1975 Green Bay Packers season

The 1975 Green Bay Packers season was their 57th season overall and their 55th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 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.

1975 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachBart Starr
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School
247Bill BainGuardUSC
358Willard HarrellRunning backPacific
488Steve LukeSafetyOhio State
7165Tony GiaquintoWide receiverCentral Connecticut State
9217Jay HodginRunning backSouth Carolina
10244Bill CookeDefensive endUMass
11269Bob MartinDefensive endWashington
12296Alan AutryQuarterbackPacific
13321Bob FuhrimanDefensive backUtah State
14348Stan BlackmonTight endNorth Texas State
15373Randy AllenWide receiverSouthern
16400Bob McCaffreyCenterUSC
17425Tom RayDefensive backCentral Michigan

Roster
Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve lists

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 10
1 234Total
Giants 0 0140 14
• Packers 14 10016 40

Week 11
1 234Total
Bears 0 070 7
• Packers 7 2100 28

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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

Awards and records
A football signed by the 1975 Green Bay Packers

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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