1975 Portland Thunder Game-by-Game Results
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 4-7
Finishing 4th in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Greg Barton (1-5-)
Coach: Bob Brodhead (1-1-)
Coach: Joe Gardi (2-1-)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 47,976, Avg. 7,996 in 6 home dates
1975 Portland Thunder StatisticsTeam Record: 4-7
Finishing 4th in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Greg Barton (1-5-)
Coach: Bob Brodhead (1-1-)
Coach: Joe Gardi (2-1-)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 47,976, Avg. 7,996 in 6 home dates
1975 Portland Thunder Roster
The Portland Thunder of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the WFL's West Division.
Portland scored 213 points, while the defense gave up 239. Rufus Ferguson ran for a team-best 768 yards for the Thunder.
Don Horn passed for 1,742 yards. Rufus Ferguson paced the receiving corps, snagging 32 passes, while Bob Christiansen accumulated 456 receiving yards.
Phil Borjas picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Greg Barton, Bob Brodhead and Joe Gardi coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 213
Regular Season Points Against: 239
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 1975 | Portland Thunder 9 at Birmingham Vulcans 25 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| July 27, 1975 | Philadelphia Bell 30 at Portland Thunder 21 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| August 3, 1975 | Portland Thunder 15 at Southern California Sun 21 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| August 9, 1975 | The Hawaiians 25 at Portland Thunder 24 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| August 16, 1975 | Portland Thunder 18 at Chicago Winds 25 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | OT | |
| August 23, 1975 | Shreveport Steamer 24 at Portland Thunder 33 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
| August 30, 1975 | Portland Thunder 0 at San Antonio Wings 22 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 | ||
| September 6, 1975 | Birmingham Vulcans 26 at Portland Thunder 8 | L | 1-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-5-0 | ||
| September 13, 1975 | Portland Thunder 25 at Philadelphia Bell 10 | W | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-5-0 | ||
| September 21, 1975 | Memphis Southmen 16 at Portland Thunder 3 | L | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-6-0 | ||
| October 4, 1975 | Portland Thunder 29 at Jacksonville Express 32 | L | 1-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 2-7-0 | ||
| October 12, 1975 | San Antonio Wings 25 at Portland Thunder 28 | W | 2-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 3-7-0 | ||
| October 19, 1975 | Jacksonville Express 13 at Portland Thunder 30 | W | 3-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-7-0 |
