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1975 Chicago Bears season
The 1975 Chicago Bears season was their 56th regular season in the National Football League. The team matched their 4–10 record from 1974, in the first season under head coach Jack Pardee.
| 1975 Chicago Bears season |
|---|
| George Halas |
| Jim Finks |
| Jack Pardee |
| Soldier Field |
| 4–10 |
| 3rd NFC Central |
| Did not qualify |
The 1975 Chicago Bears season was their 56th regular season in the National Football League. The team matched their 4–10 record from 1974, in the first season under head coach Jack Pardee.
The 1975 Bears are the only NFL team to have been outscored by 25 points six different times during a 14-game season, a record for futility that has that has only been matched once under the current 16-game format.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| 1 | 4 | Walter Payton * † | Running back | Jackson State | |
| 2 | 31 | Mike Hartenstine | Defensive end | Penn State | |
| 4 | 83 | Virgil Livers | Cornerback | Western Kentucky | |
| 5 | 110 | Revie Sorey | Guard | Illinois | |
| 6 | 135 | Bob Avellini | Quarterback | Maryland | |
| 6 | 151 | Tom Hicks | Linebacker | Illinois | |
| 7 | 178 | Earl Douthitt | Safety | Iowa | |
| 8 | 197 | Joe Harris | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | |
| 9 | 212 | Roger Stillwell | Defensive tackle | Stanford | |
| 10 | 254 | Mike Julius | Guard | St. Thomas | |
| 11 | 264 | Mike Dean | Kicker | Texas | |
| 12 | 291 | Doug Plank | Safety | Ohio State | |
| 13 | 316 | Charles McDaniel | Running back | Louisiana Tech | |
| 14 | 343 | Walter Hartfield | Running back | Southwest Texas State | |
| 15 | 368 | Steve Marcantonio | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | |
| 16 | 395 | Witt Beckman | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) | |
| 17 | 420 | Roland Harper | Running back | Louisiana Tech | |
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| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Engebos | Cornerback | Minnesota |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 7 Bob Avellini | ||||||
| 11 Virgil Carter | ||||||
| 19 Gary Huff | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
20 Mike Adamle 36 Tom Donchez 35 Roland Harper 22 Johnny Musso 34 Walter Payton Wide receivers (WR)
27 Bob Grim 80 Bo Rather 85 Steve Schubert Tight ends (TE)
81 Gary Butler 88 Greg Latta 86 Bob Parsons P | | Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Lionel Antoine T 74 Bob Asher T 65 Noah Jackson G 51 Dan Neal C 78 Bob Newton G 63 Mark Nordquist G 75 Jeff Sevy T 69 Revie Sorey G Defensive linemen (DL)
60 Wally Chambers DT 84 Richard Harris DE 73 Mike Hartenstine DE 72 Gary Hrivnak DE 68 Jim Osborne DT 76 Ron Rydalch DT 71 Roger Stillwell DT | | Linebackers (LB) 52 John Babinecz OLB 50 Waymond Bryant OLB 55 Doug Buffone OLB 54 Larry Ely MLB 59 Carl Gersbach MLB 58 Bob Pifferini OLB Defensive backs (DB)
45 Craig Clemons FS 43 Earl Douthitt SS 48 Allan Ellis CB 31 Bill Knox CB 24 Virgil Livers CB 46 Doug Plank SS 21 Nemiah Wilson CB Special teams (ST)
16 Bob Thomas K | | Reserve
53 Dan Peiffer C (IR) 87 Tom Reynolds WR (IR) 57 Don Rives LB (IR) 25 Ronnie Shanklin WR (IR) -- Joe Taylor CB (PUP) Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–35 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 54,152 | |
| September 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 15–13 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | 48,071 | |
| October 5 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–28 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,578 | |
| October 12 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–27 | 1–3 | Pontiac Municipal Stadium | 74,032 | |
| October 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–34 | 1–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 47,579 | |
| October 27 | Minnesota Vikings | L 9–13 | 1–5 | Soldier Field | 51,259 | |
| November 2 | Miami Dolphins | L 13–46 | 1–6 | Soldier Field | 57,455 | |
| November 9 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–14 | 2–6 | Soldier Field | 48,738 | |
| November 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 3–31 | 2-7 | Candlestick Park | 41,726 | |
| November 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–38 | 2-8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 64,979 | |
| November 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 2-9 | Lambeau Field | 56,267 | |
| December 7 | Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 37,772 | |
| December 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–34 | 3–10 | Soldier Field | 35,052 | |
| December 21 | at New Orleans Saints | W 42–17 | 4–10 | Louisiana Superdome | 33,371 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings(1) | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 5–1 | 8–2 | 377 | 180 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 245 | 262 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–4 | 4–7 | 191 | 379 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 1–5 | 4–7 | 226 | 285 | W1 |
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