1975 Chicago Bears season

1975 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 Chicago Bears season was their 56th regular season in the National Football League. The club posted another 4–10 record, in the first season under head coach Jack Pardee.

The 1975 Bears are one of only two NFL teams^[1] to have been outscored by 25 points six different times during the season.^[2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Walter Payton	Running Back	Jackson State University
2	31	Mike Hartenstine	Defensive End	Penn State

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	Baltimore Colts	L 35–7	54,152
2	September 28, 1975	Philadelphia Eagles	W 15–13	48,071
3	October 5, 1975	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–3	47,578
4	October 12, 1975	at Detroit Lions	L 27–7	74,032
5	October 19, 1975	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–3	47,579
6	October 27, 1975	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–9	51,259
7	November 2, 1975	Miami Dolphins	L 46–13	57,455
8	November 9, 1975	Green Bay Packers	W 27–14	48,738
9	November 16, 1975	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–3	41,726
10	November 23, 1975	at Los Angeles Rams	L 38–10	64,979
11	November 30, 1975	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–7	56,267
12	December 7, 1975	Detroit Lions	W 25–21	37,772
13	December 14, 1975	St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–20	35,052
14	December 21, 1975	at New Orleans Saints	W 42–17	33,371

Season summary

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 3 0 7 13 • Bears 0 9 0 6 15 Date: September 28 Location: Soldier Field • Chicago, Illinois Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 56°F, wind 6 mph

Scoring summary 1 PHI Horst Muhlmann 44-yard field goal Eagles 3–0 2 CHI Bob Thomas 44-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 CHI Cid Edwards 7-yard pass from Gary Huff (kick failed) Bears 9–3 2 PHI Horst Muhlmann 43-yard field goal Bears 9–6 4 CHI Bob Thomas 24-yard field goal Bears 12–6 4 4:09 PHI Harold Carmichael 14-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) Eagles 13–12 4 :08 CHI Bob Thomas 26-yard field goal Bears 15–12

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Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 7 0 7 14 • Bears 10 7 10 0 27 Date: November 9 Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 58°F, wind 12 mph

Scoring summary 1 CHI Bob Thomas 34 yard field goal Bears 3–0 1 CHI Bob Parsons 12 yard pass from Gary Huff (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 10–0 2 GB Steve Odom 42 yard pass from Don Milan (Joe Danelo kick) Bears 10–7 2 CHI Walter Payton 5 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 17–7 3 CHI Bob Thomas 48 yard field goal Bears 20–7 3 CHI Craig Clemons 76 yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 27–7 4 GB Barry Smith 18 yard pass from Carlos Brown (Joe Danelo kick) Bears 27–14

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings^(1)	12	2	0	.857	5–1	8–2	377	180	W1
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	.500	4–2	6–5	245	262	L1
Chicago Bears	4	10	0	.286	2–4	4–7	191	379	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	10	0	.286	1–5	4–7	226	285	W1

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References

1. 1984 Bills
2. 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.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296