1975 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (3-11)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1975 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (3-11)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1975 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New England netted 258 points, while the defensive unit conceded 358. Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 666 yards for the Patriots.
Steve Grogan threw for 1,976 yards. Randy Vataha caught 46 passes for 720 yards. Russ Francis was targeted regularly, too.
Ron Bolton picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | RG | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Bobby Anderson | RB | October 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 208 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Melvin Baker | WR | August 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 189 | Texas Southern | Beaumont, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Rodrigo Barnes | LB | February 10, 1950 | 6'1" | 215 | Rice | Waco, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ron Bolton | RCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 82 | Steve Burks | WR | August 6, 1953 | 6'5" | 211 | Arkansas St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Don Calhoun | RB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Allen Carter | KR | December 12, 1952 | 5'11" | 208 | USC | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Dick Conn | DB | January 9, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Georgia | Louisville, KY USA | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Steve Corbett | G | August 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Boston Col. | Dover, NH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Sam Cunningham | FB | August 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 76 | Peter Cusick | NT | October 27, 1952 | 6'1" | 255 | Ohio St. | San Bernardino, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Maury Damkroger | LB | January 8, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Nebraska | Cambridge, NE USA | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Doug Dressler | RB | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 228 | Cal State-Chico | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Bill DuLac | G | January 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 1 |
| 58 | Doug Dumler | C | December 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 243 | Nebraska | Hoisington, KS USA | 14 | 3 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6'6" | 240 | Oregon | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 59 | Bob Geddes | LB | April 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | UCLA | Seattle, WA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 15 | Neil Graff | QB | January 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 205 | Wisconsin | Sioux Falls, SD USA | 11 | 2 |
| 70 | Leon Gray | LT | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 7 |
| 71 | Ray Hamilton | NT | January 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 244 | Oklahoma | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Craig Hanneman | DE | July 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 240 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 11 | 3 |
| 42 | Mack Herron | RB | July 24, 1948 | 5'5" | 170 | Kansas St. | Biloxi, MS USA | 7 | 5 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Sam Hunt | RILB | August 6, 1951 | 6'1" | 248 | S.F. Austin | Longview, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Martin Imhof | DE | October 9, 1949 | 6'6" | 255 | San Diego St. | Seattle, WA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | Andy Johnson | RB | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 204 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 63 | Shelby Jordan | RT | January 23, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Durwood Keeton | DB | August 14, 1952 | 5'11" | 178 | Oklahoma | Bonham, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve King | ROLB | June 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 232 | Tulsa | McAlester, OK USA | 14 | 8 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 72 | Mel Lunsford | DE | June 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 47 | Jim Massey | DB | April 24, 1948 | 5'11" | 198 | Linfield | McMinnville, OR USA | 14 | 1 |
| 34 | Prentice McCray | SS | March 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 188 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Tony McGee | LDE | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 13 | 10 |
| 31 | Leon McQuay | RB | March 19, 1950 | 5'9" | 200 | Tampa | Tampa, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Mike Patrick | P | September 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 209 | Mississippi St. | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Jerry Patton | DT | March 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 261 | Nebraska | Saginaw, MI USA | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 55 | Kevin Reilly | LB | April 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 220 | Villanova | Wilmington, DE USA | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | John Sanders | FS | January 11, 1950 | 6'1" | 175 | South Dakota | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Rod Shoate | LB | April 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 214 | Oklahoma | Spiro, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Darryl Stingley | PR | September 18, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | David Tipton | NT-DT | December 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 255 | West. Illinois | Superior, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5'10" | 176 | Stanford | Santa Maria, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 90 | George Webster | LOLB | November 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Anderson, SC USA | 10 | 10 |
| 86 | Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Kentucky | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 17 | Elmo Wright | WR | July 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston | Brazoria, TX USA | 4 | 4 |
| 54 | Steve Zabel | ROLB | March 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Oklahoma | Minneapolis, MN USA | 13 | 9 |
