source:Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – October 12th, 1975 yes Q1 Eagles Charlie Smith 22 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (kick failed) Eagles 6–0 Q2 Dolphins Don Nottingham 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) Dolphins 7–6 Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 42 yard field goal Eagles 9–7 Q2 Dolphins Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal Dolphins 10–9 Q3 Dolphins Nat Moore 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) Dolphins 17–9 Q4 Dolphins Norm Bulaich 7 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) Dolphins 24–9 Q4 Eagles James McAlister 39 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Dolphins 24–16 yes Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles (1–4) at St. Louis Cardinals (3–2) Eagles 6 3 0 7 Cardinals 0 10 7 7 October 19 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 2:00 p.m. CST 46 °F °C 1, wind 10 mph km/h knots Source:Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals – October 19th, 1975 yes Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 45 yard field goal Eagles 3–0 Q1 Cardinals Jim Otis 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 7–3 Q2 Eagles Charlie Smith 11 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 10–7 Q2 Cardinals Jackie Smith 30 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 14–10 Q3 Cardinals Jim Bakken 24 yard field goal Cardinals 17–10 Q3 Cardinals Jim Otis 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 24–10 Q4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 40 yard field goal Cardinals 24–13 Q4 Eagles Harold Carmichael 15 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Cardinals 24–20 Q4 Cardinals Eddie Moss 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 31–20 yes Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys (5–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–5) Cowboys 0 10 0 10 Eagles 7 7 0 3 October 26 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 61 °F °C 1; wind 10 mph km/h knots CBS yes Q1 Eagles Harold Carmichael 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles7–0 Q2 Cowboys Golden Richards 43 yard punt return (Toni Fritsch kick) 7–7 Q2 Eagles Harold Carmichael 18 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 14–7 Q2 Cowboys Toni Fritsch 20 yard field goal Eagles 14–10 Q4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 28 yard field goal Eagles 17–10 Q4 Cowboys Drew Pearson 21 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) 17–17 Q4 Cowboys Toni Fritsch 42 yard field goal Cowboys 20–17 yes Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – October 26th, 1975 Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams (6–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–6) Rams 7 14 14 7 Eagles 0 3 0 0 November 3 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9:00 p.m. EST 61 °F °C 1; wind 8 mph km/h knots ABC yes Q1 Rams John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) Rams 7–0 Q2 Rams Harold Jackson 54 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) Rams 14–0 Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 36 yard field goal Rams 14–3 Q2 Rams Harold Jackson 30 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) Rams 21–3 Q3 Rams Jack Snow 42 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) Rams 28–3 Q3 Rams Fred Dryer 20 yard defensive fumble return (Tom Dempsey kick) Rams 35–3 Q4 Rams Isiah Robertson 76 yard interception return (Tom Dempsey kick) Rams 42–3 yes Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles – November 3rd, 1975 Week 8: vs. St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals (6–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–7) Cardinals 7 0 7 10 Eagles 10 10 3 0 November 9 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4:00 p.m. EST 61 °F °C 1; wind 6 mph km/h knots CBS yes Q1 Eagles Charle Young 13 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick Eagles 7–0 Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 37 yard field goal Eagles 10–0 Q1 Cardinals Jim Otis 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) Eagles 10–7 Q2 Eagles Po James 47 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 17–7 Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 27 yard field goal Eagles 20–7 Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal Eagles 23–7 Q3 Cardinals Terry Metcalf 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Eagles 23–14 Q4 Cardinals Jim Hart 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Eagles 23–21 Q4 Cardinals Jim Bakken 30 yard field goal Cardinals 24–23 yes St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 9th, 1975 Week 9: at New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles (2–7) at New York Giants (3–6) Eagles 0 7 3 3 Giants 3 0 0 7 November 16 Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 1:00 p.m. EST 47 °F °C 1, wind 17 mph km/h knots Source:Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – November 16th, 1975 yes 1 Giants George Hunt 34-yard field goal Giants 3–0 2 Eagles Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 7–3 3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 22-yard field goal Eagles 10–3 4 Giants Doug Kotar 3-yard run (George Hunt kick) Tie 10–10 4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 30-yard field goal Eagles 13–10 yes Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles (2–8) at Dallas Cowboys (7–3) Eagles 0 3 0 14 Cowboys 3 14 3 7 November 23 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 2:00 p.m. CST 41 °F °C, wind 8 mph km/h knots Source:Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 1975 yes Q1 Cowboys Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal Cowboys 3–0 Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 23 yard field goal 3–3 Q2 Cowboys Preston Pearson 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 10–3 Q2 Cowboys Roger Staubach 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 17–3 Q3 Cowboys Toni Fritsch 20 yard field goal Cowboys 20–3 Q4 Eagles James McAlister 13 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) Cowboys 20–10 Q4 Cowboys Doug Dennison 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 27–10 Q4 Eagles Po James 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) Cowboys 27–17 yes Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers (5–6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–8) 49ers 0 0 3 14 Eagles 3 10 7 7 November 30 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 48 °F °C 1; wind 10 mph km/h knots CBS yes Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 51 yard field goal Eagles 3–0 Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 42 yard field goal Eagles 6–0 Q2 Eagles James McAlister 5 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 13–0 Q2 49ers Steve Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goal Eagles 13–3 Q3 Eagles Harold Carmichael 11 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 20–3 Q3 49ers Sammy Johnson 3 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Eagles 20–10 Q4 Eagles Charle Young 42 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 27–10 Q4 49ers Gene Washington 17 yard pass from Norm Snead (Steve Mike-Mayer kick Eagles 27–17 yes San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – November 30th, 1975 Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals (10–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–9) Bengals 7 17 0 7 Eagles 0 0 0 0 December 7 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST 41 °F °C; wind 14 mph km/h knots CBS yes Q1 Bengals Ed Williams 1 yard rush (Dave Green kick) Bengals 7–0 Q2 Bengals Stan Fritts 3 yard rush (Dave Green kick) Bengals 14–0 Q2 Bengals Ed Williams 10 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) Bengals 21–0 Q2 Bengals Dave Green 48 yard field goal Bengals 24–0 Q4 Bengals John Reaves 3 yard rush (Dave Green kick) Bengals 31–0 yes Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles – December 7th, 1975 The game was featured in the beginning of the 2006 film Invincible. Week 13: at Denver Broncos Philadelphia Eagles (3–10) at Denver Broncos (6–7) Eagles 7 0 3 0 Broncos 3 7 6 9 December 14 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 4:00 p.m. MST 21 °F °C 1, wind 12 mph km/h knots, wind chill 9 °F °C 1 or Source:Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos – December 14th, 1975 yes Q1 Eagles Charlie Smith 14 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 7–0 Q1 Broncos Jim Turner 47 yard field goal Eagles 7–3 Q2 Broncos Fran Lynch 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) Broncos 10–7 Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 19 yard field goal 10–10 Q3 Broncos Floyd Little 66 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (kick failed) Broncos 16–10 Q4 Broncos Jim Turner 29 yard field goal Broncos 19–10 Q4 Broncos Floyd Little 2 yard rush (kick failed) Broncos 25–10 yes Week 14: at Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles (4–10) at Washington Redskins (8–6) Eagles 7 3 10 6 Redskins 3 0 0 0 December 21 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. EST 37 °F °C 1, wind 11 mph km/h knots, wind chill 30 °F °C 1 or Source:Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – December 21st, 1975 yes Q1 Eagles Charlie Smith 28 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 7–0 Q1 Redskins Mark Moseley 25 yard field goal Eagles 7–3 Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal Eagles 10–3 Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 23 yard field goal Eagles 13–3 Q3 Eagles Joe Lavender 36 yard interception return (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 20–3 Q4 Eagles Frank LeMaster 89 yard interception return (kick failed) Eagles 26–3 yes Standings Notes Note References External links https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1975.htm 1975 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com 1975 Eagles on jt-sw.com 1975 Eagles on Eagles.net Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadel Category:1975 in Philadelphia