1974 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1974 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 42nd in the 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 | |
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Head coach | Mike McCormack |
General manager | Jim Murray |
Owner | Leonard Tose |
Results | |
Record | 7–7 |
Division place | 4th NFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | TE 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 |
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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
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Pre-Season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 15, 1974 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–3 | |
2 | September 23, 1974 | Dallas Cowboys | W 13–10 | |
3 | September 29, 1974 | Baltimore Colts | W 30–10 | |
4 | October 6, 1974 | at San Diego Chargers | W 13–7 | |
5 | October 13, 1974 | New York Giants | W 35–7 | |
6 | October 20, 1974 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31–24 | |
7 | October 27, 1974 | at New Orleans Saints | L 14–10 | |
8 | November 3, 1974 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 27–0 | |
9 | November 10, 1974 | Washington Redskins | L 27–20 | |
10 | November 17, 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–3 | |
11 | November 24, 1974 | at Washington Redskins | L 26–7 | |
12 | December 1, 1974 | Green Bay Packers | W 36–14 | |
13 | December 8, 1974 | at New York Giants | W 20–7 | |
14 | December 15, 1974 | Detroit Lions | W 28–17 |
Week 13
Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) at New York Giants (2-10)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Rain; 50°F; wind 13
- Game attendance: 21,170
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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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 |
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