1975 Chicago Bears season explained

Team:Chicago Bears
Year:1975
Record:4–10
Division Place:3rd NFC Central
Coach:Jack Pardee
General Manager:Jim Finks
Owner:George Halas
Stadium:Soldier Field
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1975 Chicago Bears season was their 56th regular season in the National Football League. The team matched their 4–10 record from 1974, in the first season under head coach Jack Pardee.

The 1975 Bears are the only NFL team to have been outscored by 25 points six different times during a 14-game season, a record for futility that has that has only been matched once under the current 16-game format.[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

See main article: article and 1975 NFL Draft.

Undrafted free agents

1975 Undrafted Free Agents of note!Player!Position!College
Greg EngebosCornerbackMinnesota

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 21Baltimore ColtsL 7–350–1Soldier Field54,152
2September 28Philadelphia EaglesW 15–131–1Soldier Field48,071
3October 5at Minnesota VikingsL 3–281–2Metropolitan Stadium47,578
4October 12at Detroit LionsL 7–271–3Pontiac Municipal Stadium74,032
5October 19at Pittsburgh SteelersL 3–341–4Three Rivers Stadium47,579
6October 27Minnesota VikingsL 9–131–5Soldier Field51,259
7November 2Miami DolphinsL 13–461–6Soldier Field57,455
8November 9Green Bay PackersW 27–142–6Soldier Field48,738
9November 16at San Francisco 49ersL 3–312-7Candlestick Park41,726
10November 23at Los Angeles RamsL 10–382-8Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum64,979
11November 30at Green Bay PackersL 7–282-9Lambeau Field56,267
12December 7Detroit LionsW 25–213–9Soldier Field37,772
13December 14St. Louis CardinalsL 20–343–10Soldier Field35,052
14December 21at New Orleans SaintsW 42–174–10Louisiana Superdome33,371
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 2

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Week 8

[3]

Standings

[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://pfref.com/tiny/RLSLz Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Points Differential <= -25, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197509280chi.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197511090chi.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY,, p. 296