1975 San Francisco 49ers season

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1975 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito-Fox
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Dick Nolan
Offensive coordinator Dick Stanfel
Home field Candlestick Park
Results
Record5–9
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers DE Cedrick Hardman

The 1975 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, their 30th overall, and their seventh under head coach Dick Nolan.

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Nolan and his squad entered the 1975 Season attempting to improve on their 6–8 season in 1974. However, for the second time in three seasons, the team finished with a 5–9 record, and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Nolan was let go after the season. DE Cedrick Hardman was the team's only player to qualify for the Pro Bowl.

Offseason

NFL draft

1975 San Francisco 49ers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 10 Jimmy Webb   Defensive tackle Mississippi State
235 Greg Collins   Linebacker Notre Dame
371 Jeff Hart   Tackle Oregon State
372 Steve Mike-Mayer   Kicker Maryland
375 Wayne Baker  Defensive tackle BYU
485 Cleveland Elam  * Defensive tackle Tennessee State
487 Frank Oliver   Defensive back Kentucky State
5114Wayne Bullock Running backNotre Dame
8191Preston Kendrick Linebacker Florida
9218James Johnson Defensive backTennessee State
9223Dan Natale  Tight end Penn State
9230Caesar Douglas Tackle Illinois Wesleyan
10243 Don Layton  Running back South Carolina State signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
11270Gene Hernandez Defensive back TCU
12295Rick Worley  Quarterback Howard Payne
13322Dale Mitchell Linebacker USC played with 49ers beginning in 1976
14347David Henson  Wide receiver Abilene Christian
15374Rich Lavin Tight end Western Illinois
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Source: [1]

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1975 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito-Fox & Jane Morabito
  • General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

  • Head coach / Defensive Coordinator – Dick Nolan

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rich Brooks



Roster

1975 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserved

  • 64Dale MitchellOLB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)


Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 10 Cleveland Browns W 17–131–0 Candlestick Park 45,560
2August 16at Los Angeles Rams L 6–101–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,230
3August 21at San Diego Chargers L 7–201–2 San Diego Stadium 18,764
4August 30at Oakland Raiders L 21–401–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,866
5September 7 Denver Broncos W 44–102–3Candlestick Park45,686
6September 13 Green Bay Packers W 24–33–3Candlestick Park56,267

[2]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 21at Minnesota Vikings L 27–170–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,479
2September 28 Los Angeles Rams L 14–230–2 Candlestick Park 55,072
3October 5at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–31–2 Arrowhead Stadium 54,490
4October 12 Atlanta Falcons L 3–171–3Candlestick Park44,043
5October 19 New Orleans Saints W 35–212–3Candlestick Park39,990
6October 26at New England Patriots L 16–242–4 Schaefer Stadium 60,358
7November 2 Detroit Lions L 17–282–5Candlestick Park43,209
8November 9at Los Angeles RamsW 24–233–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,064
9November 16 Chicago Bears W 31–34–5Candlestick Park41,726
10November 23at New Orleans SaintsW 16–65–5 Louisiana Superdome 40,328
11November 30at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–275–6 Veterans Stadium 56,694
12December 7 Houston Oilers L 13–275–7Candlestick Park44,015
13December 14at Atlanta FalconsL 9–315–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 38,501
14December 21 New York Giants L 23–265–9Candlestick Park34,354
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Rams (2)1220.8575–19–2312135W6
San Francisco 49ers 590.3573–34–7255286L4
Atlanta Falcons 4100.2863–33–8240289L1
New Orleans Saints 2120.1431–52–9165360L7
A football signed by the 1975 San Francisco 49ers team, including Steve Spurrier. Football signed by 1975 San Francisco 49ers (1987.567.1).jpg
A football signed by the 1975 San Francisco 49ers team, including Steve Spurrier.

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References

  1. ↑ "1975 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1975 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 31, 2023.


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