The 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season was the
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's 6th season in the
National Football League
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, the 13th as the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
, and the 16th overall, it ended with a second consecutive 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the 4th straight year.
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defensive coordinator
Paul Wiggin
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After graduating from Stanford University in 1957, was named the second head coach in franchise history on January 23.
A former Pro Bowl defensive end for the
Cleveland Browns
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, Wiggin inherited the unenviable task of rebuilding a squad whose pool of talent had been largely depleted due to age and a number of ill-fated trades that had left the club devoid of first-round draft choices in 1973 and 1975.
After an 0–3 start to the season, Wiggin directed the Chiefs to three straight wins, beginning with a convincing 42–10 victory against the Raiders on October 12.
The highlight of the season was a 34–31 upset win at
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on ''
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''. The club could not maintain the early success. Owning a 5–5 record heading into the homestretch of the season, injuries to a number of key players crippled the team. The team dropped its final four contests of the year to finish at 5–9 for the second consecutive season. The regular season finale at
Oakland
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marked the final games in the
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careers of
Len Dawson
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and
Buck Buchanan.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Roster
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Denver Broncos
Week 2: vs. New York Jets
Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 7: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 11: at Baltimore Colts
Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 13: at Cleveland Browns
Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
References
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Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
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Kansas City Chiefs seasons
Kansas
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