# 1975 Chicago Bears season

The 1975 Chicago Bears season was their 56th regular season in the National Football League. The team matched their 4–10 record from 1974, in the first season under head coach Jack Pardee.
The 1975 Bears are the only NFL team to have been outscored by 25 points six different times during a 14-game season, a record for futility that has that has only been matched once under the current 16-game format.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1975 Chicago Bears draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Walter Payton * $^†$ | Running back | Jackson State |
| 2 | 31 | Mike Hartenstine | Defensive end | Penn State |
| 4 | 83 | Virgil Livers | Cornerback | Western Kentucky |
| 5 | 110 | Revie Sorey | Guard | Illinois |
| 6 | 135 | Bob Avellini | Quarterback | Maryland |
| 6 | 151 | Tom Hicks | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 7 | 178 | Earl Douthitt | Safety | Iowa |
| 8 | 197 | Joe Harris | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 9 | 212 | Roger Stillwell | Defensive tackle | Stanford |
| 10 | 254 | Mike Julius | Guard | St. Thomas |
| 11 | 264 | Mike Dean | Kicker | Texas |
| 12 | 291 | Doug Plank | Safety | Ohio State |
| 13 | 316 | Charles McDaniel | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
| 14 | 343 | Walter Hartfield | Running back | Southwest Texas State |
| 15 | 368 | Steve Marcantonio | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 16 | 395 | Witt Beckman | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 17 | 420 | Roland Harper | Running back | Louisiana Tech |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1975 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Greg Engebos | Cornerback | Minnesota |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 21 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–35 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 54,152 |
| 2 | September 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 15–13 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | 48,071 |
| 3 | October 5 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–28 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,578 |
| 4 | October 12 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–27 | 1–3 | Pontiac Municipal Stadium | 74,032 |
| 5 | October 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–34 | 1–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 47,579 |
| 6 | October 27 | Minnesota Vikings | L 9–13 | 1–5 | Soldier Field | 51,259 |
| 7 | November 2 | Miami Dolphins | L 13–46 | 1–6 | Soldier Field | 57,455 |
| 8 | November 9 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–14 | 2–6 | Soldier Field | 48,738 |
| 9 | November 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 3–31 | 2-7 | Candlestick Park | 41,726 |
| 10 | November 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–38 | 2-8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 64,979 |
| 11 | November 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–28 | 2-9 | Lambeau Field | 56,267 |
| 12 | December 7 | Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 37,772 |
| 13 | December 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–34 | 3–10 | Soldier Field | 35,052 |
| 14 | December 21 | at New Orleans Saints | W 42–17 | 4–10 | Louisiana Superdome | 33,371 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Bears | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |

#### Week 8

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Bears | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 |

### Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Minnesota Vikings$^{(1)}$ | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 5–1 | 8–2 | 377 | 180 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 245 | 262 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–4 | 4–7 | 191 | 379 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 1–5 | 4–7 | 226 | 285 | W1 |