1975 Atlanta Falcons season

1975 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
General manager	Pat Peppler
Head coach	Marion Campbell
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did 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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

1975 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Steve Bartkowski *	Quarterback	California
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1975 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Frank E. Wall General Manager – Pat Peppler Head coaches Head Coach – Marion Campbell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bill Nelsen Offensive Backfield – John Rauch Receivers – Jimmy Orr Offensive Line – Bill Walsh

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Fred Bruney Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat Linebackers – Marv Matuszak Defensive Backfield – Al Lavan

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 23–20	42,172
2	September 28, 1975	Detroit Lions	L 17–14	45,218
3	October 5, 1975	New Orleans Saints	W 14–7	29,444
4	October 12, 1975	at San Francisco 49ers	W 17–3	44,043
5	October 19, 1975	at Los Angeles Rams	L 22–7	64,843
6	October 26, 1975	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–14	45,811
7	November 2, 1975	at New Orleans Saints	L 23–7	49,342
8	November 9, 1975	at Minnesota Vikings	L 38–0	43,751
9	November 16, 1975	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–7	44,595
10	November 23, 1975	Denver Broncos	W 35–21	28,686
11	November 30, 1975	at Oakland Raiders	L 37–34	50,860
12	December 7, 1975	Washington Redskins	L 30–27	52,809
13	December 14, 1975	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–9	38,501
14	December 21, 1975	at Green Bay Packers	L 22–13	56,267

Standings

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

Game summaries

Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	6	7	0	20
Cardinals	7	6	0	10	23

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: Sunday, September 21
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 54°F, wind 10 mph
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter STL – Terry Metcalf 39-yard run (Jim Bakken kick) – Cardinals 7–0 ATL – Steve Bartkowski 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) – Tied 7–7 Second Quarter STL – Jim Bakken 22-yard field goal – Cardinals 10–7 ATL – Dave Hampton 6-yard run (kick failed) – Falcons 13–10 STL – Jim Bakken 39-yard field goal – Tied 13–13 Third Quarter ATL – Dave Hampton 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) – Falcons 20–13 Fourth Quarter STL – Earl Thomas 8-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) – Tied 20–20 STL – Jim Bakken 25-yard field goal – Cardinals 23–20 Falcons Steve Bartkowski 8/16, 81 Yds, INT Dave Hampton 23 Rush, 135 Yds, 2 TD Woody Thompson 3 Rec, 29 Yds Cardinals Jim Hart 12/23, 150 Yds, TD, 2 INT Terry Metcalf 20 Rush, 99 Yds, TD Mel Gray 3 Rec, 65 Yds

External links

• 1975 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com