1975_Atlanta_Falcons_season

1975 Atlanta Falcons season
1975 Atlanta Falcons season
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
	← 1974; Falcons seasons; 1976 →;

1975 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season

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.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1975 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	1	Steve Bartkowski *	Quarterback	California	from Baltimore Colts
2	29	Ralph Ortega	Linebacker	Florida
3	65	Woody Thompson	Running back	Miami (FL)	from Houston Oilers
4	81	John Nessel	Guard	Penn State
5	123	Greg McCrary	Tight end	Clark Atlanta University	from Buffalo Bills
6	132	Fulton Kuykendall	Linebacker	UCLA	from Baltimore Colts
6	133	Doug Payton	Offensive tackle	Colorado
7	159	Mike Esposito	Running back	Boston College
8	185	Brent Adams	Offensive tackle	Chattanooga
9	211	Brad Davis	Running back	LSU
10	237	Marshall Mills	Wide receiver	West Virginia
11	263	Jeff Merrow	Defensive end	West Virginia
12	289	Alonza Pickett	Tackle	Texas Southern
13	315	Carl Russ	Linebacker	Michigan
14	341	Steve Robinson	Defensive tackle	Tuskegee	from Baltimore Colts
15	367	Jimmy Robinson	Wide receiver	Georgia Tech
16	393	Steve Knutson	Tackle	USC
17	419	Mitch Anderson	Quarterback	Northwestern
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 10 Steve Bartkowski 11 Kim McQuilken 7 Pat Sullivan Running backs 25 Larry Crowe 47 Brad Davis 46 Monroe Eley 43 Dave Hampton 30 Oscar Reed 24 Haskel Stanback 48 Woody Thompson FB Wide receivers 82 Ken Burrow 89 Wallace Francis 84 Alfred Jenkins Tight ends 88 Greg McCrary 86 Jim Mitchell		Offensive linemen 61 Brent Adams T 63 Nick Bebout T 65 Len Gotshalk T 56 Dennis Havig G 68 Larron Jackson G 64 Royce Smith G 57 Jeff Van Note C Defensive linemen 78 Roy Hilton DE 69 Mike Lewis DT 75 Jeff Merrow DE 74 Mike Tilleman DT 79 Chuck Walker DT 71 John Zook DE		Linebackers 50 Greg Brezina 58 Don Hansen 54 Fulton Kuykendall 60 Tommy Nobis 55 Ralph Ortega 59 Carl Russ Defensive backs 34 Ray Brown S 38 Rick Byas CB 32 Ray Easterling FS 40 Bob Jones S 22 Rolland Lawrence CB 29 Ron Mabra Special teams 6 John James P 12 Nick Mike-Mayer K		Reserve lists 26 Mike Esposito RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 87 Claude Humphrey DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Steve Knutson T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 Larry Mialik TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
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
view talk edit	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
Falcons	7	6	7	0	20
Cardinals	7	6	0	10	23

1975_Atlanta_Falcons_season

1975 Atlanta Falcons season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals

References

External links

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