1974 Green Bay Packers season

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.

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, 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.

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

Week 9

1 234Total
Bears 3 000 3
Packers 0 10010 20

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

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