1975 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1975 4–10 4th NFC Central Bart Starr Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons 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 1975 NFL draft 1975 Green Bay Packers 2 47 Bill Bain Guard USC yes 3 58 Willard Harrell Running back Pacific yes 4 88 Steve Luke Safety Ohio State yes 7 165 Tony Giaquinto Wide receiver Central Connecticut State no 9 217 Jay Hodgin Running back South Carolina no 10 244 Bill Cooke Defensive end UMass yes 11 269 Bob Martin Defensive end Washington no 12 296 Alan Autry Quarterback Pacific yes 13 321 Bob Fuhriman Defensive back Utah State no 14 348 Stan Blackmon Tight end North Texas State no 15 373 Randy Allen Wide receiver Southern no 16 400 Bob McCaffrey Center USC yes 17 425 Tom Ray Defensive back Central Michigan no no no Undrafted free agents + 1975 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeErnie DeChellisWide receiverVillanovaJohnnie GraySafetyCal State FullertonBill KairitDefensive tackleBrownSteve LainhartQuarterbackVanderbiltDonn PierceLinebackerSt. NorbertCharlie UillimerDefensive tackleWisconsin-MilwaukeeDave WehmeyerFullbackTexas Lutheran Roster Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks 19 Carlos Brown 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 84 Steve Odom 85 Ken Payne 80 Barry Smith 82 Gerald Tinker 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 76 Mike McCoy DT 73 Steve Okoniewski DT 75 Dave Pureifory DT 87 Alden Roche DE 74 Dave Roller DE 83 Clarence Williams DE Linebackers 57 Ron Acks MLB/OLB 53 Fred Carr OLB 50 Jim Carter MLB 55 Tom Hull MLB 59 Tom Toner OLB 52Gary Weaver OLB Defensive backs 48 Ken Ellis CB 24 Johnnie Gray FS 44 Charlie Hall CB/S 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) 10px 78 Bill Cooke DE (IR) 10px 86 Kent Gaydos WR (IR) 10px 51 Larry Hefner LB (IR) 10px -- Ken Hutcherson LB (IR) 10px -- Randy Jackson T (IR) 10px 13 Chester Marcol K (IR) 10px 64 Bart Purvis T (IR) 10px 89 Charlie Wade WR (IR) 10px 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, 1975 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 Giants 0 0 14 0 Packers 14 10 0 16 November 23 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. CST Clear, 29 F, wind 7 mph on Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 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 yes Week 11 Bears 0 0 7 0 Packers 7 21 0 0 November 30 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. 39 F, wind 18 mph on yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Awards and records thumb|right|A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Category:Long stubs with short prose