1974 Chicago Bears season

The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record, which led to the ouster of Abe Gibron as head coach.

1974 Chicago Bears season
Head coachAbe Gibron
General managerJim Finks
OwnerGeorge Halas
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1974 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster
1974 Chicago Bears 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
 active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1974 Detroit Lions W 17–9
48,134
2 September 22, 1974 New York Jets L 21-23
50,213
3 September 29, 1974 at Minnesota Vikings L 7-11
46,217
4 October 6, 1974 New Orleans Saints W 24–10
45,818
5 October 13, 1974 at Atlanta Falcons L 10-13
47,835
6 October 21, 1974 Green Bay Packers W 10–9
50,623
7 October 27, 1974 at Buffalo Bills L 6-16
78,084
8 November 3, 1974 Minnesota Vikings L 0-17
33,343
9 November 10, 1974 at Green Bay Packers L 3-20
46,567
10 November 17, 1974 San Francisco 49ers L 0-34
42,686
11 November 24, 1974 at Detroit Lions L 17-34
40,930
12 December 1, 1974 New York Giants W 16–13
18,802
13 December 8, 1974 at San Diego Chargers L 21-28
33,662
14 December 15, 1974 at Washington Redskins L 0-42
52,085

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

Gary Huff hit Charlie Wade with two long passes, one from 73 yards and another from 43, setting up Chicago touchdowns that beat Detroit. Carl Garrett ran in from one yard for the Bears first touchdown and Huff threw a nine yard touchdown pass for a 14-0 lead. It would be though the high mark for the Bears that season.

Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
1 234Total
Packers 0 063 9
• Bears 10 000 10
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 39°F, wind 13 mph
  • Television network: ABC

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

Milestones

References


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