1975 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Owner | Rankin M. Smith Sr. |
General manager | Pat Peppler |
Head coach | Marion Campbell |
Home field | Atlanta Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–10 |
Division place | 3rd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1975 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). With the first overall pick of the NFL draft, the Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski out of the University of California. However, the pick would do them no good as the Falcons slumped to another miserable 4–10 record and missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season. This was also the first and only full season for head coach Marion Campbell until the 1980s, as he was hired to coach the final 6 games of the previous season and was fired 5 games into the following season.
Main article: 1975 NFL Draft |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 21 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–23 | 0–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42,172 | Recap |
2 | September 28 | Detroit Lions | L 14–17 | 0–2 | Atlanta Stadium | 45,218 | Recap |
3 | October 5 | New Orleans Saints | W 14–7 | 1–2 | Atlanta Stadium | 29,444 | Recap |
4 | October 12 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 17–3 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | 44,043 | Recap |
5 | October 19 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–22 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 64,843 | Recap |
6 | October 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 14–21 | 2–4 | Atlanta Stadium | 45,811 | Recap |
7 | November 2 | at New Orleans Saints | L 7–23 | 2–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 49,342 | Recap |
8 | November 9 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 0–38 | 2–6 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,751 | Recap |
9 | November 16 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–16 | 2–7 | Atlanta Stadium | 44,595 | Recap |
10 | November 23 | Denver Broncos | W 35–21 | 3–7 | Atlanta Stadium | 28,686 | Recap |
11 | November 30 | at Oakland Raiders | L 34–37 | 3–8 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 50,860 | Recap |
12 | December 7 | Washington Redskins | L 27–30 | 3–9 | Atlanta Stadium | 52,809 | Recap |
13 | December 14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31–9 | 4–9 | Atlanta Stadium | 38,501 | Recap |
14 | December 21 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–22 | 4–10 | Lambeau Field | 56,267 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
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