1975 New Orleans Saints season

1975 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	John North Ernie Hefferle (interim)
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints ninth season and their first in the newly opened Louisiana Superdome. Despite the new stadium, they failed to match their 1974 output of 5–9, winning only two games and tying the San Diego Chargers for the league’s worst record.

Coach John North, who was hired four games into the 1973 exhibition season, was fired following a 38-14 road loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth game. Director of Player Personnel Ernie Hefferle took over for the final eight games. His only win was his first game in charge, a 23-7 victory at home over the hated Atlanta Falcons.

Offseason

NFL draft

1975 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	7	Larry Burton	Wide receiver	Purdue
1	12	Kurt Schumacher	Guard	Ohio State
9	216	Mike Strachan	Running back	Iowa State
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1975 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office President – John W. Mecom, Jr. Executive Vice President – Richard F. Gordon, Jr. Vice President of Administration – Harry Hulmes Business Manager and Treasurer – Eddie Jones Head coaches Head Coach – John North (games 1-6; fired October 27) Head Coach - Ernie Hefferle (games 7-14) Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Lamar McHan Offensive Backs – Bob Ledbetter Receivers – Jim Phillips Offensive Line – Wimp Hewgley			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Bob Cummings Linebackers – Doug Shively Defensive Backfield – Bud Whitehead Special teams coaches Special Teams – Billy Ray Barnes

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	at Washington Redskins	L 3–41	54,414
2	September 28, 1975	Cincinnati Bengals	L 0–21	52,531
3	October 5, 1975	at Atlanta Falcons	L 7–14	29,444
4	October 12, 1975	Green Bay Packers	W 20–19	51,371
5	October 19, 1975	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–35	39,990
6	October 26, 1975	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–38	54,723
7	November 2, 1975	Atlanta Falcons	W 23–7	49,342
8	November 9, 1975	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–48	51,267
9	November 16, 1975	Minnesota Vikings	L 7–20	52,765
10	November 23, 1975	San Francisco 49ers	L 6–16	40,328
11	November 30, 1975	at Cleveland Browns	L 16–17	44,753
12	December 7, 1975	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–14	39,958
13	December 14, 1975	at New York Giants	L 14–28	40,150
14	December 21, 1975	Chicago Bears	L 17–42	33,371

Standings

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

References

1. "1975 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
2. "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

External links

• 1975 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com