The 1975 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 38th year with the National Football League, and the 30th season in Los Angeles. The Rams finished the season with a 12–2 record and won the NFC West and qualified for the playoffs for the 3rd straight season. The Rams finished the season with the number 1 scoring and number 1 total defense in the NFL. In the postseason, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 35–23 in the divisional round before getting routed by the Dallas Cowboys 37–7 in the NFC Championship Game. The 1975 season also represents the last time the Rams played a game on Thanksgiving Day, in which they defeated the Lions 20–0. The 50-year drought without playing a game on the holiday is the longest active drought in the NFL and the longest in history, even beating out the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have never played on Thanksgiving, but they've only existed for 29 seasons.
In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1975 Rams as the tenth-greatest defense in NFL history.The List: Best NFL defense of all-time, 2007 Said ESPN.com, "Fred Dryer. Jack Youngblood. Merlin Olsen. Get the idea? They weren't the "Fearsome Foursome," but with those guys anchoring the defensive line, and All-Pros Isiah Robertson (linebacker) and Dave Elmendorf (safety), the Rams were almost impossible to score against. The Rams went 12–2, holding opponents to just 9.6 points a game, (the second-lowest average in NFL history) and ending the season with a six-game winning streak during which they gave up just 32 points. The defense wasn't as impressive in the postseason, surrendering 23 points in a first-round 35–23 victory over the offensive powerhouse Cardinals before being demolished 37–7 by the Cowboys in the NFC title game."
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel Staff / Coaches
1975 Los Angeles Rams staff Front Office Owner – Carroll Rosenbloom President / General Manager – Don Klosterman
Coaching Staff Head coach - Chuck Knox
Offensive Coaches: Offensive Coordinator - Ken Meyer Offensive Backfield Coach - Elijah Pitts Offensive Line - Ray Prochaska Receivers Coach - Leeman Bennett Defensive Coaches: Defensive Coordinator - Ray Malavasi Linebackers - Tom Catlin
Special Teams Coaches: None - N/A
Strength and Conditioning: None - N/A
Other Assistant Coaches: Training Assistant - Garrett Giemont Advance Scott - Jack Faulkner
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–18 0–1 Texas Stadium 49,091 2 September 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–14 1–1 Candlestick Park 55,072 3 October 5 Baltimore Colts W 24–13 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,491 4 October 12 at San Diego Chargers W 13–10 3–1 San Diego Stadium 37,382 5 October 19 Atlanta Falcons W 22–7 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,843 6 October 26 New Orleans Saints W 38–14 5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,723 7 November 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 42–3 6–1 Veterans Stadium 64,601 8 November 9 San Francisco 49ers L 23–24 6–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 74,064 9 November 16 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–7 7–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 44,595 10 November 23 Chicago Bears W 38–10 8–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,979 11 November 27 at Detroit Lions W 20–0 9–2 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 69,552 12 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 14–7 10–2 Louisiana Superdome 39,958 13 December 14 Green Bay Packers W 22–5 11–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66,496 14 December 20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–3 12–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,389 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: Dallas Cowboys
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 27 St. Louis Cardinals (3) W 35–23 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 72,650 NFC Championship January 4, 1976 Dallas Cowboys (4) L 7–37 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,483
NFC Divisional Playoff
NFC Championship Game
Standings
References
External links 1975 Los Angeles Rams at jt-sw.com 1975 Los Angeles Rams season at Pro-Football Reference.com