1975 Philadelphia Eagles season

1975 Philadelphia Eagles season
1975 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Leonard Tose
General manager	Jim Murray
Head coach	Mike McCormack
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Charle Young; QB Mike Boryla
	← 1974; Eagles seasons; 1976 →;

The 1975 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise’s 43rd in the National Football League. 1975 was the third season under head coach Mike McCormack, but became the Eagles’ ninth consecutive season without a winning record. The Eagles also missed the playoffs for a fifteenth consecutive season, a franchise record. Following the season, McCormack was fired and replaced for 1976 by Dick Vermeil.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler ^{[Note 1]}

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	COLLEGE
1	_{Pick Traded to Los Angeles Rams for QB Roman Gabriel in 1973} ^[1]
2	_{Pick Traded to Buffalo Bills for DT Jerry Patton in 1975} ^[1]
3	_{Pick Traded to Los Angeles Rams for QB Roman Gabriel in 1973} ^[1]
4	_{Pick Traded to New Orleans Saints for LB Dick Absher in 1972} ^[1]
5	_{Pick Traded to New England Patriots for RB John Tarver in 1975} ^[1]
6	_{Pick Traded to Cincinnati Bengals for QB Mike Boryla in 1974} ^[1]
7	167	Bill Capraum	T	Miami (Fla)
8	198	Jeff Bleamer	T	Penn State
9	_{Pick Traded to San Francisco 49ers for RB Randy Jackson in 1974} ^[1]
10	248	Ken Schroy	DB	Maryland
11	273	Keith Rowen	G	Stanford
12	298	Dick Pawlewicz	RB	William & Mary
13	324	Tom Ehlers	LB	Kentucky
14	354	Larry O'Rouke	DT	Ohio State
15	379	Clayton Korver	DE	Northwestern College
16	404	Calvin Jones	WR	Texas Tech
17	429	Gary Webb	DE	Temple

Roster

**1975 Philadelphia Eagles roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Mike Boryla 5 Roman Gabriel 12 Bill Troup Running backs (RB) 38 George Amundson 33 Po James 26 Art Malone 42 Dennis Morgan 25 Tom Sullivan 49 John Tarver FB Wide receivers (WR) 17 Harold Carmichael 82 Bob Picard 85 Charlie Smith 80 Don Zimmerman Tight ends (TE) 84 Keith Krepfle 86 Charle Young		Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Jeff Bleamer T 51 Ron Lou C 62 Bill Lueck G 63 Tom Luken G 50 Guy Morriss C 74 John Niland G 76 Jerry Sisemore T 75 Stan Walters T Defensive linemen (DL) 61 Bill Dunstan DT 68 Blenda Gay DE 69 Rich Glover DT 64 Joe Jones DE 65 Rosie Manning DT 77 Don Ratliff DE 71 Will Wynn DE		Linebackers (LB) 66 Bill Bergey 95 John Bunting 58 Steve Colavito 59 Tom Ehlers 56 Dean Halverson 55 Frank LeMaster 54 Jim Opperman Defensive backs (DB) 28 Bill Bradley FS 30 Joe Lavender CB 41 Randy Logan SS 22 Larry Marshall 20 John Outlaw CB 24 Artimus Parker FS Special teams 6 Spike Jones P 16 Horst Muhlmann K				Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	New York Giants	L 23–14	60,798
2	September 28, 1975	at Chicago Bears	L 15–13	48,071
3	October 5, 1975	Washington Redskins	W 26–10	64,397
4	October 12, 1975	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–16	60,127
5	October 19, 1975	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 31–20	45,242
6	October 26, 1975	Dallas Cowboys	L 20–17	64,889
7	November 3, 1975	Los Angeles Rams	L 42–3	64,601
8	November 9, 1975	St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–23	60,277
9	November 16, 1975	at New York Giants	W 13–10	53,434
10	November 23, 1975	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27–17	57,893
11	November 30, 1975	San Francisco 49ers	W 27–17	56,694
12	December 7, 1975	Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–0	56,984
13	December 14, 1975	at Denver Broncos	L 25–10	36,860
14	December 21, 1975	at Washington Redskins	W 26–3	49,385

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Giants

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	0	13	0	10	23
Eagles	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 21
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C); relative humidity 80%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Television network: CBS

^[2]

The Eagles lose this game, the first of ten losses during their season.

Week 2: at Chicago Bears

Philadelphia Eagles (0–2) at Chicago Bears (1–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	0	7	13
• Bears	0	9	0	6	15

Date: September 28
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)

Source:^[3]

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	7	0	0	10
• Eagles	6	3	7	10	26

Date: October 5
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
Television network: CBS

^[4]

Eagles’ head coach Mike McCormack had called his team out for “dogging it” prior to the game.

Week 4: at Miami Dolphins

Philadelphia Eagles (1–3) at Miami Dolphins (3–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	3	0	7	16
• Dolphins	0	10	7	7	24

Date: October 12
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)

Source:^[5]

Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals

Philadelphia Eagles (1–4) at St. Louis Cardinals (3–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	3	0	7	16
• Cardinals	0	10	7	7	24

Date: October 19
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)

Source:^[6]

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys (5–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	0	10	0	10	20
Eagles	7	7	0	3	17

Date: October 26
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Television network: CBS

^[7]

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Rams (6–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rams	7	14	14	7	42
Eagles	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 3
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Television network: ABC

^[8]

Week 8: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (6–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–7)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	7	0	7	10	24
Eagles	10	10	3	0	23

Date: November 9
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
Television network: CBS

^[9]

Week 9: at New York Giants

Philadelphia Eagles (2–7) at New York Giants (3–6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	0	7	3	3	13
Giants	3	0	0	7	10

Date: November 16
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 47 °F (8.3 °C), wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)

Source:^[10]

Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles (2–8) at Dallas Cowboys (7–3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	14	17
• Cowboys	3	14	3	7	27

Date: November 23
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)

Source:^[11]

Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers (5–6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–8)

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	3	14	17
• Eagles	3	10	7	7	27

Date: November 30
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Television network: CBS

^[12]

Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals (10–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–9)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bengals	7	17	0	7	31
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 7
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Television network: CBS

^[13]

The game was featured in the beginning of the 2006 film Invincible.

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

Philadelphia Eagles (3–10) at Denver Broncos (6–7)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	3	0	10
• Broncos	3	7	6	9	25

Date: December 14
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: 21 °F (−6.1 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn), wind chill 9 °F or −12.8 °C

Source:^[14]

Week 14: at Washington Redskins

Philadelphia Eagles (4–10) at Washington Redskins (8–6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	7	3	10	6	26
Redskins	3	0	0	0	3

Date: December 21
Location: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 37 °F (2.8 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 30 °F or −1.1 °C

Source:^[15]

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals⁽³⁾	11	3	0	.786	6–2	9–2	356	276	W3
Dallas Cowboys⁽⁴⁾	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	350	268	W2
Washington Redskins	8	6	0	.571	4–4	7–4	325	276	L2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	1–7	3–8	216	306	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	10	0	.286	3–5	4–7	225	302	W1

Notes

^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

References

External links

"1975 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
1975 Eagles on jt-sw.com
1975 Eagles on Eagles.net

[1] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

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[3] New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – September 21st, 1975

[4] Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears – September 28th, 1975

[5] Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – October 5th, 1975

[6] Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – October 12th, 1975

[7] Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals – October 19th, 1975

[8] Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – October 26th, 1975

[9] Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles – November 3rd, 1975

[10] St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 9th, 1975

[11] Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – November 16th, 1975

[12] Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 1975

[13] San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – November 30th, 1975

[14] Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles – December 7th, 1975

[15] Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos – December 14th, 1975

[16] Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – December 21st, 1975

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