1975 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1975 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 43rd in the National Football League. It was the team's 9th consecutive season without a winning record.
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.
Rd |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS |
COLLEGE |
1 | | Pick Traded to Los Angeles Rams for QB Roman Gabriel in 1973 [2] | | |
2 | | Pick Traded to Buffalo Bills for DT Jerry Patton in 1975 [2] | | |
3 | | Pick Traded to Los Angeles Rams for QB Roman Gabriel in 1973 [2] | | |
4 | | Pick Traded to New Orleans Saints for LB Dick Absher in 1972 [2] | | |
5 | | Pick Traded to New England Patriots for RB John Tarver in 1975 [2] | | |
6 | | Pick Traded to Cincinnati Bengals for QB Mike Boryla in 1974 [2] | | |
7 | 167 | Bill Capraum | T | Miami (Fla) |
8 | 198 | Jeff Bleamer | T | Penn State |
9 | | Pick Traded to San Francisco 49ers for RB Randy Jackson in 1974 [2] | | |
10 | 248 | Ken Schroy | DB | Maryland |
11 | 273 | Keith Rowen | G | Stanford |
12 | 298 | Dick Pawlewicz | RB | William & Mary |
13 | 324 | Tom Ehlers | LB | Kentucky |
14 | 354 | Larry O'Rouke | DT | Ohio State |
15 | 379 | Clayton Korver | DE | Northwestern College |
16 | 404 | Calvin Jones | WR | Texas Tech |
17 | 429 | Gary Webb | DE | Temple |
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 |
Game summaries
Week 3
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins |
3 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
• Eagles |
6 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
26 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Veterans Stadium
- Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 61°F; wind 6
- Television network: CBS
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| WSH | Moseley 45 yard field goal | WSH 3–0 |
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Q1 |
| PHI | Carmichael 62 yard pass from Gabriel (kick failed) | PHI 6–3 |
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Q2 |
| PHI | Muhlmann 20 yard field goal | PHI 9–3 |
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Q2 |
| WSH | Reed 1 yard pass from Kilmer (Moseley kick) | WSH 10–9 |
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Q3 |
| PHI | Smith 27 yard pass from Gabriel (Muhlmann kick) | PHI 16–10 |
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Q4 |
| PHI | Muhlmann 45 yard field goal | PHI 19–10 |
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Q4 |
| PHI | Gabriel 1 yard run (Muhlmann kick) | PHI 26–10 |
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[3]
Eagles head coach Mike McCormack had called his team out for "dogging it" prior to the game.
Week 9: at New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles (1–7) at New York Giants (3–6)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Eagles |
0 |
7 | 3 | 3 |
13 |
Giants |
3 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| Giants | George Hunt 34-yard field goal | Giants 3–0 |
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2 |
| Eagles | Charlie Smith 15-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) | Eagles 7–3 |
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3 |
| Eagles | Horst Muhlmann 22-yard field goal | Eagles 10–3 |
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4 |
| Giants | Doug Kotar 3-yard run (George Hunt kick) | Tie 10–10 |
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4 |
| Eagles | Horst Muhlmann 30-yard field goal | Eagles 13–10 |
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Standings
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