1975 Baltimore Colts season
1975 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Head coach | Ted Marchibroda |
Home field | Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–4 |
Division place | T-1st AFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 28–10 |
Pro Bowlers |
T George Kunz RB Lydell Mitchell DE John Dutton |
The 1975 Baltimore Colts season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1975 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts won the division tiebreaker with Miami based on a head-to-head sweep (2–0). The Colts started the season losing four of their first five games, before sweeping their final nine games and narrowly beating out Miami for the division title.
The 1975 Colts coaching staff included 23-year-old assistant Bill Belichick, his first association with an NFL team and first coaching position. Belichick would go on to win two Super Bowls as defensive coordinator with the New York Giants in 1986 and 1990, and five more as head coach of the New England Patriots in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, and 2016.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 3 | Ken Huff | Guard | North Carolina |
Personnel
Staff/Coaches
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Front Office
Coaching Staff
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Final roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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1 | September 21, 1975 | at Chicago Bears | W 35–7 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | |
2 | September 28, 1975 | Oakland Raiders | L 20–31 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium | |
3 | October 5, 1975 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 13–24 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
4 | October 12, 1975 | Buffalo Bills | L 31–38 | 1–3 | Memorial Stadium | |
5 | October 19, 1975 | at New England Patriots | L 10–21 | 1–4 | Schaefer Stadium | |
6 | October 26, 1975 | at New York Jets | W 45–28 | 2–4 | Shea Stadium | |
7 | November 2, 1975 | Cleveland Browns | W 21–7 | 3–4 | Memorial Stadium | |
8 | November 9, 1975 | at Buffalo Bills | W 42–35 | 4–4 | Rich Stadium | |
9 | November 16, 1975 | New York Jets | W 52–19 | 5–4 | Memorial Stadium | |
10 | November 23, 1975 | at Miami Dolphins | W 33–17 | 6–4 | Miami Orange Bowl | |
11 | November 30, 1975 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 28–14 | 7–4 | Memorial Stadium | |
12 | December 7, 1975 | at New York Giants | W 21–0 | 8–4 | Shea Stadium | |
13 | December 14, 1975 | Miami Dolphins | W 10–7 | 9–4 | Memorial Stadium | |
14 | December 21, 1975 | New England Patriots | W 34–21 | 10–4 | Memorial Stadium |
Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Baltimore Colts(3) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 395 | 269 | W9 |
Miami Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 7–4 | 357 | 222 | W1 |
Buffalo Bills | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 5–3 | 7–4 | 420 | 355 | L1 |
New York Jets | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–6 | 3–8 | 258 | 433 | L2 |
New England Patriots | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–7 | 2–9 | 258 | 358 | L6 |
Playoffs
The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 3 seed and traveled to Pittsburgh to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round. After being tied at 7 at the half, the Steelers outscored the Colts 21–3 in the second half. The Steelers defense forced 4 turnovers and held the Colts to 154 total yards of offense in their 28–10 win.
Playoff Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 27, 1975 | at Pittsburgh Steelers (1) | L 10–28 | 0–1 | Three Rivers Stadium |
Awards and honors
- Sporting News Executive of the Year: Joe Thomas
- AP Coach of the Year, PFW Coach of the Year, Sporting News Coach of the Year, UPI AFC Coach of the Year: Ted Marchibroda