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1975 Kansas City Chiefs: 5-9-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (152 points scored, 139 allowed) Road record: 2-5-0 (130 points scored, 202 allowed) Head Coach: Paul Wiggin

282 points scored (13th of 26 teams), 341 points allowed (19th) NFL Averages: 20.6 points/game (288.3 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   217   395   2,360   (12)   5.27   15   16    487   1,847   (15)    3.8   14    4,207    (15)      34
Defense:   186   325   2,512   (20)   7.12   18   20    562   2,724   (25)    4.8   24    5,236    (25)      42

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  Jan Stenerud         K     14   6'2   187   32    9   Montana State
 5  Jim McCann           P      3   6'2   165   26    4   Arizona State
10  Mike Livingston      QB     7   6'3   212   29    8   Southern Methodist
11  Tony Adams           QB     6   6'0   198   25    1   Utah State
13  Wayne Clark          QB     1   6'2   203   28    5   U.S. International
14  Ed Podolak           RB    14   6'1   205   28    7   Iowa
15  Kerry Reardon        DB     8   5'11  180   26    5   Iowa
16  Len Dawson           QB    12   6'0   190   40   19   Purdue
18  Emmitt Thomas        DB    14   6'2   192   32   10   Bishop
20  Mike Sensibaugh      DB    14   5'11  192   26    5   Ohio State
21  Hise Austin          DB     3   6'4   187   25    2   Prairie View A&M
27  Woody Green          RB    12   6'1   205   24    2   Arizona State
30  Cleo Miller          RB     6   5'11  202   23    2   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
31  Jeff Kinney          RB    13   6'2   215   25    4   Nebraska
40  Jim Marsalis         DB    10   5'11  190   30    7   Tennessee State
41  Doug Dressler        RB     8   6'3   228   27    5   Cal State-Chico
42  MacArthur Lane       RB     9   6'0   220   33    8   Utah State
44  Jerrel Wilson        P     11   6'4   222   34   13   Southern Mississippi
45  Morris LaGrand       RB    11   6'1   220   22    R   Tampa
46  Jim Kearney          DB    14   6'2   206   32   11   Prairie View A&M
47  Don Martin           DB    14   5'11  185   26    2   Yale
49  Charlie Thomas       RB     7   5'9   180   26    1   Tennessee State
50  Tim Kearney          LB    14   6'2   230   24    4   Northern Michigan
51  Jim Lynch            LB    14   6'1   225   30    9   Notre Dame
53  Ken Avery            LB    14   6'1   227   31    9   Southern Mississippi
55  Bill Peterson        LB    14   6'3   225   30    6   San Jose State
56  Charlie Ane          C     14   6'1   233   23    R   Michigan State
57  Al Palewicz          LB     9   6'1   215   25    3   Miami
58  Jack Rudnay          C     14   6'3   240   27    6   Northwestern
62  Bill Story           OT    14   6'3   245   23    1   Southern Illinois
63  Willie Lanier        LB    14   6'1   245   30    9   Morgan State
64  Randy Beisler        OG     3   6'4   244   31   10   Indiana
65  Tom Condon           OG     9   6'3   240   23    2   Boston College
66  Rocky Rasley         OG    11   6'3   255   28    6   Oregon State
67  Mike Wilson          OG     4   6'1   250   28    4   Dayton
68  Roger Bernhardt      OG     4   6'4   244   26    2   Kansas
70  Jim Nicholson        OT    12   6'6   260   26    2   Michigan State
71  Ed Budde             OG     1   6'5   265   34   13   Michigan State
73  Gery Palmer          OT     2   6'4   255   24    1   Kansas
74  Larry Estes          DT     4   6'6   250   28    4   Alcorn State
74  Tom Keating          DT     9   6'3   247   33   11   Michigan
75  Bob Maddox           DE     6   6'5   232   26    2   Frostburg State
75  Louis Ross           DE     1   6'6   265   28    3   South Carolina State
77  Charlie Getty        OT    14   6'4   260   23    2   Penn State
79  John Matuszak        DE    14   6'8   275   25    3   Tampa
80  Reggie Craig         WR    14   6'0   187   22    R   Arkansas
81  Walter White         TE    14   6'3   208   24    R   Maryland
81  Marvin Upshaw        DE     4   6'3   260   28    8   Trinity (TX)
83  Larry Brunson        WR    14   5'11  180   26    2   Colorado
84  Billy Masters        TE    14   6'5   240   31    9   Louisiana State
85  Barry Pearson        WR    14   5'11  185   25    4   Northwestern
86  Buck Buchanan        DT    14   6'7   270   35   13   Grambling
87  John Lohmeyer        DE     7   6'4   230   24    2   Emporia State
89  Otis Taylor          WR     1   6'2   215   33   11   Prairie View A&M
99  Wilbur Young         DE    13   6'6   285   26    5   William Penn

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Mike Livingston      176   88   50.0  1,245   7.07  14.1   8   4.5    6   3.4    17   131    74.2
Len Dawson           140   93   66.4  1,095   7.82  11.8   5   3.6    4   2.9    23   196    90.0
Tony Adams            77   36   46.8    445   5.78  12.4   2   2.6    4   5.2    11    85    52.1
Ed Podolak             1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    1 100.0     2    13     0.0
Walter White           1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    1 100.0     0     0     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Ed Podolak             37    332    9.0    2
Barry Pearson          36    608   16.9    3
MacArthur Lane         25    202    8.1    0
Billy Masters          24    314   13.1    3
Walter White           23    559   24.3    3
Larry Brunson          23    398   17.3    2
Woody Green            23    215    9.3    1
Jeff Kinney            21    148    7.0    0
Doug Dressler           2      7    3.5    1
Reggie Craig            1     10   10.0    0
Morris LaGrand          1     -1   -1.0    0
Tony Adams              1     -7   -7.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Woody Green           167    611    3.7    5
Ed Podolak            102    351    3.4    3
MacArthur Lane         79    311    3.9    2
Jeff Kinney            85    304    3.6    2
Larry Brunson           2     89   44.5    0
Mike Livingston        13     68    5.2    1
Tony Adams              8     42    5.2    0
Morris LaGrand         13     38    2.9    1
Cleo Miller             7     20    2.9    0
Doug Dressler           3     16    5.3    0
Len Dawson              5      7    1.4    0
Walter White            3    -10   -3.3    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Charlie Thomas         22    516   23.5    0
Woody Green            16    343   21.4    0
Reggie Craig           10    247   24.7    0
Cleo Miller             9    171   19.0    0
Jeff Kinney             2     39   19.5    0
Doug Dressler           1     18   18.0    0
Larry Brunson           1      8    8.0    0
Bill Peterson           1      8    8.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Ed Podolak             13     96    7.4    5    0
Charlie Thomas         12    112    9.3    1    0
Kerry Reardon           5     41    8.2    0    0
Reggie Craig            4     19    4.8    0    0
Barry Pearson           2     31   15.5    0    0
Larry Brunson           1      4    4.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Jerrel Wilson 54 2,233 41.4 0 0 1 0 0 40.6 Jim McCann 14 493 35.2 0 0 1 0 0 32.9 Doug Dressler 4 100 25.0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Jan Stenerud 1/1 7/8 8/9 5/10 1/4 22/32 30/31 96 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Larry Estes 1.0 Jim Kearney 2.0 Willie Lanier 1.0 5 105 0 John Lohmeyer 1.0 Jim Lynch 1.5 Bob Maddox 2.0 Jim Marsalis 1 1 0 John Matuszak 5.5 Bill Peterson 1.0 Kerry Reardon 3 40 0 Mike Sensibaugh 1.0 5 123 0 Emmitt Thomas 6 119 0 Wilbur Young 12.5

1975 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 2 34 TE Elmore Stephens Kentucky 3 59 DT Cornelius Walker Rice 6 137 RB Morris LaGrand 13 Tampa 6 139 LB Dave Wasick San Jose State [pick acquired from SF] 8 189 OT Wayne Hoffman Oklahoma [pick acquired from SD via WAS] 11 268 OG Dale Hegland Minnesota 12 293 RB James Rackley Florida A&M 13 318 LB John Snider Stanford 14 346 OG Gene Moshier Vanderbilt 16 396 DE Mark Peterson Illinois 17 424 DB Mike Bulino Pittsburgh

Traded draft picks: #1 to HOU (Robert Brazile), #4 to DEN (Steve Taylor), #5 to LA (Wayne Hammond), #7 to HOU (Mike Biehle), #8 to PIT (Tom Kropp), #9 to CLE (Floyd Hogan), #10 to DEN (Hank Engelhardt), #15 to PIT (James Thatcher)


Transactions:

01-1975traded past considerations to Broncos for Billy Masters
04-10-1975traded Morris Stroud to Oilers for an undisclosed draft pick
04-19-1975traded Kansas City's #4 pick in the 1976 draft to Bengals for Ken Avery
07-09-1975traded Kansas City's #3 pick in the 1976 draft to Packers for MacArthur Lane
07-25-1975traded David Jaynes to Falcons for Tom Geredine
08-1975claimed Walter White on waivers from Steelers
08-05-1975traded Tom Humphrey to Falcons for John Nessel
08-11-1975claimed Gery Palmer on waivers from ?
08-13-1975placed Bill Peterson on injured reserve
08-13-1975placed Reggie Craig on injured reserve
08-13-1975placed Willie Osley on injured reserve
08-13-1975placed Tom Drougas on injured reserve
08-13-1975claimed Clyde Russell on waivers from Dolphins
08-24-1975Oilers signed Elmo Wright as a free agent
08-26-1975traded Doug Jones to Bills for Buffalo's #9 pick in the 1977 draft
09-02-1975traded Jim McCann to Rams for an undisclosed draft pick
09-09-1975traded Nate Allen to 49ers for Randy Beisler and New Orleans' #3 pick in the 1976 draft
09-13-1975received Houston's #5 and Green Bay's #6 pick in the 1976 draft, and Houston's #4 pick in the 1977 draft from Oilers as compensation for free agent Elmo Wright
10-28-1975Bears claimed Gary Butler on waivers


1975 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/21/75 at Denver Broncos L 33-37 0-1-0 09/28/75 vs New York Jets L 24-30 0-2-0 10/05/75 vs San Francisco 49ers L 3-20 0-3-0 10/12/75 vs Oakland Raiders W 42-10 1-3-0 10/19/75 at San Diego Chargers W 12-10 2-3-0 10/26/75 vs Denver Broncos W 26-13 3-3-0 11/02/75 vs Houston Oilers L 13-17 3-4-0 11/10/75 at Dallas Cowboys W 34-31 4-4-0 11/16/75 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-28 4-5-0 11/23/75 vs Detroit Lions W 24-21 (OT) 5-5-0 11/30/75 at Baltimore Colts L 14-28 5-6-0 12/07/75 vs San Diego Chargers L 20-28 5-7-0 12/14/75 at Cleveland Browns L 14-40 5-8-0 12/21/75 at Oakland Raiders L 20-28 5-9-0

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