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1975 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito-Fox
Jane Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachDick Nolan
Offensive coordinatorDick Stanfel
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record5–9
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Cedrick Hardman

The 1975 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, their 30th overall, and their seventh under head coach Dick Nolan.

Nolan and his squad entered the 1975 Season attempting to improve on their 6–8 season in 1974. However, for the second time in three seasons, the team finished with a 5–9 record, and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Nolan was let go after the season. DE Cedrick Hardman was the team's only player to qualify for the Pro Bowl.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1975 NFL draft
1975 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Jimmy Webb  Defensive tackle Mississippi State
2 35 Greg Collins  Linebacker Notre Dame
3 71 Jeff Hart  Tackle Oregon State
3 72 Steve Mike-Mayer  Kicker Maryland
3 75 Wayne Baker  Defensive tackle BYU
4 85 Cleveland Elam *  Defensive tackle Tennessee State
4 87 Frank Oliver  Defensive back Kentucky State
5 114 Wayne Bullock  Running back Notre Dame
8 191 Preston Kendrick  Linebacker Florida
9 218 James Johnson  Defensive back Tennessee State
9 223 Dan Natale  Tight end Penn State
9 230 Caesar Douglas  Tackle Illinois Wesleyan
10 243 Don Layton  Running back South Carolina State signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)
11 270 Gene Hernandez  Defensive back TCU
12 295 Rick Worley  Quarterback Howard Payne
13 322 Dale Mitchell  Linebacker USC played with 49ers beginning in 1976
14 347 David Henson  Wide receiver Abilene Christian
15 374 Rich Lavin  Tight end Western Illinois
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Source:[1]

Personnel

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Staff / Coaches

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1975 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito-Fox & Jane Morabito
  • General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rich Brooks



Roster

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1975 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve

  • 64 Dale Mitchell OLB (IR)


Rookies in italics

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 10 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 1–0 Candlestick Park 45,560
2 August 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 6–10 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,230
3 August 21 at San Diego Chargers L 7–20 1–2 San Diego Stadium 18,764
4 August 30 at Oakland Raiders L 21–40 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,866
5 September 7 Denver Broncos W 44–10 2–3 Candlestick Park 45,686
6 September 13 Green Bay Packers W 24–3 3–3 Candlestick Park 56,267

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 21 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–17 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 46,479
2 September 28 Los Angeles Rams L 14–23 0–2 Candlestick Park 55,072
3 October 5 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–3 1–2 Arrowhead Stadium 54,490
4 October 12 Atlanta Falcons L 3–17 1–3 Candlestick Park 44,043
5 October 19 New Orleans Saints W 35–21 2–3 Candlestick Park 39,990
6 October 26 at New England Patriots L 16–24 2–4 Schaefer Stadium 60,358
7 November 2 Detroit Lions L 17–28 2–5 Candlestick Park 43,209
8 November 9 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–23 3–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,064
9 November 16 Chicago Bears W 31–3 4–5 Candlestick Park 41,726
10 November 23 at New Orleans Saints W 16–6 5–5 Louisiana Superdome 40,328
11 November 30 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–27 5–6 Veterans Stadium 56,694
12 December 7 Houston Oilers L 13–27 5–7 Candlestick Park 44,015
13 December 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 9–31 5–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 38,501
14 December 21 New York Giants L 23–26 5–9 Candlestick Park 34,354
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(2) 12 2 0 .857 5–1 9–2 312 135 W6
San Francisco 49ers 5 9 0 .357 3–3 4–7 255 286 L4
Atlanta Falcons 4 10 0 .286 3–3 3–8 240 289 L1
New Orleans Saints 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 165 360 L7
A football signed by the 1975 San Francisco 49ers team, including Steve Spurrier.

References

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  1. ^ "1975 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "1975 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 31, 2023.


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