1974 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1974 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous output of 5–8–1, winning seven games.[1] Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season.

1974 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
Head coachMike McCormack
General managerJim Murray
Results
Record7–7
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Charle Young
LB Bill Bergey

After having worn white helmets for the previous four seasons, the Eagles switched back to green helmets in 1974.[2] The team has worn green helmets since.

Offseason

Draft

1974 Philadelphia Eagles draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
3 63 Mitch Sutton  DT Kansas
4 89 Frank LeMaster *  LB Kentucky
5 115 Keith Krepfle  TE Iowa St
7 167 Willie Cullars  DE Kansas St
8 193 Robert Woods  LB Howard Payne
9 219 Mark Sheridan  WR Holy Cross
10 245 Phil Polak  RB Bowling Green
11 271 Bill Brittain  C Kansas St
12 297 Artimus Parker  DB USC
13 323 Lars Ditlev  DE South Dakota Tech
14 358 Bruce Henley  DB Rice
15 375 Sid Bond  OT TCU
16 401 Jim Smith  LB Monmouth
17 427 Cliff Brown  RB Notre Dame
      Made roster       Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1974 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1974 at St. Louis Cardinals L 7–3
40,322
2 September 23, 1974 Dallas Cowboys W 13–10
64,089
3 September 29, 1974 Baltimore Colts W 30–10
64,205
4 October 6, 1974 at San Diego Chargers W 13–7
36,124
5 October 13, 1974 New York Giants W 35–7
64,801
6 October 20, 1974 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–24
43,586
7 October 27, 1974 at New Orleans Saints L 14–10
64,257
8 November 3, 1974 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–0
47,996
9 November 10, 1974 Washington Redskins L 27–20
65,947
10 November 17, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals L 13–3
61,982
11 November 24, 1974 at Washington Redskins L 26–7
54,395
12 December 1, 1974 Green Bay Packers W 36–14
42,030
13 December 8, 1974 at New York Giants W 20–7
21,170
14 December 15, 1974 Detroit Lions W 28–17
57,157

Week 13

Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) at New York Giants (2-10)
1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 13 7020
Giants 0 0 707

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 7–1 8–3 285 218 W1
Washington Redskins 10 4 0 .714 5–3 8–3 320 196 W2
Dallas Cowboys 8 6 0 .571 4–4 6–5 297 235 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 7 0 .500 3–5 5–6 242 217 W3
New York Giants 2 12 0 .143 1–7 1–10 195 299 L6

References

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