1975 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

1975 San Francisco 49ers season

Owner| Josephine Morabito-Fox
Jane Morabito
General manager| Louis Spadia
Head coach| Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator| Dick Stanfel
Home field| Candlestick Park
Results
Record| 5–9
Division place| 2nd NFC West
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers| DE Cedrick Hardman

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The 1975 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, their 30th overall, and their seventh under head coach Dick Nolan.

Nolan and his squad entered the 1975 Season attempting to improve on their 6–8 season in 1974. However, for the second time in three seasons, the team finished with a 5–9 record, and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Nolan was let go after the season. DE Cedrick Hardman was the team's only player to qualify for the Pro Bowl.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1975 NFL draft

1975 San Francisco 49ers draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1 | 10  | Jimmy Webb | Defensive tackle | Mississippi State |
2  | 35  | Greg Collins | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
3  | 71  | Jeff Hart | Tackle | Oregon State |
3  | 72  | Steve Mike-Mayer | Kicker | Maryland |
3  | 75  | Wayne Baker | Defensive tackle  | BYU |
4  | 85  | Cleveland Elam * | Defensive tackle  | Tennessee State |
4  | 87  | Frank Oliver | Defensive back | Kentucky State |
5  | 114  | Wayne Bullock | Running back  | Notre Dame  |
8  | 191  | Preston Kendrick | Linebacker  | Florida |
9  | 218  | James Johnson | Defensive back  | Tennessee State  |
9  | 223  | Dan Natale | Tight end | Penn State |
9  | 230  | Caesar Douglas | Tackle  | Illinois Wesleyan |
10  | 243  | Don Layton | Running back  | South Carolina State | signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
11  | 270  | Gene Hernandez | Defensive back  | TCU |
12  | 295  | Rick Worley | Quarterback | Howard Payne |
13  | 322  | Dale Mitchell | Linebacker  | USC | played with 49ers beginning in 1976
14  | 347  | David Henson | Wide receiver | Abilene Christian |
15  | 374  | Rich Lavin | Tight end  | Western Illinois |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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### Personnel

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### Staff / Coaches

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1975 San Francisco 49ers staff |

Front office

* Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito-Fox & Jane Morabito
* General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

* Head coach / Defensive Coordinator – Dick Nolan

Offensive coaches

* Offensive Coordinator = Dick Stanfel
* Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers – Don Heinrich
* Running Backs – Doug Scovil
* Offensive Line / Blocking – Lew Erber

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Defensive Line – Bob Hollway
* Linebackers – Ed Beard
* Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Rich Brooks

Special teams coaches

* Special Teams – Rich Brooks

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### Roster

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1975 San Francisco 49ers roster

| Quarterbacks

* 14 Tom Owen
* 11 Steve Spurrier

Running backs

* 40 Wilbur Jackson
* 47 Kermit Johnson
* 45 Manfred Moore
* 35 Larry Schreiber FB
* 24 Delvin Williams

Wide receivers

* 88 Terry Beasley
* 22 Bob Hayes
* 20 Mike Holmes
* 18 Gene Washington

Tight ends

* 85 Bill Larson
* 84 Tom Mitchell

|  | Offensive linemen

* 79 Cas Banaszek T
* 77 Jean Barrett T
* 71 Keith Fahnhorst T
* 66 Bob Penchion G
* 69 Woody Peoples G
* 54 Bill Reid C
* 67 John Watson G

Defensive linemen

* 78 Wayne Baker DT
* 72 Bill Belk DE
* 86 Cedrick Hardman DE
* 53 Tommy Hart DE
* 56 Bob Hoskins DT
* 78 Rolf Krueger DT
* 60 Bill Sandifer DT
* 74 Jimmy Webb DT

|  | Linebackers

* 79 Greg Collins
* 59 Willie Harper
* 57 Frank Nunley
* 58 Jim Sniadecki
* 52 Skip Vanderbundt
* 50 Dave Washington

Defensive backs

* 37 Jimmy Johnson CB
* 49 Ralph McGill FS
* 32 Mel Phillips SS
* 33 John Saunders
* 44 Bruce Taylor CB

Special teams

* 10 Steve Mike-Mayer K
* 13 Tom Wittum P

|  | Reserve lists

* 64 Dale Mitchell OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

## Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | August 10  | Cleveland Browns | W 17–13  | 1–0  | Candlestick Park | 45,560
2  | August 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 6–10  | 1–1  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 58,230
3  | August 21 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–20  | 1–2  | San Diego Stadium | 18,764
4  | August 30 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–40  | 1–3  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 52,866
5  | September 7  | Denver Broncos | W 44–10  | 2–3  | Candlestick Park  | 45,686
6  | September 13 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–3  | 3–3  | Candlestick Park  | 56,267

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 21  | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–17  | 0–1  | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,479
2  | September 28  | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–23  | 0–2  | Candlestick Park | 55,072
3  | October 5  | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–3  | 1–2  | Arrowhead Stadium | 54,490
4  | October 12  | Atlanta Falcons | L 3–17  | 1–3  | Candlestick Park  | 44,043
5  | October 19  | New Orleans Saints | W 35–21  | 2–3  | Candlestick Park  | 39,990
6  | October 26  | at New England Patriots | L 16–24  | 2–4  | Schaefer Stadium | 60,358
7  | November 2  | Detroit Lions | L 17–28  | 2–5  | Candlestick Park  | 43,209
8  | November 9  | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–23  | 3–5  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,064
9  | November 16  | Chicago Bears | W 31–3  | 4–5  | Candlestick Park  | 41,726
10  | November 23  | at New Orleans Saints | W 16–6  | 5–5  | Louisiana Superdome | 40,328
11  | November 30  | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–27  | 5–6  | Veterans Stadium | 56,694
12  | December 7  | Houston Oilers | L 13–27  | 5–7  | Candlestick Park  | 44,015
13  | December 14  | at Atlanta Falcons | L 9–31  | 5–8  | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 38,501
14  | December 21  | New York Giants | L 23–26  | 5–9  | Candlestick Park  | 34,354
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Standings

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NFC West

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) | 12  | 2  | 0  | .857  | 5–1  | 9–2  | 312  | 135  | W6
San Francisco 49ers | 5  | 9  | 0  | .357  | 3–3  | 4–7  | 255  | 286  | L4
Atlanta Falcons | 4  | 10  | 0  | .286  | 3–3  | 3–8  | 240  | 289  | L1
New Orleans Saints | 2  | 12  | 0  | .143  | 1–5  | 2–9  | 165  | 360  | L7
A football signed by the 1975 San Francisco 49ers team, including Steve Spurrier.

## References

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1. ^ "1975 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
2. ^ "1975 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

* 1975 49ers on Pro Football Reference
* 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com

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Baltimore | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
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*[CONF]: Win–Loss record within their conference
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