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
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1975 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeErnie DeChellisWide receiverVillanovaJohnnie GraySafetyCal State FullertonBill KairitDefensive tackleBrownSteve LainhartQuarterbackVanderbiltDonn PierceLinebackerSt. NorbertCharlie UillimerDefensive tackleWisconsin-MilwaukeeDave WehmeyerFullbackTexas Lutheran
Roster Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks Carlos Brown John Hadl Don Milan
Running backs John Brockington Willard Harrell Barty Smith Eric Torkelson Terry Wells
Wide receivers Steve Odom Ken Payne Barry Smith Gerald Tinker
Tight ends Bert Askson Rich McGeorge Offensive linemen Bill Bain T Dick Himes T Pat Matson G Bob McCaffrey C Larry McCarren C Ernie McMillan T Bruce Van Dyke G Keith Wortman G
Defensive linemen Mike McCoy DT Steve Okoniewski DT Dave Pureifory DT Alden Roche DE Dave Roller DE Clarence Williams DE Linebackers Ron Acks MLB/OLB Fred Carr OLB Jim Carter MLB Tom Hull MLB Tom Toner OLB Gary Weaver OLB
Defensive backs Ken Ellis CB Johnnie Gray FS Charlie Hall CB/S Steve Luke SS Al Matthews SS Hurles Scales CB Perry Smith CB
Special teams David Beverly P Joe Danelo K Reserve lists Willie Buchanon CB (IR) Bill Cooke DE (IR) Kent Gaydos WR (IR) Larry Hefner LB (IR) Ken Hutcherson LB (IR) Randy Jackson T (IR) Chester Marcol K (IR) Bart Purvis T (IR) Charlie Wade WR (IR)
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule 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 1 September 21 Detroit Lions L 16–30 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,613 2 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
Week 10
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 11
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Standings
Awards and records
References
Sportsencyclopedia.com