1974 Green Bay Packers season
General managerDan Devine
Head coachDan Devine
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1974 Green Bay Packers season was their 56th season overall and their 54th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record under fourth-year head coach Dan Devine, a consecutive third-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers lost their last three games, all to non-playoff teams.

After week 6, the 3–3 Packers traded five future draft picks to the Los Angeles Rams for veteran quarterback John Hadl, who was recently benched in favor of James Harris. [1] The trade occurred the day after the Packers' offense (under QB Jerry Tagge) managed only three field goals in a 10–9 road loss to rival Chicago on Monday night.[2] The Packers had defeated the Rams 17–6 in Milwaukee the week prior, intercepting four passes.[3]

With a year remaining on his five-year contract, Devine resigned a day after the last game of the regular season and returned to college football at Notre Dame,[4][5] following the sudden retirement of Ara Parseghian. Devine was succeeded as head coach at Green Bay by hall of fame quarterback Bart Starr, hired on Christmas Eve.[6][7][8]

Offseason

Draft

1974 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 12 Barty Smith  FB Richmond
5 116 Steve Odom *  WR Utah
6 134 Don Woods  RB New Mexico
6 142 Ken Payne  WR Langston
7 168 Bart Purvis  OT Maryland
8 194 Monte Doris  LB USC
9 220 Harold Holton  OG UTEP
10 246 Doug Troszak  DT Michigan
11 272 Eric Torkelson  RB UConn
12 298 Randy Walker  P Northwestern State
13 324 Emmanuel Armstrong  LB San Jose State
14 350 Andrew Neloms  DT Kentucky State
15 376 Dave Wannstedt  OT Pittsburgh
16 402 Mark Cooney  LB Colorado
17 428 Randall Woodfield  WR Portland State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

Green Bay Packers 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 Minnesota Vikings L 17–32 0–1 Lambeau Field 56,267
2 September 22 at Baltimore Colts W 20–13 1–1 Memorial Stadium 41,252
3 September 29 Detroit Lions W 21–19 2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,292
4 October 6 Buffalo Bills L 7–27 2–2 Lambeau Field 56,267
5 October 13 Los Angeles Rams W 17–6 3–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,499
6 October 21 at Chicago Bears L 9–10 3–3 Soldier Field 50,623
7 October 27 at Detroit Lions L 17–19 3–4 Tiger Stadium 51,775
8 November 3 Washington Redskins L 6–17 3–5 Lambeau Field 56,267
9 November 10 Chicago Bears W 20–3 4–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,567
10 November 17 at Minnesota Vikings W 19–7 5–5 Metropolitan Stadium 47,924
11 November 24 San Diego Chargers W 34–0 6–5 Lambeau Field 56,267
12 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–36 6–6 Veterans Stadium 42,030
13 December 8 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–7 6–7 Candlestick Park 47,475
14 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 3–10 6–8 Atlanta Stadium 10,020
Monday (October 21)

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs Vikings

Week One: Minnesota Vikings (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 3 7 13932
Packers 0 10 0717

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,267
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 2 at Colts

Week Two: Green Bay Packers (0–1) at Baltimore Colts (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 10 7020
Colts 3 3 0713

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,252
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 3

1 234Total
Lions 3 1060 19
• Packers 0 8103 21
Scoring summary
1DETErrol Mann 37-yard field goalLions 3–0
2DETErrol Mann 26-yard field goalLions 6–0
2GBSafety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zoneLions 6–2
2GBChester Marcol 35-yard field goalLions 6–5
2DETLarry Walton 39-yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)Lions 13–5
2GBChester Marcol 36-yard field goalLions 13–8
3DETErrol Mann 41-yard field goalLions 16–8
3GBChester Marcol 41-yard field goalLions 16–11
3GBBarry Smith 27-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 18–16
3DETErrol Mann 28-yard field goalLions 19–18
4GBChester Marcol 22-yard field goalPackers 21–19

[9]

Week 9

1 234Total
Bears 3 000 3
• Packers 0 10010 20
Scoring summary
1BearsMirro Roder 44-yard field goalBears 3–0
2PackersChester Marcol 45-yard field goalTie 3–3
2PackersSteve Odom 95-yard punt return (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 10–3
4PackersChester Marcol 24-yard field goalPackers 13–3
4PackersJohn Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 20–3

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

  • Chester Marcol, NFL Leader, Field Goals Made, (25)
  • Don Woods, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

References

  1. ↑ "Hadl dealt as NFL clubs switch QBs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 23, 1974. p. 1D.
  2. ↑ "Big plays help Bears nip Packers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1974. p. 3E.
  3. ↑ "Startling Pack batters Rams". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. October 14, 1974. p. 18.
  4. ↑ Hofmann, Dale (December 17, 1974). "Devine resigns, accepts Notre Dame coaching job". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
  5. ↑ "Devine quits Packers for Irish". Morning Record. Meriden, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 17, 1974. p. 13.
  6. ↑ Lea, Bud; Hofmann, Dave (December 24, 1974). "Starr to be named today". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  7. ↑ Kupper, Mike (December 24, 1974). "Starr, Packers, make it official". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 1.
  8. ↑ Hofmann, Dale (December 25, 1974). "Starr pledges fresh start". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
  9. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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