1974_Green_Bay_Packers_season
1974 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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.
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| 1974 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| General manager | Dan Devine |
| Head coach | Dan Devine |
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–8 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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After Week 6, the 3–3 Packers traded five future draft picks to the Los Angeles Rams for veteran quarterback John Hadl, who had recently been benched in favor of James Harris. [1] The trade occurred the day after the Packers' offense (under quarterback 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]
Draft
Main article: 1974 NFL draft
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| 1974 Green Bay Packers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 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 | |||||
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Undrafted free agents
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Schedule
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 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 |
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- Monday (October 21)
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1 vs Vikings
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Week One: Minnesota Vikings (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
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
Week 2 at Colts
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Week Two: Green Bay Packers (0–1) at Baltimore Colts (0–1)
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
Week 3
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Week 9
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Standings
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| 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 |
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- Chester Marcol, NFL Leader, Field Goals Made, (25)
- Don Woods, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
- "Hadl dealt as NFL clubs switch QBs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 23, 1974. p. 1D.
- "Big plays help Bears nip Packers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1974. p. 3E.
- "Startling Pack batters Rams". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. October 14, 1974. p. 18.
- Hofmann, Dale (December 17, 1974). "Devine resigns, accepts Notre Dame coaching job". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
- "Devine quits Packers for Irish". Morning Record. Meriden, Connecticut. Associated Press. December 17, 1974. p. 13.
- Lea, Bud; Hofmann, Dave (December 24, 1974). "Starr to be named today". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
- Kupper, Mike (December 24, 1974). "Starr, Packers, make it official". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 1.
- Hofmann, Dale (December 25, 1974). "Starr pledges fresh start". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.