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

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 19 Alan Autry 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 86 Kent Gaydos 84 Steve Odom 85 Ken Payne 80 Barry Smith 82 Gerald Tinker 89 Charlie Wade Tight Ends 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive Linemen 69 Bill Bain 72 Dick Himes 63 Ernie Janet 62 Pat Matson 58 Bob McCaffrey 54 Larry McCarren 70 Ernie McMillan 61 Bruce Van Dyke 65 Keith Wortman Defensive Linemen 88 Bert Askson 78 Bill Cooke 76 Mike McCoy 73 Steve Okoniewski 75 Dave Pureifory 87 Alden Roche 74 Dave Roller 83 Clarence Williams		Linebackers 57 Ron Acks 53 Fred Carr 50 Jim Carter 51 Larry Hefner 55 Tom Hull 59 Tom Toner Defensive Backs 28 Willie Buchanon 48 Ken Ellis 24 Johnnie Gray 44 Charlie Hall 46 Steve Luke 29 Al Matthews 38 Hurles Scales 45 Perry Smith Special Teams 11 David Beverly 18 Joe Danelo 13 Chester Marcol Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Awards and records

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com