1974_San_Diego_Chargers_season

1974 San Diego Chargers season
1974 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Eugene V. Klein
General manager	Harland Svare
Head coach	Tommy Prothro
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1 T Russ Washington;
AP All-Pros	None
	← 1973; Chargers seasons; 1975 →;

1974 San Diego Chargers season

1974 NFL team season

The 1974 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 15th overall. The team improved on their 2–11–1 record in 1973 and finished 5–9. It was Tommy Prothro's first season as the team's head coach.

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Before the season, the team changed from white helmets and powder blue jerseys—which it had had since its inception in 1960—to royal blue helmets and jerseys.^[3] Players' uniform numbers were also removed from the helmets. The royal blue would remain through 1984, when the helmets and jerseys became a darker shade of blue (navy blue); that blue became even darker in 1988. The Chargers switched back permanently to modified white helmets in 2007.^[4]

Regular season

Season summary

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1974 San Diego Chargers draft
1	2	Bo Matthews	Running back	Colorado Boulder
1	15	Don Goode	Linebacker	Kansas
2	43	Mark Markovich	Center	Penn State
3	59	Bill Rudder	Running back	Tennessee
4	81	Harrison Davis	Wide receiver	Virginia
5	105	John Teerlinck	Defensive tackle	Western Illinois
6	133	Jesse Freitas	Quarterback	San Diego State
8	185	Tom Forrest	Guard	Cincinnati
8	206	Bon Boatwright	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma State
9	210	Danny Colbert	Cornerback	Tulsa
10	237	John Ketchoyian	Linebacker	Santa Clara
11	262	Dave Grannell	Tight end	Arizona State University
12	289	Sam Williams	Cornerback	California
13	314	Brian Vertefeuille	Tackle	Idaho State
14	341	Greg Bailey	Defensive back	Long Beach State
15	366	Charles Anthony	Linebacker	Southern California
15	386	Greg Meczka	Tight end	Bowling Green
16	393	Neal Skarin	Defensive end	Arizona State
17	418	Charles DeJurnett	Defensive tackle	San Jose State	Joined the Chargers in 1976 after initially playing in the WFL
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 14 Dan Fouts 17 Jesse Freitas Jr. 13 Don Horn Running backs 21 Glen Bonner 35 Cid Edwards FB 41 Bo Matthews 35 Bob Thomas 38 Tom Thompson 33 Don Woods Wide receivers 85 Jim Beirne 87 Harrison Davis 27 Gary Garrison 88 Dick Gordon 25 Jerry LeVias Tight ends 82 Dave Grannell 80 Gary Parris 89 Wayne Stewart		Offensive linemen 52 Jay Douglas C 69 Ira Gordon G 65 Mark Markovich C 55 Carl Mauck C 76 Terry Owens T 62 Harold Paul T 68 Brian Vertefeuille T 70 Russ Washington T 63 Doug Wilkerson G Defensive linemen 79 Coy Bacon DE 75 Raymond Baylor DE 73 Bon Boatwright DT 61 Blenda Gay DE 71 Pete Lazetich DE 74 Dave Rowe DT 77 John Teerlinck DT 75 Dave Tipton DE		Linebackers 59 Charles Anthony 56 Fred Forsberg 54 Carl Gersbach 50 Don Goode 58 Mike Lee 53 Chip Myrtle 57 Floyd Rice Defensive backs 40 Joe Beauchamp CB 45 Reggie Berry 46 Danny Colbert CB 44 Chris Fletcher FS 23 George Hoey 24 Bob Howard CB 47 Sam Williams CB Special teams 29 Dennis Partee P 15 Ray Wersching K		Reserve lists 81 Jeff Staggs LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	at Houston Oilers	L 14–21	0–1	Astrodome	25,317	Recap
2	September 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–17	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	51,178	Recap
3	September 29	Miami Dolphins	L 21–28	1–2	San Diego Stadium	44,706	Recap
4	October 6	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–13	1–3	San Diego Stadium	36,124	Recap
5	October 13	Oakland Raiders	L 10–14	1–4	San Diego Stadium	40,539	Recap
6	October 20	at Denver Broncos	L 7–27	1–5	Mile High Stadium	50,928	Recap
7	October 27	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–14	1–6	San Diego Stadium	34,371	Recap
8	November 3	Cleveland Browns	W 36–35	2–6	San Diego Stadium	35,683	Recap
9	November 10	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 14–7	3–6	Arrowhead Stadium	48,551	Recap
10	November 17	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–17	3–7	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	50,178	Recap
11	November 24	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–34	3–8	Lambeau Field	56,267	Recap
12	December 1	at New York Jets	L 14–27	3–9	Shea Stadium	44,888	Recap
13	December 8	Chicago Bears	W 28–21	4–9	San Diego Stadium	33,662	Recap
14	December 15	Denver Broncos	W 17–0	5–9	San Diego Stadium	36,571	Recap

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	2	0	.857	5–1	9–2	355	228	W3
Denver Broncos	7	6	1	.536	3–3	5–4–1	302	294	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	233	293	L2
San Diego Chargers	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	212	285	W2

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	7	0	14
Oilers	14	0	0	7	21

1974_San_Diego_Chargers_season

1974 San Diego Chargers season

Offseason

NFL draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Season summary

Week 1: at Houston Oilers

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 6: at Denver Broncos

Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 10: at Oakland Raiders

Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

Week 12: at New York Jets

Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

References

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