# 1975 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1975 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, their 30th overall, and their seventh under head coach Dick Nolan.
Nolan and his squad entered the 1975 Season attempting to improve on their 6–8 season in 1974. However, for the second time in three seasons, the team finished with a 5–9 record, and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Nolan was let go after the season. DE Cedrick Hardman was the team's only player to qualify for the Pro Bowl.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1975 San Francisco 49ers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 10 | Jimmy Webb | Defensive tackle | Mississippi State | |
| 2 | 35 | Greg Collins | Linebacker | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 71 | Jeff Hart | Tackle | Oregon State | |
| 3 | 72 | Steve Mike-Mayer | Kicker | Maryland | |
| 3 | 75 | Wayne Baker | Defensive tackle | BYU | |
| 4 | 85 | Cleveland Elam * | Defensive tackle | Tennessee State | |
| 4 | 87 | Frank Oliver | Defensive back | Kentucky State | |
| 5 | 114 | Wayne Bullock | Running back | Notre Dame | |
| 8 | 191 | Preston Kendrick | Linebacker | Florida | |
| 9 | 218 | James Johnson | Defensive back | Tennessee State | |
| 9 | 223 | Dan Natale | Tight end | Penn State | |
| 9 | 230 | Caesar Douglas | Tackle | Illinois Wesleyan | |
| 10 | 243 | Don Layton | Running back | South Carolina State | signed with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) |
| 11 | 270 | Gene Hernandez | Defensive back | TCU | |
| 12 | 295 | Rick Worley | Quarterback | Howard Payne | |
| 13 | 322 | Dale Mitchell | Linebacker | USC | played with 49ers beginning in 1976 |
| 14 | 347 | David Henson | Wide receiver | Abilene Christian | |
| 15 | 374 | Rich Lavin | Tight end | Western Illinois | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
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### Roster
## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | August 10 | Cleveland Browns | W 17–13 | 1–0 | Candlestick Park | 45,560 |
| 2 | August 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 6–10 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 58,230 |
| 3 | August 21 | at San Diego Chargers | L 7–20 | 1–2 | San Diego Stadium | 18,764 |
| 4 | August 30 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–40 | 1–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 52,866 |
| 5 | September 7 | Denver Broncos | W 44–10 | 2–3 | Candlestick Park | 45,686 |
| 6 | September 13 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–3 | 3–3 | Candlestick Park | 56,267 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 21 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–17 | 0–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,479 |
| 2 | September 28 | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–23 | 0–2 | Candlestick Park | 55,072 |
| 3 | October 5 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–3 | 1–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 54,490 |
| 4 | October 12 | Atlanta Falcons | L 3–17 | 1–3 | Candlestick Park | 44,043 |
| 5 | October 19 | New Orleans Saints | W 35–21 | 2–3 | Candlestick Park | 39,990 |
| 6 | October 26 | at New England Patriots | L 16–24 | 2–4 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,358 |
| 7 | November 2 | Detroit Lions | L 17–28 | 2–5 | Candlestick Park | 43,209 |
| 8 | November 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–23 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 74,064 |
| 9 | November 16 | Chicago Bears | W 31–3 | 4–5 | Candlestick Park | 41,726 |
| 10 | November 23 | at New Orleans Saints | W 16–6 | 5–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 40,328 |
| 11 | November 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–27 | 5–6 | Veterans Stadium | 56,694 |
| 12 | December 7 | Houston Oilers | L 13–27 | 5–7 | Candlestick Park | 44,015 |
| 13 | December 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 9–31 | 5–8 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 38,501 |
| 14 | December 21 | New York Giants | L 23–26 | 5–9 | Candlestick Park | 34,354 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Los Angeles Rams$^{(2)}$ | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 312 | 135 | W6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 255 | 286 | L4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–3 | 3–8 | 240 | 289 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–5 | 2–9 | 165 | 360 | L7 |