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1975 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 240 points (17.1/g), 19th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (20.6/g), 15th.
Differential of -49 points (-3.5/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 19th.
Coached by Marion Campbell (4-10-0)
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1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Bartkowski | 23 | Rook | 11 | 115 for 255, 1,662 yards, 13 td, 15 int, & 14 rushes for 15 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| RB | Haskel Stanback | 23 | 1 | 0 | 105 rushes for 440 yards, 5 td, & 14 catches for 115 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 114th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Dave Hampton | 28 | 6 | 0 | 250 rushes for 1,002 yards, 5 td, & 21 catches for 195 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Ken Burrow | 27 | 4 | 0 | 25 catches for 323 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Alfred Jenkins | 23 | Rook | 14 | 38 catches for 767 yards, 6 td | |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell | 28 | 6 | 0 | 34 catches for 536 yards, 4 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Brent Adams | 23 | Rook | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 185th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Larron Jackson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 81st pick / 1971 |
| C | Jeff Van Note* | 29 | 6 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Dennis Havig | 26 | 3 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
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| RT | Len Gotshalk | 26 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jeff Merrow | 22 | Rook | 12 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
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| LDT | Mike Tilleman | 31 | 9 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
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| RDT | Mike Lewis | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RDE | John Zook | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Don Hansen | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Tommy Nobis | 32 | 9 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
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| RLB | Greg Brezina | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Rolland Lawrence | 24 | 2 | 14 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Tom Hayes | 29 | 4 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Ray Easterling | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 223rd pick / 1972 |
| FS | Ray Brown | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Mike-Mayer | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 of 10 field goals & 30 of 33 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| P | John James* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 89 punts for a 41.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Mack Herron | 27 | 2 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 143rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Wallace Francis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 18.9 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 110th pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Brent Adams | 23 | T | 13 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 6/26/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 185th pick / 1975 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | 23 | QB | 11 | 11 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| 63 | Nick Bebout | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| 34 | Ray Brown | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 1/12/1949 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| 82 | Ken Burrow | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State,Utah State | 3/29/1948 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| 38 | Rick Byas | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Eastern Michigan,Wayne State (MI) | 10/19/1950 | 1 | |
| 25 | Larry Crowe | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 1/18/1950 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 184th pick / 1971 |
| 47 | Brad Davis | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | LSU | 2/9/1953 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 211th pick / 1975 |
| 32 | Ray Easterling | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Richmond | 9/3/1949 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 223rd pick / 1972 |
| 46 | Monroe Eley | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 4/17/1949 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 128th pick / 1974 |
| 89 | Wallace Francis | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 11/7/1951 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 110th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Len Gotshalk | 26 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Humboldt State | 10/21/1949 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971 |
| 43 | Dave Hampton | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/7/1947 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| 58 | Don Hansen | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| 56 | Dennis Havig | 26 | G | 13 | 13 | 253 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/6/1949 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| 27 | Tom Hayes | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 199 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 4/18/1946 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| 42 | Mack Herron | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-5 | Kansas State | 7/24/1948 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 143rd pick / 1970 |
| 78 | Roy Hilton | 32 | DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| 68 | Larron Jackson | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Missouri | 8/26/1949 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 81st pick / 1971 |
| 6 | John James* | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | 3 | |
| 84 | Alfred Jenkins | 23 | WR | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-10 | Morris Brown | 1/25/1952 | Rook | |
| 40 | Bob Jones | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Virginia Union | 2/10/1951 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 146th pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Fulton Kuykendall | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | UCLA | 6/10/1953 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
| 22 | Rolland Lawrence | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 179 | 5-10 | Tabor | 3/24/1951 | 2 | |
| 69 | Mike Lewis | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Wiley | 7/14/1949 | 4 | |
| 29 | Ron Mabra | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 166 | 5-10 | Howard | 6/4/1951 | Rook | |
| 77 | Rosie Manning | 25 | DT | 2 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Northeast State (OK) | 5/31/1950 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1972 |
| 88 | Greg McCrary | 23 | TE | 13 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Clark (GA) | 3/24/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 123rd pick / 1975 |
| 11 | Kim McQuilken | 24 | QB | 3 | 2 | 203 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 2/26/1951 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 69th pick / 1974 |
| 75 | Jeff Merrow | 22 | DE-DT-LB | 12 | 12 | 236 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/12/1953 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
| 12 | Nick Mike-Mayer | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Temple | 3/1/1950 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| 86 | Jim R. Mitchell | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | 32 | LB | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| 55 | Ralph Ortega | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/6/1953 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1975 |
| 30 | Oscar Reed | 31 | RB | 7 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 3/24/1944 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968 |
| 59 | Carl Russ | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/16/1953 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 13th / 315th pick / 1975 |
| 53 | Paul Ryczek | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Virginia | 6/25/1952 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 252nd pick / 1974 |
| 64 | Royce Smith | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/17/1949 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1972 |
| 24 | Haskel Stanback | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 3/19/1952 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 114th pick / 1974 |
| 7 | Pat Sullivan | 25 | QB | 6 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Auburn | 1/18/1950 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 40th pick / 1972 |
| 48 | Woody Thompson | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 8/20/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 65th pick / 1975 |
| 74 | Mike Tilleman | 31 | DT | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Montana | 3/30/1944 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| 81 | Gerald Tinker | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 173 | 5-9 | Kent State,Memphis | 1/19/1951 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 44th pick / 1974 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note* | 29 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| 79 | Chuck Walker | 34 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| 71 | John Zook | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 219.6 | 6-1.3 | 3.1 |