1974 CFL season

The 1974 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 21st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 17th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1974
The Eastern Conference extended its regular season schedule from 14 to 16 games in 1974. The Western Football Conference had been playing a 16 game schedule since 1952. ORFU ceased to exist.

Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


 * Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
 * Edmonton and Montreal have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1974 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos, 20–7, at Vancouver's Empire Stadium. Montreal's Sonny Wade (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Junior Ah You (DE) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. Montreal's Don Sweet (K) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Offence

 * QB – Tom Wilkinson, Edmonton Eskimos
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Lou Harris, BC Lions
 * RB – Roy Bell, Edmonton Eskimos
 * TE – Tony Gabriel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * WR – Johnny Rodgers, Montreal Alouettes
 * WR – Rhome Nixon, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * C – Bob Swift, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OG – Ed George, Montreal Alouettes
 * OG – Curtis Wester, BC Lions
 * OT – Charlie Turner, Edmonton Eskimos
 * OT – Larry Watkins, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

 * DT – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
 * DT – Jim Stillwagon, Toronto Argonauts
 * DE – Wayne Smith, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – George Wells, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Mike Widger, Montreal Alouettes
 * LB – Roger Goree, Calgary Stampeders
 * DB – Al Marcelin, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Dick Adams, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Larry Highbaugh, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Lorne Richardson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes

1974 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tom Wilkinson (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – John Helton (DT), Calgary Stampeders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Ed George (OG), Montreal Alouettes
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Sam Cvijanovich (LB), Toronto Argonauts
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Marv Levy, Montreal Alouettes