1975 New York Giants season
The 1975 New York Giants season featured a Giants team that could only muster a 5–9 record as the sub-tenants of the cross-town Jets at Shea Stadium in Queens. They had a new logo on their helmet, replacing the old lower case "ny" to a stylized white and blue uppercase "NY".
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article:
1975 NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
2 | 27 | Al Simpson | Guard | Colorado State |
3 | 62 | Danny Buggs | Wide Receiver | West Virginia |
4 | 79 | Robert Giblin | Defensive Back | Houston |
7 | 158 | Jim Obradovich | Tight End | USC |
8 | 183 | John Tate | Linebacker | Jackson State |
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Regular season
Schedule
Week |
Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
Sunday |
September 21, 1975 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
W 23–14 |
60,798 |
2 |
Sunday |
September 28, 1975 |
at Washington Redskins |
L 49–13 |
54,953 |
3 |
Sunday |
October 5, 1975 |
at St. Louis Cardinals |
L 26–14 |
44,919 |
4 |
Sunday |
October 12, 1975 |
Dallas Cowboys |
L 13–7 |
56,511 |
5 |
Monday |
October 20, 1975 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 17–14 |
79,428 |
6 |
Saturday |
October 25, 1975 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
L 20–13 |
49,598 |
7 |
Saturday |
November 1, 1975 |
San Diego Chargers |
W 35–24 |
52,032 |
8 |
Sunday |
November 9, 1975 |
Washington Redskins |
L 21–13 |
57,242 |
9 |
Sunday |
November 16, 1975 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
L 13–10 |
53,434 |
10 |
Sunday |
November 23, 1975 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 40–14 |
50,150 |
11 |
Sunday |
November 30, 1975 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
L 14–3 |
53,329 |
12 |
Sunday |
December 7, 1975 |
Baltimore Colts |
L 21–0 |
49,863 |
13 |
Sunday |
December 14, 1975 |
New Orleans Saints |
W 28–14 |
40,150 |
14 |
Sunday |
December 21, 1975 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
W 26–23 |
34,354 |
Standings
Game summaries
Week 5: at Buffalo Bills
Game information |
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- NYG – Ron Johnson 13 yard run (George Hunt kick) – Tied 14–14
- NYG – George Hunt 37 yard field goal – Giants 17–14
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- Giants
- Craig Morton
15/21, 220 Yds, TD, INT
- Ron Johnson
13 Rush, 77 Yds, TD
- Ray Rhodes
5 Rec, 83 Yds, TD
- Bills
- Joe Ferguson
11/19, 147 Yds, TD, 2 INT
- O.J. Simpson
34 Rush, 126 Yds, TD
- J.D. Hill
4 Rec, 51 Yds, TD
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