1974 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerJim Finks
Head coachAbe Gibron
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record, which led to the ouster of Abe Gibron as head coach.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 4 Waymond Bryant Linebacker Tennessee State
1 20 Dave Gallagher Defensive tackle Michigan

Roster

1974 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 15 Detroit Lions W 17–9 1–0 Soldier Field 48,134
2 September 22 New York Jets L 21–23 1–1 Soldier Field 50,213
3 September 29 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–11 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 46,217
4 October 6 New Orleans Saints W 24–10 2–2 Soldier Field 45,818
5 October 13 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–13 2–3 Atlanta Stadium 47,835
6 October 21 Green Bay Packers W 10–9 3–3 Soldier Field 50,623
7 October 27 at Buffalo Bills L 6–16 3–4 Rich Stadium 78,084
8 November 3 Minnesota Vikings L 0–17 3–5 Soldier Field 33,343
9 November 10 at Green Bay Packers L 3–20 3–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,567
10 November 17 San Francisco 49ers L 0–34 3–7 Soldier Field 42,686
11 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 17–34 3–8 Tiger Stadium 40,930
12 December 1 New York Giants W 16–13 4–8 Soldier Field 18,802
13 December 8 at San Diego Chargers L 21–28 4–9 San Diego Stadium 33,662
14 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 0–42 4–10 RFK Stadium 52,085
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

Gary Huff hit Charlie Wade with two long passes, one from 73 yards and another from 43, setting up Chicago touchdowns that beat Detroit. Carl Garrett ran in from one yard for the Bears first touchdown and Huff threw a nine-yard touchdown pass for a 14–0 lead. It would be though the high mark for the Bears that season.

Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers

1 234Total
Packers 0 063 9
• Bears 10 000 10
Scoring summary
1BearsMirro Roder 23-yard field goalBears 3–0
1BearsCharlie Wade 57-yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)Bears 10–0
3PackersChester Marcol 34-yard field goalBears 10–3
3PackersChester Marcol 33-yard field goalBears 10–6
4PackersChester Marcol 36-yard field goalBears 10–9

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 10 4 0 .714 4–2 8–3 310 195 W3
Detroit Lions 7 7 0 .500 3–3 6–5 256 270 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 8 0 .429 3–3 4–7 210 206 L3
Chicago Bears 4 10 0 .286 2–4 4–7 152 279 L2

Awards and records

References


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