1975 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 1975 4–10 3rd NFC West Marion Campbell Pat Peppler Rankin M. Smith Sr. Atlanta Stadium Did not qualify Falcons seasons The 1975 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). With the first overall pick of the NFL draft, the Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski out of the University of California. However, the pick would do them no good as the Falcons slumped to another miserable 4–10 record and missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season. This was also the first and only full season for head coach Marion Campbell until the 1980s, as he was hired to coach the final 6 games of the previous season and was fired 5 games into the following season. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Atlanta Falcons 1 1 Steve Bartkowski Quarterback California from Baltimore Colts yes yesyes 2 29 Ralph Ortega Linebacker Florida3 65 Woody Thompson Running back Miami (FL) yes from Houston Oilers4 81 John Nessel Guard Penn Stateyes 5 123 Greg McCrary Clark Atlanta University Tight end from Buffalo Billsyes 6 132 Fulton Kuykendall Linebacker UCLA from Baltimore Colts6 133 Doug Payton Offensive tackle Colorado7 159 Mike Esposito Running back Boston Collegeyes 8 185 Brent Adams Offensive tackle Chattanoogayes 9 211 Brad Davis Running back LSU10 237 Marshall Mills Wide receiver West Virginiayes 11 263 Jeff Merrow Defensive end West Virginia12 289 Alonza Pickett Tackle Texas Southernyes 13 315 Carl Russ Linebacker Michigan14 341 Steve Robinson Defensive tackle Tuskegee from Baltimore Colts15 367 Jimmy Robinson Wide receiver Georgia Tech16 393 Steve Knutson Tackle USC17 419 Mitch Anderson Quarterback Northwestern no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/1975_draft.htm 1975 Atlanta Falcons draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 24, 2014 1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1975.htm 2022-02-21 www.prosportstransactions.com Personnel Staff 1975 Atlanta Falcons Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr. President – Frank E. Wall General manager – Pat Peppler Head coach – Marion Campbell Offensive coordinator – Bill Nelsen Offensive backfield – John Rauch Receivers – Jimmy Orr Offensive line – Bill Walsh Defensive coordinator – Fred Bruney Defensive line – Eddie Khayat Linebackers – Marv Matuszak Defensive backfield – Al Lavan Roster 1975 Atlanta Falcons 10 Steve Bartkowski y 11 Kim McQuilken  7 Pat Sullivan American football 25 Larry Crowe 46 Monroe Eley y 43 Dave Hampton 42 Mack Herron 24 Haskel Stanback 48 Woody Thompson y 82 Ken Burrow 89 Wallace Francis 84 Alfred Jenkins 81 Frank Pitts 88 Greg McCrary y 86 Jim Mitchell tight end 61 Brent Adams American football y T 63 Nick Bebout T 65 Len Gotshalk T 56 Dennis Havig G 68 Larron Jackson G 53 Paul Ryczek C 64 Royce Smith G 57 Jeff Van Note C 78 Roy Hilton DE 69 Mike Lewis American football DT 75 Jeff Merrow y DE 74 Mike Tilleman DT 79 Chuck Walker American football DE/DT 71 John Zook DE 50 Greg Brezina OLB 58 Don Hansen OLB 54 Fulton Kuykendall y OLB 60 Tommy Nobis MLB 55 Ralph Ortega y MLB 59 Carl Russ y OLB 34 Ray Brown safety FS 38 Rick Byas CB 32 Ray Easterling SS 27 Tom Hayes cornerback CB 40 Bob Jones American football CB/S 22 Rolland Lawrence CB  6 John James American football P 12 Nick Mike-Mayer K 47 Brad Davis running back y RB IR 26 Mike Esposito American football y RB IR 66 Ted Fritsch Jr. C IR 87 Claude Humphrey DE IR 20 Vince Kendrick RB IR 29 Ron Mabra y CB IR 83 Larry Mialik TE IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 21 at St. Louis Cardinals L 20–23 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,172 Recap 2 September 28 Detroit Lions L 14–17 0–2 Atlanta Stadium 45,218 Recap 3 October 5 New Orleans Saints W 14–7 1–2 Atlanta Stadium 29,444 Recap 4 October 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 17–3 2–2 Candlestick Park 44,043 Recap 5 October 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–22 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,843 Recap 6 October 26 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–21 2–4 Atlanta Stadium 45,811 Recap 7 November 2 at New Orleans Saints L 7–23 2–5 Louisiana Superdome 49,342 Recap 8 November 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 0–38 2–6 Metropolitan Stadium 43,751 Recap 9 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 7–16 2–7 Atlanta Stadium 44,595 Recap 10 November 23 Denver Broncos W 35–21 3–7 Atlanta Stadium 28,686 Recap 11 November 30 at Oakland Raiders L 34–37 (OT) 3–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,860 Recap 12 December 7 Washington Redskins L 27–30 3–9 Atlanta Stadium 52,809 Recap 13 December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 31–9 4–9 Atlanta Stadium 38,501 Recap 14 December 21 at Green Bay Packers L 13–22 4–10 Lambeau Field 56,267 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary September 21 2:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. CDT Falcons 7 6 7 0 Cardinals 7 6 0 10 Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 42,172 54 F C Box score First quarter STL – Terry Metcalf 39-yard run (Jim Bakken kick). Cardinals 7–0. ATL – Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter STL – Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–7. ATL – Dave Hampton 6-yard run (kick failed). Falcons 13–10. STL – Jim Bakken 39-yard field goal. Tied 13–13. Third quarter ATL – Dave Hampton 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 20–13. Fourth quarter STL – Earl Thomas 8-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick). Tied 20–20. STL – Jim Bakken 25-yard field goal. Cardinals 23–20. Top passers ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 8/16, 81 yards, INT STL – Jim Hart – 12/23, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ATL – Dave Hampton – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD STL – Terry Metcalf – 20 rushes, 99 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Woody Thompson – 3 receptions, 29 yards STL – Mel Gray – 3 receptions, 65 yards Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary September 28 1:00 p.m. EDT Lions 0 7 3 7 Falcons 0 7 7 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 45,218 62 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ATL – Haskel Stanback 17-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 7–0. DET – Horace King 5-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Tied 7–7. Third quarter ATL – Gerald Tinker 26-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 14–7. DET – Errol Mann 29-yard field goal. Falcons 14–10. Fourth quarter DET – Altie Taylor 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Lions 17–14. Top passers DET – Greg Landry – 12/21, 146 yards ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 7/22, 104 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – Altie Taylor – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD ATL – Dave Hampton – 21 rushes, 86 yards Top receivers DET – Ray Jarvis – 5 receptions, 64 yards ATL – Ken Burrow – 3 receptions, 43 yards Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 5 1:00 p.m. EDT Saints 0 0 7 0 Falcons 7 7 0 0 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 29,444 55 F C Box score First quarter ATL – Ken Burrow 9-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 7–0. Second quarter ATL – Jim Mitchell 50-yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 14–0. Third quarter NO – Alvin Maxson 1-yard run (Bill McClard kick). Falcons 14–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers NO – Archie Manning – 15/31, 146 yards, 2 INT ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 11/23, 119 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NO – Mike Strachan – 14 rushes, 71 yards ATL – Dave Hampton – 25 rushes, 101 yards Top receivers NO – Alvin Maxson – 11 receptions, 71 yards ATL – Jim Mitchell – 3 receptions, 65 yards Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 12 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Falcons 7 7 3 0 49ers 0 0 3 0 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 44,043 57 F C Box score First quarter ATL – Jim Mitchell 9-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 7–0. Second quarter ATL – Haskel Stanback 26-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 14–0. Third quarter SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 26-yard field goal. Falcons 14–3. ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 27-yard field goal. Falcons 17–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 9/20, 96 yards, TD SF – Norm Snead – 16/28, 196 yards, 4 INT Top rushers ATL – Haskel Stanback – 6 rushes, 40 yards, TD SF – Larry Schreiber – 13 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers ATL – Ken Burrow – 2 receptions, 35 yards SF – Gene Washington – 5 receptions, 66 yards Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary October 19 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Falcons 0 0 0 7 Rams 10 6 6 0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 64,843 61 F C Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary October 26 1:00 p.m. EST Bengals 0 14 0 7 Falcons 7 0 0 7 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 45,811 60 F C Week 7: at New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary November 2 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST Falcons 0 0 0 7 Saints 0 10 10 3 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 49,342 None (played indoors) Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary November 9 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST Falcons 0 0 0 0 Vikings 7 17 7 7 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota 43,751 46 F C Box score First quarter MIN – Chuck Foreman 3-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 7–0. Second quarter MIN – Fred Cox 45-yard field goal. Vikings 10–0. MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–0. MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 24–0. Third quarter MIN – Jim Lash 12-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 31–0. Fourth quarter MIN – Dave Osborn 2-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 38–0. Top passers ATL – Kim McQuilken – 5/26, 43 yards, 5 INT MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 11/22, 47 yards, TD Top rushers ATL – Dave Hampton – 9 rushes, 39 yards MIN – Chuck Foreman – 26 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ATL – Dave Hampton – 1 reception, 15 yards MIN – Chuck Foreman – 4 receptions, 19 yards, TD Kim McQuilken started at quarterback for the Falcons, going 5 of 26 (for a completion percentage of 19.2) for 43 yards and threw five interceptions, finishing the game with a passer rating of zero.Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McQuKi00/gamelog/ Kim McQuilken Career Game Log August 4, 2024 Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 16 1:00 p.m. EST Rams 0 6 3 7 Falcons 0 0 0 7 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 44,595 47 F C Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 23 1:00 p.m. EST Broncos 7 0 7 7 Falcons 0 14 7 14 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 28,686 36 F C Week 11: at Oakland Raiders Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 30 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Falcons 13 7 0 14 0 Raiders 21 0 3 10 3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 50,860 47 F C Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 7 1:00 p.m. EST Redskins 3 7 7 13 Falcons 0 14 3 10 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 52,809 57 F C Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 14 1:00 p.m. EST 49ers 0 9 0 0 Falcons 0 10 14 7 Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 38,501 57 F C Week 14: at Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons 1975 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary December 21 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST Falcons 6 0 0 7 Packers 3 9 10 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 56,267 10 F C Box score First quarter GB – Joe Danelo 34-yard field goal. Packers 3–0. ATL – Dave Hampton 1-yard run (kick failed). Falcons 6–3. Second quarter GB – Eric Torkelson 15-yard run (kick failed). Packers 9–6. GB – Joe Danelo 30-yard field goal. Packers 12–6. Third quarter GB – Joe Danelo 19-yard field goal. Packers 15–6. GB – Barty Smith 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick). Packers 22–6. Fourth quarter ATL – Alfred Jenkins 52-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Packers 22–13. Top passers ATL – Steve Bartkowski – 13/34, 219 yards, TD, 2 INT GB – John Hadl – 16/32, 181 yards, INT Top rushers ATL – Dave Hampton – 14 rushes, 61 yards, TD GB – Eric Torkelson – 22 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Alfred Jenkins – 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD GB – Rich McGeorge – 3 receptions, 46 yards Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296 References External links 1975 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Falcons Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta