1975 New England Patriots season

The 1975 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League and 16th overall. The Patriots ended the season with a record of three wins and eleven losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East Division. The Patriots had put up their best season in nearly a decade in 1974, finishing the year with a 7-7 record and earning their first season with at least a .500 winning percentage since 1966. However, New England continued its forgetful period of the '70s, as they finished 3–11 and missed the playoffs for the 12th straight season. New England started terribly, losing its first 4 games, each by 7 or more points. After winning 3 of their next 4 games, the Patriots would lose their final 6 games to conclude the season. Although they tied the New York Jets for last place in the AFC East, they lost the tiebreaker by virtue of New York winning both matchups during the season.

1975 New England Patriots season
Head coachChuck Fairbanks
General managerChuck Fairbanks
OwnerBilly Sullivan
Home fieldSchaefer Stadium
Results
Record3–11
Division placeT-4th AFC East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Pro Bowlersnone
AP All-Prosnone

Staff
New England Patriots 1975 staff
Front office
  • President – Bob Marr
  • Executive vice president – George Sargent
  • Assistant general manager – Peter Hadhazy
  • Director of player personnel – Bucko Kilroy
  • Assistant personnel director – J. I. Albrecht

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks/special assistant to the head coach – John Polonchek
  • Offensive backfield – Ron Erhardt
  • Receivers – Ray Perkins
  • Offensive line – Red Miller
  • Offensive assistant – Ernie Adams
  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Roster
1975 New England Patriots 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 Record Attendance
1 September 21 Houston Oilers L 7–0 0–1
51,934
2 September 28 Miami Dolphins L 22–14 0–2
60,602
3 October 5 at New York Jets L 36–7 0–3
57,365
4 October 12 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–10 0–4
51,220
5 October 19 Baltimore Colts W 21–10 1–4
51,417
6 October 26 San Francisco 49ers W 24–16 2–4
60,358
7 November 2 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–17 2–5
45,907
8 November 9 at San Diego Chargers W 33–19 3–5
24,349
9 November 16 Dallas Cowboys L 34–31 3–6
60,905
10 November 23 at Buffalo Bills L 45–31 3–7
65,655
11 December 1 at Miami Dolphins L 20–7 3–8
61,963
12 December 7 New York Jets L 30–28 3–9
53,989
13 December 14 Buffalo Bills L 34–14 3–10
58,393
14 December 21 at Baltimore Colts L 34–21 3–11
48,678

Standings
AFC East
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

See also
  • New England Patriots seasons


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