
1975 Chicago Bears Roster
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (4-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1975 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears labored to change the scoreboard with just 191 points, and the shaky defensive squad gave up 379. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 679 yards for Chicago.
Gary Huff passed for 1,083 yards. Bo Rather topped the receiving corps, hauling in 39 balls for 685 yards, while Walter Payton contributed to the receiving game, too.
Allan Ellis, Doug Plank, Craig Clemons and Virgil Livers each snatched 2 opponent throws.
Jack Pardee coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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20 | Mike Adamle | RB | October 4, 1949 | 5'9" | 197 | Northwestern | Kent, OH USA | 14 | 7 |
79 | Lionel Antoine | LT | August 31, 1950 | 6'6" | 262 | Southern Illinois | Biloxi, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
74 | Bob Asher | T | June 13, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Vanderbilt | Arlington, VA USA | 11 | 2 |
7 | Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6'2" | 208 | Maryland | Queens, NY USA | 8 | 4 |
52 | John Babinecz | LB | July 27, 1950 | 6'1" | 222 | Villanova | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
50 | Waymond Bryant | MLB | July 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 236 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
55 | Doug Buffone | LLB | June 27, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisville | Yatesboro, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
81 | Gary Butler | TE | January 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 235 | Rice | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
60 | Wally Chambers | RDT | May 15, 1951 | 6'6" | 250 | East. Kentucky | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
45 | Craig Clemons | FS | June 1, 1949 | 5'11" | 195 | Iowa | Sidney, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
36 | Tom Donchez | RB | March 10, 1952 | 6'2" | 216 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
10 | Bobby Douglass | QB | June 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Kansas | Manhattan, KS USA | 1 | 1 |
43 | Earl Douthitt | DB | September 8, 1952 | 6'2" | 188 | Iowa | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
37 | Cid Edwards | RB | October 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Tennessee St. | Selma, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
48 | Allan Ellis | LCB | August 19, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
54 | Larry Ely | MLB | December 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
43 | George Farmer | WR | April 19, 1948 | 6'4" | 214 | UCLA | Chattanooga, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
59 | Carl Gersbach | LB | January 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Duke | Syracuse, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
27 | Bob Grim | WR | May 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 200 | Oregon St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
30 | Jimmy Gunn | LB | November 27, 1948 | 6'1" | 220 | USC | Augusta, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
35 | Roland Harper | FB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Seguin, TX USA | 13 | 10 |
84 | Richard Harris | RDE | January 21, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 8 |
73 | Mike Hartenstine | LDE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
72 | Gary Hrivnak | DE | March 3, 1951 | 6'5" | 252 | Purdue | Johnstown, PA USA | 14 | 4 |
19 | Gary Huff | QB | April 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 9 |
65 | Noah Jackson | LG | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
31 | Bill Knox | DB | June 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 190 | Purdue | Elba, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | Greg Latta | TE | October 13, 1952 | 6'3" | 227 | Morgan St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 4 |
24 | Virgil Livers | KR | March 26, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | West. Kentucky | Fairfield, KY USA | 14 | 7 |
22 | Johnny Musso | RB | March 6, 1950 | 5'11" | 201 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
51 | Dan Neal | C | August 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Kentucky | Corbin, KY USA | 6 | 3 |
78 | Bob Newton | G | August 16, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Nebraska | Pomona, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
63 | Mark Nordquist | RG | November 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 246 | Pacific | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
68 | Jim Osborne | DT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 12 | 3 |
86 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 13 | 7 |
53 | Dan Peiffer | C | March 29, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | SE Missouri St. | Sigourney, IA USA | 11 | 11 |
58 | Bob Pifferini | LB | June 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | UCLA | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
46 | Doug Plank | SS | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
80 | Bo Rather | WR | October 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
57 | Don Rives | LB | August 30, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Wheeler, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
76 | Ron Rydalch | DT | January 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 260 | Utah | Tooele, UT USA | 3 | 0 |
85 | Steve Schubert | WR | March 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Massachusetts | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
75 | Jeff Sevy | RT | October 24, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | California | Palo Alto, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
69 | Revie Sorey | G | September 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Illinois | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
71 | Roger Stillwell | LDT | November 17, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | Stanford | Santa Monica, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
16 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Mel Tom | DE | August 4, 1941 | 6'4" | 249 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 6 | 0 |
33 | Ted Vactor | DB | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Washington, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
21 | Nemiah Wilson | DB | April 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 7 | 0 |