NFL team season
The 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League, the 13th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 16th overall, it ended with a second consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the 4th straight year. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Paul Wiggin was named the second head coach in franchise history on January 23.[1] A former Pro Bowl defensive end for the Cleveland Browns, Wiggin inherited the unenviable task of rebuilding a squad whose pool of talent had been largely depleted due to age and a number of ill-fated trades that had left the club devoid of first-round draft choices in 1973 and 1975.[1] After an 0–3 start to the season, Wiggin directed the Chiefs to three straight wins, beginning with a convincing 42–10 victory against the Raiders on October 12.[1] The highlight of the season was a 34–31 upset win at Dallas on Monday Night Football. The club could not maintain the early success. Owning a 5–5 record heading into the homestretch of the season, injuries to a number of key players crippled the team. The team dropped its final four contests of the year to finish at 5–9 for the second consecutive season. The regular season finale at Oakland marked the final games in the Hall of Fame careers of Len Dawson and Buck Buchanan.[1]
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Week 2: vs. New York Jets
Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 54,490
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber and Alex Hawkins
- Box score
Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 4: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 6: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,043
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Paul Maguire
- Box score
Week 7: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 7: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,989
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
- Box score
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 10: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
- Game attendance: 55,161
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (CBS): Al Michaels and Hank Stram
- Box score
Week 11: at Baltimore Colts
Week 11: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Colts – Game summary
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 42,122
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Bill O'Donnell and Sam DeLuca
- Box score
Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 12: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 38 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 46,888
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Sam DeLuca
- Box score
Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,368
- Referee: Tommy Bell
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Sam DeLuca
- Box score
Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
Standings
References
- ^ a b c d "Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
- ^ "1975 Kansas City Chiefs Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
