NFL team season
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 .
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1975 Atlanta Falcons staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
1975 Atlanta Falcons final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
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.
Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals [ edit ] Week 1: Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 6 7 0 20 Cardinals 7 6 0 10 23
at Busch Memorial Stadium , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : September 21Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT /1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 42,172Box score
Game information First quarter
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. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions [ edit ] Week 2: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 3 7 17 Falcons 0 7 7 0 14
at Atlanta Stadium , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : September 28Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 45,218Box score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DET – Altie Taylor 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Lions 17–14. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 3: vs. New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 0 7 0 7 Falcons 7 7 0 0 14
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : October 5Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 29,444Box score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ATL – Jim Mitchell 50-yard fumble return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Falcons 14–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 4: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 7 3 0 17 49ers 0 0 3 0 3
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Date : October 12Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 44,043Box score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SF – Steve Mike-Mayer 26-yard field goal. Falcons 14–3. ATL – Nick Mike-Mayer 27-yard field goal. Falcons 17–3. Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams [ edit ] Week 5: Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 7 7 Rams 10 6 6 0 22
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California
Date : October 19Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : 61 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 64,843
Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ] Week 6: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 14 0 7 21 Falcons 7 0 0 7 14
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : October 26Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 45,811
Week 7: at New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 7: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 7 7 Saints 0 10 10 3 23
at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : November 2Game 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 [ edit ] Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 Vikings 7 17 7 7 38
at Metropolitan Stadium , Bloomington, Minnesota
Date : November 9Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 46 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 43,751Box score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
MIN – Fred Cox 45-yard field goal. Vikings 10–0. MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–0. MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 24–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
MIN – Dave Osborn 2-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 38–0. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
ATL – Dave Hampton – 1 reception, 15 yards MIN – Chuck Foreman – 4 receptions, 19 yards, TD
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 [ edit ] Week 9: Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 6 3 7 16 Falcons 0 0 0 7 7
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 16Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 47 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 44,595
Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week 10: Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 7 0 7 7 21 Falcons 0 14 7 14 35
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 23Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 28,686
Week 11: at Oakland Raiders [ edit ] Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Falcons 13 7 0 14 0 34 Raiders 21 0 3 10 3 37
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : November 30Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : 47 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 50,860
Week 12: vs. Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week 12: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 3 7 7 13 30 Falcons 0 14 3 10 27
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : December 7Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 52,809
Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 9 0 0 9 Falcons 0 10 14 7 31
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date : December 14Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 38,501
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ] Week 14: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 6 0 0 7 13 Packers 3 9 10 0 22
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : December 21Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 10 °F (−12 °C)Game attendance : 56,267Box score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
GB – Eric Torkelson 15-yard run (kick failed). Packers 9–6. GB – Joe Danelo 30-yard field goal. Packers 12–6. Third quarter
GB – Joe Danelo 19-yard field goal. Packers 15–6. GB – Barty Smith 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick). Packers 22–6. Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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