1975 New York Giants season
NFL team season
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The 1975 New York Giants season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 5–9 record that was nonetheless a three-win improvement upon their performance at the Yale Bowl in 1974. They played their home games at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows, Queens, and had a new logo on their helmet, replacing the old lower case “ny” to a stylized white and blue uppercase “NY”. Like Shea Stadium, this uppercase "NY" logo lasted for just this season only.
| 1975 New York Giants season | |
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| Owner | Wellington Mara |
| Head coach | Bill Arnsparger |
| Home stadium | Shea Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–9 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | None |
Offseason
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 2 | 27 | Al Simpson | Guard | Colorado State |
| 3 | 62 | Danny Buggs | Wide Receiver | West Virginia |
| 4 | 79 | Robert Giblin | Defensive Back | Houston |
| 7 | 158 | Jim Obradovich | Tight End | USC |
| 8 | 183 | John Tate | Linebacker | Jackson State |
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 21 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–14 | 1–0 | 60,798 |
| 2 | September 28 | at Washington Redskins | L 13–49 | 1–1 | 54,953 |
| 3 | October 5 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 14–26 | 1–2 | 44,919 |
| 4 | October 12 | Dallas Cowboys | L 7–13 | 1–3 | 56,511 |
| 5 | October 20 | at Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | 2–3 | 79,428 |
| 6 | October 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–20 | 2–4 | 49,598 |
| 7 | November 1 | San Diego Chargers | W 35–24 | 3–4 | 52,032 |
| 8 | November 9 | Washington Redskins | L 13–21 | 3–5 | 57,242 |
| 9 | November 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–13 | 3–6 | 53,434 |
| 10 | November 23 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–40 | 3–7 | 50,150 |
| 11 | November 30 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 3–14 | 3–8 | 53,329 |
| 12 | December 7 | Baltimore Colts | L 0–21 | 3–9 | 49,863 |
| 13 | December 14 | New Orleans Saints | W 28–14 | 4–9 | 40,150 |
| 14 | December 21 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 26–23 | 5–9 | 34,354 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| St. Louis Cardinals(3) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 356 | 276 | W3 |
| Dallas Cowboys(4) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 350 | 268 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 325 | 276 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–7 | 3–8 | 216 | 306 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 225 | 302 | W1 |
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| 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 |
| NFC West | |||||||||
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| 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 |
Game summaries
Week 5: at Buffalo Bills
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: Monday, October 20
- Game time: 9:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Alex Karras & Howard Cosell
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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