The 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League, the 13th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 16th overall, it ended with a second consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the 4th straight year. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Paul Wiggin was named the second head coach in franchise history on January 23. A former Pro Bowl defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, Wiggin inherited the unenviable task of rebuilding a squad whose pool of talent had been largely depleted due to age and a number of ill-fated trades that had left the club devoid of first-round draft choices in 1973 and 1975. After an 0–3 start to the season, Wiggin directed the Chiefs to three straight wins, beginning with a convincing 42–10 victory against the Raiders on October 12. The highlight of the season was a 34–31 upset win at Dallas on Monday Night Football. The club could not maintain the early success. Owning a 5–5 record heading into the homestretch of the season, injuries to a number of key players crippled the team. The team dropped its final four contests of the year to finish at 5–9 for the second consecutive season. The regular season finale at Oakland marked the final games in the Hall of Fame careers of Len Dawson and Buck Buchanan.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 St. Louis Cardinals L 3–10 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 40,081 Recap 2 Dallas Cowboys W 26–20 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 35,630 Recap 3 at Detroit Lions L 24–27 1–2 Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium 62,094 Recap 4 Los Angeles Rams L 6–14 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 39,814 Recap 5 Green Bay Packers W 31–3 2–3 Arrowhead Stadium 35,543 Recap 6 at Buffalo Bills W 9–7 3–3 Rich Stadium 48,691 Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 21 at Denver Broncos L 33–37 0–1 Mile High Stadium 51,858 Recap 2 September 28 New York Jets L 24–30 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium 73,939 Recap 3 October 5 San Francisco 49ers L 3–20 0–3 Arrowhead Stadium 54,490 Recap 4 October 12 Oakland Raiders W 42–10 1–3 Arrowhead Stadium 60,425 Recap 5 October 19 at San Diego Chargers W 12–10 2–3 San Diego Stadium 26,469 Recap 6 October 26 Denver Broncos W 26–13 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium 70,043 Recap 7 November 2 Houston Oilers L 13–17 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 62,989 Recap 8 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 4–4 Texas Stadium 63,539 Recap 9 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–28 4–5 Three Rivers Stadium 48,803 Recap 10 November 23 Detroit Lions W 24–21 5–5 Arrowhead Stadium 55,161 Recap 11 November 30 at Baltimore Colts L 14–28 5–6 Memorial Stadium 42,122 Recap 12 December 7 San Diego Chargers L 20–28 5–7 Arrowhead Stadium 46,888 Recap 13 December 14 at Cleveland Browns L 14–40 5–8 Cleveland Stadium 44,368 Recap 14 December 21 at Oakland Raiders L 20–28 5–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 48,604 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Week 2: vs. New York Jets
Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 7: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 11: at Baltimore Colts
Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
Standings
References