NFL team season
1974 Green Bay Packers season Head coach Dan Devine General manager Dan Devine Home field Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium Record 6–8 Division place 3rd NFC Central Playoff finish Did 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.
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 ,[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] [5]
Offseason [ ]
Draft [ ]
Main article: 1974 NFL 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
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
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)
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
3
7
13 9 32
Packers
0
10
0 7 17
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : September 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 56,267Box Score
Game information
First quarter
MIN – Fred Cox 20-yard field goal. Vikings 3–0. Drive:
Second quarter
GB – Chester Marcol 19-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:
GB – John Brockington 5-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 10–3. Drive:
MIN – Chuck Foreman 18-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Tie 10–10. Drive:
Third quarter
MIN – Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 17–10. Drive:
MIN – Chuck Foreman 3-yard run (kick failed). Vikings 23–10. Drive:
Fourth quarter
MIN – Fred Cox 21-yard field goal. Vikings 26–10. Drive:
GB – Steve Odom 18-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Vikings 26–17. Drive:
MIN – Amos Martin 15-yard fumble return (kick failed). Vikings 32–17.
Top passers
MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 14/23, 116 yards, INT
GB – Jerry Tagge – 9/20, 102 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 22 rushes, 67 yards, 3 TD
GB – John Brockington – 18 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIN – Chuck Foreman – 5 receptions, 32 yards
GB – Barry Smith – 2 receptions, 29 yards
Week 2 at Colts [ ]
Week Two: Green Bay Packers (0–1) at Baltimore Colts (0–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
3
10
7 0 20
Colts
3
3
0 7 13
at Memorial Stadium , Baltimore, Maryland
Date : September 22Game time : 2:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 61 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 41,252Box Score
Game information
First quarter
GB – Chester Marcol 52-yard field goal. Packers 3–0. Drive:
BAL – Toni Linhart 37-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:
Second quarter
GB – MacArthur Lane 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 10–3. Drive:
GB – Chester Marcol 39-yard field goal. Packers 13–3. Drive:
BAL – Toni Linhart 23-yard field goal. Packers 13–6. Drive:
Third quarter
GB – MacArthur Lane 13-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 20–6. Drive:
Fourth quarter
BAL – Bill Olds 7-yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick). Packers 20–13. Drive:
Top passers
GB – Jerry Tagge – 10/16, 109 yards, INT
BAL – Bert Jones – 7/16, 88 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
GB – MacArthur Lane – 22 rushes, 36 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Lydell Mitchell – 18 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers
GB – Jon Staggers – 3 receptions, 52 yards
BAL – Lydell Mitchell – 5 receptions, 47 yards
Week 3 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
3
10 6 0
19
• Packers
0
8 10 3
21
Date: September 29Location: Milwaukee County Stadium , Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 52 °F • Wind 20
Scoring summary 1 DET Errol Mann 37-yard field goalLions 3–0
2 DET Errol Mann 26-yard field goal Lions 6–0
2 GB Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone Lions 6–2
2 GB Chester Marcol 35-yard field goalLions 6–5
2 DET Larry Walton 39-yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)Lions 13–5
2 GB Chester Marcol 36-yard field goal Lions 13–8
3 DET Errol Mann 41-yard field goal Lions 16–8
3 GB Chester Marcol 41-yard field goal Lions 16–11
3 GB Barry Smith 27-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 18–16
3 DET Errol Mann 28-yard field goal Lions 19–18
4 GB Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal Packers 21–19
[6]
Week 9 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
3
0 0 0
3
• Packers
0
10 0 10
20
Date: November 10Location: Milwaukee County Stadium , Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 46 °F, wind 9 mph
Scoring summary 1 Bears Mirro Roder 44-yard field goalBears 3–0
2 Packers Chester Marcol 45-yard field goalTie 3–3
2 Packers Steve Odom 95-yard punt return (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 10–3
4 Packers Chester Marcol 24-yard field goal Packers 13–3
4 Packers John 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 [ ]
^ 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.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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