1975 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

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

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



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 234Total
• Giants 0 13010 23
Eagles 0 707 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
Scoring summary
Q2EaglesCharle Young 13 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 7–0
Q2GiantsRon Johnson 1 yard rush (kick failed)Eagles 7–6
Q2GiantsRon Johnson 3 yard rush (George Hunt kick)Giants 13–7
Q4GiantsGeorge Hunt 41 yard field goalGiants 16–7
Q4EaglesHarold Carmichael 2 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Giants 16–14
Q4GiantsRay Rhodes 50 yard pass from Craig Morton (George Hunt kick)PHI 26–10

[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 234Total
Eagles 3 307 13
• Bears 0 906 15
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesHorst Muhlmann 44 yard field goalEagles 3–0
Q2BearsBob Thomas 44 yard field goal3–3
Q2BearsCid Edwards 7 yard pass from Gary Huff (kick failed)Bears 9–3
Q2EaglesHorst Muhlmann 43 yard field goalBears 9–6
Q4BearsBob Thomas 24 yard field goalBears 12–6
Q4EaglesHarold Carmichael 14 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 13–12
Q4BearsBob Thomas 26 yard field goalBears 15–13

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1 234Total
Redskins 3 700 10
• Eagles 6 3710 26
Scoring summary
Q1RedskinsMoseley 45 yard field goalRedskins 3–0
Q1EaglesCarmichael 62 yard pass from Gabriel (kick failed)Eagles 6–3
Q2EaglesMuhlmann 20 yard field goalEagles 9–3
Q2RedskinsReed 1 yard pass from Kilmer (Moseley kick)Redskins 10–9
Q3EaglesSmith 27 yard pass from Gabriel (Muhlmann kick)Eagles 16–10
Q4EaglesMuhlmann 45 yard field goalEagles 19–10
Q4EaglesGabriel 1 yard run (Muhlmann kick)Eagles 26–10

[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 234Total
Eagles 6 307 16
• Dolphins 0 1077 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)
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesCharlie Smith 22 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (kick failed)Eagles 6–0
Q2DolphinsDon Nottingham 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)Dolphins 7–6
Q2EaglesHorst Muhlmann 42 yard field goalEagles 9–7
Q2DolphinsGaro Yepremian 40 yard field goalDolphins 10–9
Q3DolphinsNat Moore 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)Dolphins 17–9
Q4DolphinsNorm Bulaich 7 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)Dolphins 24–9
Q4EaglesJames McAlister 39 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Dolphins 24–16

Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals

Philadelphia Eagles (1–4) at St. Louis Cardinals (3–2)
1 234Total
Eagles 6 307 16
• Cardinals 0 1077 24
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesHorst Muhlmann 45 yard field goalEagles 3–0
Q1CardinalsJim Otis 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 7–3
Q2EaglesCharlie Smith 11 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 10–7
Q2CardinalsJackie Smith 30 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 14–10
Q3CardinalsJim Bakken 24 yard field goalCardinals 17–10
Q3CardinalsJim Otis 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 24–10
Q4EaglesHorst Muhlmann 40 yard field goalCardinals 24–13
Q4EaglesHarold Carmichael 15 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Cardinals 24–20
Q4CardinalsEddie Moss 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 31–20

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys (5–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–5)
1 234Total
• Cowboys 0 10010 20
Eagles 7 703 17
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesHarold Carmichael 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles7–0
Q2CowboysGolden Richards 43 yard punt return (Toni Fritsch kick)7–7
Q2EaglesHarold Carmichael 18 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 14–7
Q2CowboysToni Fritsch 20 yard field goalEagles 14–10
Q4EaglesHorst Muhlmann 28 yard field goalEagles 17–10
Q4CowboysDrew Pearson 21 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)17–17
Q4CowboysToni Fritsch 42 yard field goalCowboys 20–17

[7]

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Rams (6–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–6)
1 234Total
• Rams 7 14147 42
Eagles 0 300 3
Scoring summary
Q1RamsJohn Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)Rams 7–0
Q2RamsHarold Jackson 54 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick)Rams 14–0
Q2EaglesHorst Muhlmann 36 yard field goalRams 14–3
Q2RamsHarold Jackson 30 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick)Rams 21–3
Q3RamsJack Snow 42 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick)Rams 28–3
Q3RamsFred Dryer 20 yard defensive fumble return (Tom Dempsey kick)Rams 35–3
Q4RamsIsiah Robertson 76 yard interception return (Tom Dempsey kick)Rams 42–3

[8]

Week 8: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (6–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–7)
1 234Total
• Cardinals 7 0710 24
Eagles 10 1030 23
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesCharle Young 13 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kickEagles 7–0
Q1EaglesHorst Muhlmann 37 yard field goalEagles 10–0
Q1CardinalsJim Otis 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Eagles 10–7
Q2EaglesPo James 47 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 17–7
Q2EaglesHorst Muhlmann 27 yard field goalEagles 20–7
Q3EaglesHorst Muhlmann 25 yard field goalEagles 23–7
Q3CardinalsTerry Metcalf 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Eagles 23–14
Q4CardinalsJim Hart 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Eagles 23–21
Q4CardinalsJim Bakken 30 yard field goalCardinals 24–23

[9]

Week 9: at New York Giants

Philadelphia Eagles (2–7) at New York Giants (3–6)
1 234Total
• Eagles 0 733 13
Giants 3 007 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)
Scoring summary
1GiantsGeorge Hunt 34-yard field goalGiants 3–0
2EaglesCharlie Smith 15-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 7–3
3EaglesHorst Muhlmann 22-yard field goalEagles 10–3
4GiantsDoug Kotar 3-yard run (George Hunt kick)Tie 10–10
4EaglesHorst Muhlmann 30-yard field goalEagles 13–10

Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles (2–8) at Dallas Cowboys (7–3)
1 234Total
Eagles 0 3014 17
• Cowboys 3 1437 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)
Scoring summary
Q1CowboysToni Fritsch 26 yard field goalCowboys 3–0
Q2EaglesHorst Muhlmann 23 yard field goal3–3
Q2CowboysPreston Pearson 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)Cowboys 10–3
Q2CowboysRoger Staubach 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)Cowboys 17–3
Q3CowboysToni Fritsch 20 yard field goalCowboys 20–3
Q4EaglesJames McAlister 13 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)Cowboys 20–10
Q4CowboysDoug Dennison 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)Cowboys 27–10
Q4EaglesPo James 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Cowboys 27–17

Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers (5–6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–8)
1 234Total
49ers 0 0314 17
• Eagles 3 1077 27
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesHorst Muhlmann 51 yard field goalEagles 3–0
Q1EaglesHorst Muhlmann 42 yard field goalEagles 6–0
Q2EaglesJames McAlister 5 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 13–0
Q249ersSteve Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goalEagles 13–3
Q3EaglesHarold Carmichael 11 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 20–3
Q349ersSammy Johnson 3 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)Eagles 20–10
Q4EaglesCharle Young 42 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 27–10
Q449ersGene Washington 17 yard pass from Norm Snead (Steve Mike-Mayer kickEagles 27–17

[12]

Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals (10–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–9)
1 234Total
• Bengals 7 1707 31
Eagles 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q1BengalsEd Williams 1 yard rush (Dave Green kick)Bengals 7–0
Q2BengalsStan Fritts 3 yard rush (Dave Green kick)Bengals 14–0
Q2BengalsEd Williams 10 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)Bengals 21–0
Q2BengalsDave Green 48 yard field goalBengals 24–0
Q4EaglesJohn Reaves 3 yard rush (Dave Green kick)Bengals 31–0

[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 234Total
Eagles 7 030 10
• Broncos 3 769 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
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesCharlie Smith 14 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 7–0
Q1BroncosJim Turner 47 yard field goalEagles 7–3
Q2BroncosFran Lynch 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)Broncos 10–7
Q3EaglesHorst Muhlmann 19 yard field goal10–10
Q3BroncosFloyd Little 66 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (kick failed)Broncos 16–10
Q4BroncosJim Turner 29 yard field goalBroncos 19–10
Q4BroncosFloyd Little 2 yard rush (kick failed)Broncos 25–10

Week 14: at Washington Redskins

Philadelphia Eagles (4–10) at Washington Redskins (8–6)
1 234Total
• Eagles 7 3106 26
Redskins 3 000 3
Scoring summary
Q1EaglesCharlie Smith 28 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 7–0
Q1RedskinsMark Moseley 25 yard field goalEagles 7–3
Q2EaglesHorst Muhlmann 25 yard field goalEagles 10–3
Q3EaglesHorst Muhlmann 23 yard field goalEagles 13–3
Q3EaglesJoe Lavender 36 yard interception return (Horst Muhlmann kick)Eagles 20–3
Q4EaglesFrank LeMaster 89 yard interception return (kick failed)Eagles 26–3

Standings

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 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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – September 21st, 1975
  3. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears – September 28th, 1975
  4. ^ Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – October 5th, 1975
  5. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – October 12th, 1975
  6. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals – October 19th, 1975
  7. ^ Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – October 26th, 1975
  8. ^ Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles – November 3rd, 1975
  9. ^ St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 9th, 1975
  10. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – November 16th, 1975
  11. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 1975
  12. ^ San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – November 30th, 1975
  13. ^ Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles – December 7th, 1975
  14. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos – December 14th, 1975
  15. ^ Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – December 21st, 1975

External links

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