1975 Detroit Lions season

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1975 Detroit Lions season
Owner William Clay Ford Sr.
Head coach Rick Forzano
Home stadium Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
All-Pros None

The 1975 Detroit Lions season was the 46th season in franchise history. It was the first season for the Detroit Lions at the new Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium in Pontiac, a Detroit suburb, which was built specifically for the team. It was also their first ever season outside Detroit since the franchise's move and name change in 1934; its first three seasons were played in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans. For the seventh consecutive season, the Lions finished the season in second place.

Contents

NFL Draft

1975 Detroit Lions draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
113 Lynn Boden   G South Dakota State
238 Doug English  *  DT Texas
494 Craig Hertwig   OT Georgia
6138Fred Cooper  DB Purdue from New Orleans
6141 Horace King   RB Georgia from New England
6144 Dennis Franklin   WR Michigan
7169Mike Murphy WR Drake
8194 Leonard Thompson  RB Oklahoma State
9219 Steve Strinko   LB Michigan
10250Brad Boyd  TE LSU
11275Steve Myers G Ohio State
12300Andre Roundtree LB Iowa State
13325James Smith RB North Carolina Central
14350 Jim McMillan   QB Widener
15375Rudy Green RB Yale
16406Les Chaves DB Kansas State
17431Mark Lancaster G Tulsa
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Roster

Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 21at Green Bay Packers W 30–161–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,613
2September 28at Atlanta Falcons W 17–142–0 Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 45,218
3October 6 Dallas Cowboys L 10–362–1 Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium 79,384
4October 12 Chicago Bears W 27–73–1Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium74,032
5October 19at Minnesota Vikings L 19–253–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,872
6October 26at Houston Oilers L 8–243–3 Astrodome 46,904
7November 2at San Francisco 49ers W 28–174–3 Candlestick Park 43,209
8November 9 Cleveland Browns W 21–105–3Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium75,283
9November 16 Green Bay Packers W 13–106–3Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium76,946
10November 23at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–24(OT)6–4 Arrowhead Stadium 55,161
11November 27 Los Angeles Rams L 0–206–5Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium69,552
12December 7at Chicago Bears L 21–256–6 Soldier Field 37,772
13December 14 Minnesota Vikings W 17–107–6Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium73,130
14December 21 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–247–7Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium64,656

Game summaries

Week 2

1234Total
Lions073717
Falcons077014
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 62 °F or 16.7 °C, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)

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Standings

NFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Minnesota Vikings (1)1220.8575–18–2377180W1
Detroit Lions 770.5004–26–5245262L1
Chicago Bears 4100.2862–44–7191379W1
Green Bay Packers 4100.2861–54–7226285W1

References