1975 Cleveland Browns season
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The 1975
Cleveland Browns
season was the team's 26th season with the National Football League
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1975 NFL season
The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. It was also the first time that featured an entire season with no games ending in a tie. The league made two significant changes to increase the appeal of the game:...
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the team's 26th season with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft1975 NFL Draft
The 1975 National Football League Draft was held on January 28–29, 1975.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...
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| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Mack Mitchell Mack Mitchell Mack Henry Mitchell is a former defensive end who played five seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Cleveland Browns.... |
Defensive End | Houston Houston Cougars football The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" . The UH football program is currently a member of the Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference, and is coached by... |
| 3 | 57 | Oscar Roan Oscar Roan Oscar Bennie Roan III is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU and UCLA.... |
Tight End | SMU SMU Mustangs football The SMU Mustangs football program is a college football team that represents Southern Methodist University . The team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member Conference USA... |
| 4 | 82 | Tony Peters Tony Peters Anthony Lemont Peters is a former professional American football player who played safety for ten seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.He helped the Redskins win Super Bowl XVII and the 1984 NFL East Division.... |
Cornerback | Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
| 5 | 109 | John Zimba | Defensive End | Villanova Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats is the name of the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East for every sport except football, where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association .-Men's basketball:The Villanova Wildcats compete in the Big EAST and are currently coached by Jay... |
| 5 | 119 | Jim Cope | Linebacker | Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state... |
| 6 | 150 | Charles Miller | Cornerback | West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their... |
| 6 | 154 | Henry Hynoski | Running Back | Temple Temple Owls football The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference... |
| 7 | 161 | Merle Wang | Offensive Tackle | TCU TCU Horned Frogs football The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football... |
| 8 | 186 | Barry Santini | Tight End | Purdue Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of... |
| 9 | 213 | Larry Poole Larry Poole Larry Eugene Poole is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the ninth round round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State University.-References:... |
Running Back | Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The university fields sixteen varsity athletic teams, all of whom play in the Mid-American Conference and in the NCAA's Division I... |
| 9 | 215 | Floyd Hogan | Safety | Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks football The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
| 10 | 238 | Stan Lewis | Defensive End | Wayne (NE) College |
| 11 | 265 | Tom Marinelli | Guard | Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
| 12 | 290 | Dick Ambrose Dick Ambrose Dick Ambrose is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns, from 1975 to 1983... |
Linebacker | Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
| 13 | 317 | Willie Armstead | Wide Receiver | Utah Utah Utes football The Utah Utes football program is a college football team that currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I and represents the University of Utah. The Utah college football program began in 1892 and has played home games at Rice–Eccles... |
| 14 | 341 | Tim Barrett | Running Back | John Carroll John Carroll -People:*John Carroll , American actor*John Carroll , Australian neoconservative writer*Sir John Carroll , British scientist*John Carroll -People:*John Carroll (actor) (1906–1979), American actor*John Carroll (author) (born 1944), Australian neoconservative writer*Sir John Carroll (astronomer)... |
| 15 | 369 | Willie Moore | Defensive Tackle | Johnson C. Smith Johnson C. Smith Johnson Crayne Smith was an early 20th-century businessman from Pittsburgh and the namesake of Johnson C. Smith University.After graduating from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, Smith operated a drug store in McKeesport, Pennsylvania... |
| 16 | 394 | J.K. McKay | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 17 | 421 | Dave Graf Dave Graf David Francis Graf is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft.... |
Linebacker | Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the... |
Exhibition schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | August 10, 1975 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 17–13 | |
| 2 | August 16, 1975 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 14–6 | |
| 3 | August 22, 1975 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 23–14 | |
| 4 | September 1, 1975 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 34–20 | |
| 5 | September 7, 1975 | vs. New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... at Seattle Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
W 24–20 | |
| 6 | September 13, 1975 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 27–24 | |
Regular season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 21, 1975 | at Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
L 24–17 | |
| 2 | September 28, 1975 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 42–10 | |
| 3 | October 5, 1975 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 42–6 | |
| 4 | October 12, 1975 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 40–10 | |
| 5 | October 19, 1975 | at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 16–15 | |
| 6 | October 26, 1975 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 23–7 | |
| 7 | November 2, 1975 | at Baltimore Colts | L 21–7 | |
| 8 | November 9, 1975 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 21–10 | |
| 9 | November 16, 1975 | at Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38–17 | |
| 10 | November 23, 1975 | Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... |
W 35–23 | |
| 11 | November 30, 1975 | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 17–16 | |
| 12 | December 7, 1975 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 31–17 | |
| 13 | December 14, 1975 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
W 40–14 | |
| 14 | December 21, 1975 | at Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 21–10 | |
Standings
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the 1975 season defending their AFC Central and Super Bowl IX titles from the 1974 season. Throughout the 1975 season they not only improved on their 10–3–1 record from the previous year, but once again won the AFC Central Division Title and their second franchise... |
12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 373 | 162 |
| Cincinnati Bengals 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's eighth year in professional football and its sixth with the National Football League.The Bengals opened with six straight wins and went on to post an 11–3 record, their best regular-season mark. The Bengals qualified as the AFC wild card team for... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 340 | 246 |
| Houston Oilers 1975 Houston Oilers season -NFL Draft:-Regular season:The 1975 season was the Oilers' 6th with the NFL and 16th overall. "Bum" Phillips replaced Sid Gillman as head coach and general manager. The team achieved a winning record with ten wins and four losses, but finished only third in the division and missed the playoffs for... |
10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 293 | 226 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 218 | 372 |
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Offensive Linemen
Tom DeLeone Thomas Denning DeLeone is a former American football center who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League, with the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. He grew up in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1968, where he was on the football, basketball,... C Barry Darrow Barry Wayne Darrow is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 17th round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Montana.-References:... T John Demarie John Demarie is a former professional American football player who played in 10 NFL season from 1967-1976 for the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks.... C/G Doug Dieken Douglas Heye Dieken is a former American football offensive tackle who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns.... T Bob McKay Robert Charles McKay was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1970 through 1978, playing with the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots.... T Gerry Sullivan Gerry Sullivan is a former professional American football player who was an offensive lineman for eight seasons for the Cleveland Browns.... T/C Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
John Garlington John M. Garlington was an American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns.... OLB Dick Ambrose Dick Ambrose is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns, from 1975 to 1983... MLB Dave Graf David Francis Graf is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft.... MLB Charlie Hall (linebacker) Charles Leslie Hall is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played college football at Houston.... OLB Defensive Backs
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Reserve Lists
Thom Darden Thomas Vincent Darden is a former American football cornerback, safety, and punt returner who played for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League . In the NFL, he was a three-time All-Pro free safety. He earned a Pro Bowl selection in 1978. He holds most Cleveland Browns franchise... FS (IR)  Rookies in italics |
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