1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
3rd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 5-9-0 .357 |
Head Coach: Paul Wiggin |
Tom Bettis | Defensive Backs |
Vince Costello | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Chet Franklin | Offensive Coordinator |
Steve Ortmayer | Special Teams |
Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
Bob Schnelker | Receivers |
Joe Spencer | Offensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/9/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 3-10 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 40081 | |
Mon | 8/18/1975 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 26-20 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 35630 | |
Sat | 8/23/1975 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-27 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 62094 | |
Sat | 8/30/1975 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 6-14 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 39814 | |
Sat | 9/6/1975 | H | Green Bay Packers | 31-3 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 35543 | |
Fri | 9/12/1975 | A | Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48691 | |
Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | Denver Broncos | 33-37 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51858 | |
Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | New York Jets | 24-30 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 73939 | |
Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 54490 | |
Sun | 10/12/1975 | H | Oakland Raiders | 42-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60425 | |
Sun | 10/19/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 12-10 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 26469 | |
Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | Denver Broncos | 26-13 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 70043 | |
Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 13-17 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 62989 | |
Mon | 11/10/1975 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 34-31 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63539 | |
Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48803 | |
Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-21 | W | OT | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 55161 |
Sun | 11/30/1975 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-28 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 42122 | |
Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | San Diego Chargers | 20-28 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 46888 | |
Sun | 12/14/1975 | A | Cleveland Browns | 14-40 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44368 | |
Sun | 12/21/1975 | A | Oakland Raiders | 20-28 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 48604 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Tony Adams | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 25 | Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State | 6 | 2 |
Charlie Ane | 56 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
Hise Austin | 21 | CB | 6-4 | 187 | 25 | Prairie View A&M | 3 | 0 |
Ken Avery | 53 | LLB | 6-1 | 225 | 31 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 5 |
Randy Beisler | 64 | LOG | 6-4 | 252 | 31 | Indiana | 3 | 2 |
Roger Bernhardt | 68 | LOG | 6-4 | 239 | 26 | Butler CC; Kansas | 4 | 3 |
Larry Brunson | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Mesa CC; Colorado | 14 | 14 |
Buck Buchanan | 86 | RDT-LDT | 6-7 | 279 | 36 | Grambling State | 14 | 12 |
Ed Budde | 71 | LOG | 6-5 | 261 | 35 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
Wayne Clark | 13 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 28 | U.S. International | 1 | 0 |
Tom Condon | 65 | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Boston College | 9 | 9 |
Reggie Craig | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Arkansas | 14 | 0 |
Len Dawson | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 40 | Purdue | 12 | 5 |
Doug Dressler | 41 | FB | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Marin JC; Chico State | 8 | 0 |
Larry Estes | 75 | DL | 6-6 | 250 | 29 | Alcorn State | 4 | 0 |
Charlie Getty | 77 | LOT | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
Woody Green | 27 | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Arizona State | 12 | 11 |
Jim Kearney | 46 | LS | 6-2 | 205 | 32 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
Tim Kearney | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Northern Michigan | 14 | 0 |
Tom Keating | 74 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 246 | 33 | Michigan | 9 | 4 |
Jeff Kinney | 31 | HB | 6-2 | 215 | 26 | Nebraska | 13 | 6 |
Morris LaGrand | 45 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Tampa | 11 | 0 |
MacArthur Lane | 42 | FB | 6-0 | 220 | 33 | Merritt JC; Utah State | 9 | 7 |
Willie Lanier | 63 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 30 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
Mike Livingston | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 30 | Southern Methodist | 7 | 7 |
John Lohmeyer | 87 | RDT | 6-4 | 229 | 24 | Emporia State | 7 | 1 |
Jim Lynch | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 232 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
Bob Maddox | 75 | LDT-RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 26 | Frostburg State; McDaniel; Frostburg State | 6 | 5 |
Jim Marsalis | 40 | LCB | 5-11 | 194 | 30 | Tennessee State | 10 | 5 |
Don Martin | 47 | LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 187 | 26 | Yale | 14 | 3 |
Billy Masters | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 236 | 31 | Louisiana State | 14 | 13 |
John Matuszak | 79 | LDE | 6-8 | 290 | 25 | Iowa Central CC; Missouri; Tampa | 14 | 14 |
Jim McCann | 5 | P | 6-3 | 160 | 26 | Phoenix JC; Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
Cleo Miller | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 214 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6 | 0 |
Jim Nicholson | 70 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 26 | Michigan State | 12 | 12 |
Al Palewicz | 57 | MLB | 6-1 | 216 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 0 |
Gery Palmer | 73 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Kansas | 2 | 2 |
Barry Pearson | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Northwestern | 14 | 13 |
Bill Peterson | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 30 | San Jose State | 14 | 9 |
Ed Podolak | 14 | HB | 6-1 | 204 | 28 | Iowa | 14 | 4 |
Rocky Rasley | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 251 | 28 | Bakersfield CC; Oregon State | 11 | 8 |
Kerry Reardon | 15 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Iowa | 8 | 6 |
Louis Ross | 75 | DT | 6-6 | 248 | 28 | South Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
Jack Rudnay | 58 | C | 6-3 | 240 | 28 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
Mike Sensibaugh | 20 | RS | 5-11 | 191 | 26 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
Jan Stenerud | 3 | K | 6-2 | 188 | 33 | Montana State | 14 | 0 |
Bill Story | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 2 |
Otis Taylor | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 33 | Prairie View A&M | 1 | 0 |
Charlie Thomas | 49 | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 27 | Tennessee State | 7 | 0 |
Emmitt Thomas | 18 | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 32 | Bishop | 14 | 14 |
Marvin Upshaw | 81 | LDT | 6-3 | 253 | 29 | Trinity (Texas) | 4 | 4 |
Walter White | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 216 | 24 | Mesa CC; Maryland | 14 | 1 |
Jerrel Wilson | 44 | P | 6-4 | 222 | 34 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 11 | 0 |
Mike Wilson | 67 | ROG | 6-1 | 243 | 28 | Dayton | 4 | 3 |
Wilbur Young | 99 | RDE | 6-6 | 285 | 26 | William Penn | 13 | 12 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
2 | 34 | Elmore Stephens | TE | Kentucky |
3 | 59 | Cornelius Walker | DT | Rice |
6 | 137 | Morris LaGrand | RB | Tampa |
6 | 139 | Dave Wasick | LB | San Jose State |
8 | 189 | Wayne Hoffman | TE | Oklahoma |
11 | 268 | Dale Hegland | G | Minnesota |
12 | 293 | Jim Rackley | RB | Florida A&M |
13 | 318 | John Snider | LB | Stanford |
14 | 346 | Gene Moshier | G | Vanderbilt |
16 | 396 | Mark Petersen | DE | Illinois |
17 | 424 | Mike Bulino | DB | Pittsburgh |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 64 | 86 | 47 | 82 | 3 | 282 |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 93 | 98 | 102 | 0 | 341 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 261 | 110 | 128 | 23 | 83/215 38.6% | / % | 82 | 658 | |
Opponents Totals | 289 | 149 | 121 | 19 | 83/190 43.7% | / % | 99 | 934 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan Stenerud | 0 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 96 |
Woody Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Ed Podolak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Billy Masters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Barry Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Walter White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Larry Brunson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Jeff Kinney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
MacArthur Lane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Mike Livingston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Doug Dressler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Morris LaGrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
John Matuszak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 282 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 40 | 44 | 90.9 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 2 | 341 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan Stenerud | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 4 | 51 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 8/9 | 5/10 | 1/4 |
Team Totals | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 4 | 51 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 8/9 | 5/10 | 1/4 |
Opponents Totals | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 1/ | 4/ | 4/ | 2/ | 0/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woody Green | 167 | 611 | 3.7 | 42 | 5 |
Ed Podolak | 102 | 351 | 3.4 | 25 | 3 |
MacArthur Lane | 79 | 311 | 3.9 | 39 | 2 |
Jeff Kinney | 85 | 304 | 3.6 | 20 | 2 |
Larry Brunson | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 65 | 0 |
Mike Livingston | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 28 | 1 |
Tony Adams | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
Morris LaGrand | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 11 | 1 |
Cleo Miller | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
Doug Dressler | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
Len Dawson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
Walter White | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 487 | 1847 | 3.8 | 65 | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 562 | 2724 | 4.8 | 50 | 24 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Len Dawson | 140 | 93 | 66.4 | 43 | 1095 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 51 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 2.9 | 23 | 196 | 899 | 90.0 |
Mike Livingston | 176 | 88 | 50.0 | 82 | 1245 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 69t | 8 | 4.5 | 6 | 3.4 | 17 | 131 | 1114 | 74.2 |
Tony Adams | 77 | 36 | 46.8 | 37 | 445 | 5.8 | 12.4 | 32 | 2 | 2.6 | 4 | 5.2 | 11 | 85 | 360 | 52.1 |
Walter White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Ed Podolak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 395 | 217 | 54.9 | 162 | 2785 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 69t | 15 | 3.8 | 16 | 4.1 | 53 | 425 | 2360 | 73.0 |
Opponents Totals | 325 | 186 | 57.2 | 119 | 2703 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 90t | 18 | 5.5 | 20 | 6.2 | 28 | 191 | 2512 | 77.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Podolak | 37 | 332 | 9.0 | 21 | 2 |
Barry Pearson | 36 | 608 | 16.9 | 45 | 3 |
MacArthur Lane | 25 | 202 | 8.1 | 31 | 0 |
Billy Masters | 24 | 314 | 13.1 | 32 | 3 |
Walter White | 23 | 559 | 24.3 | 69t | 3 |
Larry Brunson | 23 | 398 | 17.3 | 36 | 2 |
Woody Green | 23 | 215 | 9.3 | 28 | 1 |
Jeff Kinney | 21 | 148 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 |
Doug Dressler | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 |
Reggie Craig | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Morris LaGrand | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Tony Adams | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 217 | 2785 | 12.8 | 69t | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 186 | 2703 | 14.5 | 90t | 18 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emmitt Thomas | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 36 | 0 |
Mike Sensibaugh | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 |
Willie Lanier | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 61 | 0 |
Kerry Reardon | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 28 | 0 |
Jim Marsalis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 20 | 388 | 19.4 | 61 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 16 | 179 | 11.2 | 70 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerrel Wilson | 54 | 2233 | 41.4 | 64 | 1 | |||||
Jim McCann | 14 | 493 | 35.2 | 52 | 1 | |||||
Doug Dressler | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 72 | 2826 | 39.3 | 64 | 2 | 503 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 61 | 2481 | 40.7 | 53 | 0 | 303 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Podolak | 13 | 5 | 96 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
Charlie Thomas | 12 | 1 | 112 | 9.3 | 34 | 0 |
Kerry Reardon | 5 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 | 11 | 0 |
Reggie Craig | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
Barry Pearson | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 37 | 6 | 303 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 5 | 503 | 14.0 | 46 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Thomas | 22 | 516 | 23.5 | 43 | 0 | |
Woody Green | 16 | 343 | 21.4 | 50 | 0 | |
Reggie Craig | 10 | 247 | 24.7 | 53 | 0 | |
Cleo Miller | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | |
Jeff Kinney | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 | |
Doug Dressler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
Larry Brunson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
Bill Peterson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 62 | 1350 | 21.8 | 53 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 59 | 1334 | 22.6 | 53 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Wilbur Young | 11.5 | |
John Matuszak | 5.5 | |
Bob Maddox | 2.0 | |
Tim Kearney | 2.0 | |
Jim Lynch | 1.5 | |
Willie Lanier | 1.0 | |
Mike Sensibaugh | 1.0 | |
Larry Estes | 1.0 | |
John Lohmeyer | 1.0 | |
Bill Peterson | 0.5 | |
(Unidentified) | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 28.0 | 191.0 |
Opponents Totals | 53.0 | 425.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Adams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | |
Hise Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Avery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20 | 0 | |
Reggie Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Len Dawson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Getty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Woody Green | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Kearney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Kinney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Morris LaGrand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
MacArthur Lane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Livingston | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 1 | |
John Lohmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Marsalis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Don Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Billy Masters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Matuszak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Jim McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | |
Cleo Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Pearson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Podolak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Rudnay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Sensibaugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
Charlie Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 | |
Emmitt Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Walter White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wilbur Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 38 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 40 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 1 |
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