1975 New England Patriots season
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The New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

 finished 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...

's 1975 season
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:...

with a record of three wins and eleven losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL....

 East
AFC East
The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. There are four members: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots , and New York Jets...

 division.

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
    J. I. Albrecht
    J. I. Albrecht worked in college and professional sports for 53 years. He worked in the CFL, NFL and NCAA, and NASL.-Background:...



Head Coaches
  • Head Coach/General Manager – Chuck Fairbanks
    Chuck Fairbanks
    Chuck Fairbanks is a former American football coach, a head coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. The offensive and defensive systems he introduced and helped develop have proven influential in the NFL....



Offensive Coaches
  • Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek
  • Offensive Backfield – Ron Erhardt
    Ron Erhardt
    Ron Erhardt is a former football coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, and from 1979-1981 served as head coach of the National Football League's New England Patriots.-College assistant and high school head coach:...

  • Receivers – Ray Perkins
  • Offensive Line – Red Miller
    Red Miller
    Robert "Red" Miller is a former professional football coach with the Denver Broncos.- Early life and career :Miller was born and raised in Macomb, Illinois and attended Macomb Public Schools and Western Illinois University, where he was later a star player and coach for the Leathernecks football...

  • Offensive Assistant – Ernie Adams
 
Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Line – Hank Bullough
    Hank Bullough
    Henry Charles "Hank" Bullough is a former American Football player and coach. He played college football at Michigan State and graduated in 1954. Bullough was a starting guard for the Spartans team that won the 1952 Rose Bowl...

  • Outside Linebackers – Rollie Dotsch
    Rollie Dotsch
    Rollie Dotsch was a football coach who served primarily in an assistant capacity before becoming the first coach of the United States Football League's Birmingham Stallions on September 2, 1982....

  • Linebackers/Secondary – Charlie Sumner
    Charlie Sumner
    Charles "Charlie" Sumner is a former American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the twenty second round of the 1954 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 194 lbs. safety from the College of William & Mary, Sumner played in 8 NFL seasons from 1955-1962...

  • Defensive Backfield – Larry Weaver


Special Teams Coaches
  • Special Teams – Jim Valek
    Jim Valek
    James Joseph Valek was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of 8–32....


Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 21 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 7–0 0–1
51,934
2 September 28 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 22–14 0–2
60,602
3 October 5 at New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 36–7 0–3
57,365
4 October 12 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 27–10 0–4
51,220
5 October 19 Baltimore Colts W 21–10 1–4
51,417
6 October 26 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...

W 24–16 2–4
60,358
7 November 2 at St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 24–17 2–5
45,907
8 November 9 at San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 33–19 3–5
24,349
9 November 16 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

L 34–31 3–6
60,905
10 November 23 at 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 45–31 3–7
65,655
11 December 1 at Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 20–7 3–8
61,963
12 December 7 New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 30–28 3–9
53,989
13 December 14 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 34–14 3–10
58,393
14 December 21 at Baltimore Colts L 34–21 3–11
48,678

Standings

AFC East
AFC East
The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. There are four members: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots , and New York Jets...

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Baltimore Colts
1975 Baltimore Colts season
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...

10 4 0 .714 395 269
Miami Dolphins
1975 Miami Dolphins season
-NFL Draft:-Schedule:- Standings :-Notes and references:**...

10 4 0 .714 357 222
Buffalo Bills
1975 Buffalo Bills season
The 1975 Buffalo Bills season was the 16th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:- Standings :-References:* * *...

8 6 0 .571 420 355
New York Jets
1975 New York Jets season
The 1975 New York Jets season was the 16th season for the team and the sixth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1974 under head coach Charley Winner. The Jets finished with a record of 3–11....

3 11 0 .214 258 433
New England Patriots 3 11 0 .214 258 358

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1975 New England Patriots.
Name Position Notes

See also

  • New England Patriots seasons
    New England Patriots seasons
    The New England Patriots are an American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. They compete in the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference of the National Football League . Originally called the Boston Patriots, the team was founded as one of eight charter members of the...

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