1975 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team 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

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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[edit]

### NFL draft[edit]

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

1975 Green Bay Packers draft  Round | Selection | Player | Position | College

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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

### Undrafted free agents[edit]

1975 Undrafted Free Agents of note  Player  | Position  | College

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Steve Lainhart  | Quarterback  | Vanderbilt
Dave Wehmeyer  | Fullback  | Texas Lutheran

## Roster[edit]

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
*   * 55 Tom Hull
*   * 59 Tom Toner

Defensive backs

*   * 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

|  | Reserve lists

*   * 28 Willie Buchanon CB (IR)
*   * 51 Larry Hefner LB (IR)
*   * 13 Chester Marcol K (IR)

Rookies in italics

## Regular season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

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

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1  | September 21  | Detroit Lions | L 16–30  | 0–1  | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,613
2  | September 29 | 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[edit]

#### Week 10[edit]

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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 (−2 °C), wind 7 mph (11 km/h)

* 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[edit]

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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 (4 °C), wind 18 mph (29 km/h)

| 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[edit]

NFC Central

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| 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

## Awards and records[edit]

A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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* Founded in 1919
* Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Stadiums|

* Hagemeister Park
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* Wisconsin State Fair Park
* Marquette Stadium
* Milwaukee County Stadium
* Lambeau Field

Training facilities|

* Clarke Hinkle Field
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* St. Norbert College (training camp)

Culture|

* "Bang the Drum All Day"
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* 4th and 26
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* The Catch II
* The Ice Bowl
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Rivalries|

* Chicago Bears
* Dallas Cowboys
* Detroit Lions
* Minnesota Vikings
* New York Giants
* San Francisco 49ers
* Seattle Seahawks
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Division championships (21)|

* 1936
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* 1972
* 1995
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Conference championships (9)|

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* 1997
* 2010

League championships (13†)|

* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1936
* 1939
* 1944
* 1961
* 1962
* 1965
* 1966 (I)
* 1967 (II)
* 1996 (XXXI)
* 2010 (XLV)

Media|

* Radio: Packers Radio Network
* WIXX (Green Bay)
* WRNW (Milwaukee)
* Television:
* WGBA-TV
* WTMJ-TV
* Spectrum News 1 WI
* Personnel:
* Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play)
* Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1921-present)
* Conference: National Football Conference (1970-present)
* Division: North Division (2002-present)

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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| |

* 1975 NFL Draft
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