1974 San Diego Chargers 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.

1974 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachTommy Prothro
General managerHarland Svare
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Russ Washington

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.[1] 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.[2]

NFL Draft
Main article: 1974 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Bo Matthews Running back Colorado

Roster
1974 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 , 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC West
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

Week 1 at Oilers
Week One: San Diego Chargers (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 7 7014
Oilers 14 0 0721

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 25,317
  • Box Score

References
  1. Gridiron Uniform Database: San Diego Chargers
  2. SportsLogos.net: San Diego Chargers
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