1975 Green Bay Packers season

1975 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 Green Bay Packers season was their 56th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–10 record under new coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers got off to an 0-4 start, but finally beat the Cowboys in Dallas for Bart Starr's first coaching win. After a 1-8 start, the Packers would end the season on a positive note winning three of their final five games to finish with a 4-10 record.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	47	Bill Bain	Guard	USC
3	58	Willard Harrell	Running back	Pacific
4	88	Steve Luke	Safety	Ohio State
7	165	Tony Giaquinto	Wide receiver	Central Connecticut State
9	217	Jay Hodgin	Running back	South Carolina
10	244	Bill Cooke	Defensive end	UMass
11	269	Bob Martin	Defensive end	Washington
12	296	Alan Autry	Quarterback	Pacific
13	321	Bob Fuhriman	Defensive back	Utah State
14	348	Stan Blackmon	Tight end	North Texas State
15	373	Randy Allen	Wide receiver	Southern
16	400	Bob McCaffrey	Center	USC
17	425	Tom Ray	Defensive back	Central Michigan

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	Detroit Lions	L 30–16	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,613
2	September 29, 1975	at Denver Broncos	L 23–13	Mile High Stadium	52,621
3	October 5, 1975	Miami Dolphins	L 31–7	Lambeau Field	56,267
4	October 12, 1975	at New Orleans Saints	L 20–19	Louisiana Superdome	51,371
5	October 19, 1975	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–17	Texas Stadium	64,189
6	October 26, 1975	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–13	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,815
7	November 2, 1975	Minnesota Vikings	L 28–17	Lambeau Field	56,267
8	November 9, 1975	at Chicago Bears	L 27–14	Soldier Field	48,738
9	November 16, 1975	at Detroit Lions	L 13–10	Pontiac Silverdome	76,946
10	November 23, 1975	New York Giants	W 40–14	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,150
11	November 30, 1975	Chicago Bears	W 28–7	Lambeau Field	56,267
12	December 7, 1975	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–3	Metropolitan Stadium	46,147
13	December 14, 1975	at Los Angeles Rams	L 22–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	66,496
14	December 21, 1975	Atlanta Falcons	W 22–13	Lambeau Field	56,267

Game summaries

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	14	0	14
• Packers	14	10	0	16	40

Date: November 23
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 29°F, wind 7 mph

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

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

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	0	7
• Packers	7	21	0	0	28

Date: November 30
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 39°F, wind 18 mph

Scoring summary

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

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings⁽¹⁾	12	2	0	.857	5–1	8–2	377	180	W1
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	.500	4–2	6–5	245	262	L1
Chicago Bears	4	10	0	.286	2–4	4–7	191	379	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	10	0	.286	1–5	4–7	226	285	W1

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

81 Rich McGeorge

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Awards and records

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Sportsencyclopedia.com

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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1975 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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