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.
1975 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
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Quarterbacks Running backs
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| Offensive linemen
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Special teams
| 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 (OT) | 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. |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Game information | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Rams | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Saints | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vikings | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
Game information | ||
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Kim McQuilken started at quarterback for the Falcons, going 5 of 26 (for a completion percentage of 19.2) for 43 yards and threw five interceptions, finishing the game with a passer rating of zero. [3]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Falcons | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Falcons | 13 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
Raiders | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Falcons | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Falcons | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Packers | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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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 |
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