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1975 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerPat Peppler
Head coachMarion Campbell
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1975 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). With the first overall pick of the NFL draft, the Falcons selected quarterback Steve Bartkowski out of the University of California. However, the pick would do them no good as the Falcons slumped to another miserable 4–10 record and missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season. This was also the first and only full season for head coach Marion Campbell until the 1980s, as he was hired to coach the final 6 games of the previous season and was fired 5 games into the following season.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
1975 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Steve Bartkowski *  Quarterback California from Baltimore Colts
2 29 Ralph Ortega  Linebacker Florida
3 65 Woody Thompson  Running back Miami (FL) from Houston Oilers
4 81 John Nessel  Guard Penn State
5 123 Greg McCrary  Tight end Clark Atlanta University from Buffalo Bills
6 132 Fulton Kuykendall  Linebacker UCLA from Baltimore Colts
6 133 Doug Payton  Offensive tackle Colorado
7 159 Mike Esposito  Running back Boston College
8 185 Brent Adams  Offensive tackle Chattanooga
9 211 Brad Davis  Running back LSU
10 237 Marshall Mills  Wide receiver West Virginia
11 263 Jeff Merrow  Defensive end West Virginia
12 289 Alonza Pickett  Tackle Texas Southern
13 315 Carl Russ  Linebacker Michigan
14 341 Steve Robinson  Defensive tackle Tuskegee from Baltimore Colts
15 367 Jimmy Robinson  Wide receiver Georgia Tech
16 393 Steve Knutson  Tackle USC
17 419 Mitch Anderson  Quarterback Northwestern
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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1975 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




Roster

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1975 Atlanta Falcons 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

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 21 at St. Louis Cardinals L 20–23 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,172 Recap
2 September 28 Detroit Lions L 14–17 0–2 Atlanta Stadium 45,218 Recap
3 October 5 New Orleans Saints W 14–7 1–2 Atlanta Stadium 29,444 Recap
4 October 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 17–3 2–2 Candlestick Park 44,043 Recap
5 October 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–22 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,843 Recap
6 October 26 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–21 2–4 Atlanta Stadium 45,811 Recap
7 November 2 at New Orleans Saints L 7–23 2–5 Louisiana Superdome 49,342 Recap
8 November 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 0–38 2–6 Metropolitan Stadium 43,751 Recap
9 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 7–16 2–7 Atlanta Stadium 44,595 Recap
10 November 23 Denver Broncos W 35–21 3–7 Atlanta Stadium 28,686 Recap
11 November 30 at Oakland Raiders L 34–37 (OT) 3–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,860 Recap
12 December 7 Washington Redskins L 27–30 3–9 Atlanta Stadium 52,809 Recap
13 December 14 San Francisco 49ers W 31–9 4–9 Atlanta Stadium 38,501 Recap
14 December 21 at Green Bay Packers L 13–22 4–10 Lambeau Field 56,267 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals

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Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 6 7020
Cardinals 7 6 01023

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,172
  • Box score
Game information

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 2: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 7 3717
Falcons 0 7 7014

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,218
  • Box score
Game information

Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 0 707
Falcons 7 7 0014

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 29,444
  • Box score
Game information

Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 7 3017
49ers 0 0 303

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,043
  • Box score
Game information

Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 5: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 077
Rams 10 6 6022

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,843

Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 6: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 14 0721
Falcons 7 0 0714

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,811

Week 7: at New Orleans Saints

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Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 077
Saints 0 10 10323

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 49,342

Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 0 000
Vikings 7 17 7738

at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,751
  • Box score
Game information

Kim McQuilken started at quarterback for the Falcons, going 5 of 26 (for a completion percentage of 19.2) for 43 yards and threw five interceptions, finishing the game with a passer rating of zero.[3]

Week 9: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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Week 9: Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 6 3716
Falcons 0 0 077

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,595

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 10: Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 0 7721
Falcons 0 14 71435

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,686

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Falcons 13 7 014034
Raiders 21 0 310337

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,860

Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins

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Week 12: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 7 71330
Falcons 0 14 31027

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,809

Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 9 009
Falcons 0 10 14731

at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,501

Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 6 0 0713
Packers 3 9 10022

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 10 °F (−12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,267
  • Box score
Game information

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) 12 2 0 .857 5–1 9–2 312 135 W6
San Francisco 49ers 5 9 0 .357 3–3 4–7 255 286 L4
Atlanta Falcons 4 10 0 .286 3–3 3–8 240 289 L1
New Orleans Saints 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 165 360 L7

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References

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  1. ^ "1975 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kim McQuilken Career Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296
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