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NFL team season
The 1975 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise’s 43rd in the National Football League . 1975 was the third season under head coach Mike McCormack , but became the Eagles’ ninth consecutive season without a winning record. The Eagles also missed the playoffs for a fifteenth consecutive season, a franchise record. Following the season, McCormack was fired and replaced for 1976 by Dick Vermeil .
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article:
1975 NFL Draft
Player selections
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
Roster
1975 Philadelphia Eagles 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
Attendance
1
September 21, 1975
New York Giants
L 23–14
60,798
2
September 28, 1975
at Chicago Bears
L 15–13
48,071
3
October 5, 1975
Washington Redskins
W 26–10
64,397
4
October 12, 1975
at Miami Dolphins
L 24–16
60,127
5
October 19, 1975
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 31–20
45,242
6
October 26, 1975
Dallas Cowboys
L 20–17
64,889
7
November 3, 1975
Los Angeles Rams
L 42–3
64,601
8
November 9, 1975
St. Louis Cardinals
L 24–23
60,277
9
November 16, 1975
at New York Giants
W 13–10
53,434
10
November 23, 1975
at Dallas Cowboys
L 27–17
57,893
11
November 30, 1975
San Francisco 49ers
W 27–17
56,694
12
December 7, 1975
Cincinnati Bengals
L 31–0
56,984
13
December 14, 1975
at Denver Broncos
L 25–10
36,860
14
December 21, 1975
at Washington Redskins
W 26–3
49,385
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. New York Giants
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
0
13 0 10
23
Eagles
0
7 0 7
14
Date: September 21Location: EST
Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C); relative humidity 80%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Television network: CBS
[2]
The Eagles lose this game, the first of ten losses during their season.
Week 2: at Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles (0–2) at Chicago Bears (1–1)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
3
3 0 7
13
• Bears
0
9 0 6
15
Date: September 28Location: CST
Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
Scoring summary Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
44 yard field goalEagles 3–0
Q2 Bears Bob Thomas
44 yard field goal3–3
Q2 Bears Cid Edwards 7 yard pass from Gary Huff (kick failed)Bears 9–3
Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
43 yard field goalBears 9–6
Q4 Bears Bob Thomas
24 yard field goalBears 12–6
Q4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 13–12
Q4 Bears Bob Thomas
26 yard field goalBears 15–13
Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
3
7 0 0
10
• Eagles
6
3 7 10
26
Date: October 5Location: EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)Television network: CBS
Scoring summary Q1 Redskins Moseley 45 yard field goalRedskins 3–0
Q1 Eagles Carmichael 62 yard pass from Gabriel (kick failed)Eagles 6–3
Q2 Eagles Muhlmann
20 yard field goalEagles 9–3
Q2 Redskins Reed 1 yard pass from Kilmer (Moseley kick)Redskins 10–9
Q3 Eagles Smith 27 yard pass from Gabriel (Muhlmann kick)Eagles 16–10
Q4 Eagles Muhlmann 45 yard field goal Eagles 19–10
Q4 Eagles Gabriel 1 yard run (Muhlmann kick) Eagles 26–10
[4]
Eagles’ head coach Mike McCormack had called his team out for “dogging it” prior to the game.
Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Philadelphia Eagles (1–3) at Miami Dolphins (3–1)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
6
3 0 7
16
• Dolphins
0
10 7 7
24
Date: October 12Location: EST
Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles (1–4) at St. Louis Cardinals (3–2)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
6
3 0 7
16
• Cardinals
0
10 7 7
24
Date: October 19Location: CST
Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys (5–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–5)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
0
10 0 10
20
Eagles
7
7 0 3
17
Date: October 26Location: EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Television network: CBS
[7]
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams (6–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–6)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rams
7
14 14 7
42
Eagles
0
3 0 0
3
Date: November 3Location: EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Television network: ABC
[8]
Week 8: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals (6–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–7)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
7
0 7 10
24
Eagles
10
10 3 0
23
Date: November 9Location: EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)Television network: CBS
Scoring summary Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kickEagles 7–0
Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
37 yard field goalEagles 10–0
Q1 Cardinals Jim Otis 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Eagles 10–7
Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 17–7
Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
27 yard field goalEagles 20–7
Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
25 yard field goalEagles 23–7
Q3 Cardinals Terry Metcalf 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Eagles 23–14
Q4 Cardinals Jim Hart 5 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)Eagles 23–21
Q4 Cardinals Jim Bakken 30 yard field goalCardinals 24–23
[9]
Week 9: at New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles (2–7) at New York Giants (3–6)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
7 3 3
13
Giants
3
0 0 7
10
Date: November 16Location: EST
Game weather: 47 °F (8.3 °C), wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
Scoring summary 1 Giants George Hunt 34-yard field goal Giants 3–0
2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 7–3
3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 22-yard field goal Eagles 10–3
4 Giants Doug Kotar 3-yard run (George Hunt kick)Tie 10–10
4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 30-yard field goal Eagles 13–10
Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles (2–8) at Dallas Cowboys (7–3)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
3 0 14
17
• Cowboys
3
14 3 7
27
Date: November 23Location: CST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Week 11: vs. San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers (5–6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–8)
1
2 3 4 Total
49ers
0
0 3 14
17
• Eagles
3
10 7 7
27
Date: November 30Location: EST
Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Television network: CBS
Scoring summary Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
51 yard field goalEagles 3–0
Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann 42 yard field goal Eagles 6–0
Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 13–0
Q2 49ers Steve Mike-Mayer 20 yard field goalEagles 13–3
Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 20–3
Q3 49ers Sammy Johnson 3 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)Eagles 20–10
Q4 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 27–10
Q4 49ers Gene Washington 17 yard pass from Norm Snead (Steve Mike-Mayer kickEagles 27–17
[12]
Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals (10–2) at Philadelphia Eagles (3–9)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bengals
7
17 0 7
31
Eagles
0
0 0 0
0
Date: December 7Location: EST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)Television network: CBS
[13]
The game was featured in the beginning of the 2006 film Invincible .
Week 13: at Denver Broncos
Philadelphia Eagles (3–10) at Denver Broncos (6–7)
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
7
0 3 0
10
• Broncos
3
7 6 9
25
Date: December 14Location: MST
Game weather: 21 °F (−6.1 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn), wind chill 9 °F or −12.8 °C
Scoring summary Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 7–0
Q1 Broncos Jim Turner 47 yard field goalEagles 7–3
Q2 Broncos Fran Lynch 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)Broncos 10–7
Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
19 yard field goal10–10
Q3 Broncos Floyd Little 66 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (kick failed)Broncos 16–10
Q4 Broncos Jim Turner 29 yard field goalBroncos 19–10
Q4 Broncos Floyd Little 2 yard rush (kick failed)Broncos 25–10
Week 14: at Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles (4–10) at Washington Redskins (8–6)
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
7
3 10 6
26
Redskins
3
0 0 0
3
Date: December 21Location: EST
Game weather: 37 °F (2.8 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 30 °F or −1.1 °C
Scoring summary Q1 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 7–0
Q1 Redskins Mark Moseley 25 yard field goalEagles 7–3
Q2 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
25 yard field goalEagles 10–3
Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
23 yard field goalEagles 13–3
Q3 Eagles Horst Muhlmann
kick)Eagles 20–3
Q4 Eagles Frank LeMaster 89 yard interception return (kick failed)Eagles 26–3
Standings
Notes
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
References
^ a b c d e f g "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-22 .{{cite web }}
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^ New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – September 21st, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears – September 28th, 1975
^ Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – October 5th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Miami Dolphins – October 12th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals – October 19th, 1975
^ Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – October 26th, 1975
^ Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles – November 3rd, 1975
^ St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 9th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – November 16th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – November 23rd, 1975
^ San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – November 30th, 1975
^ Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles – December 7th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos – December 14th, 1975
^ Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – December 21st, 1975
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