1974 Cleveland Browns season

1974 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Nick Skorich
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	4–10–0
Place	4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1973	1975

The 1974 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 25th season with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	40	Billy Corbett	Offensive Tackle	Johnson C. Smith
5	118	Mark Ilgenfritz	Defensive End	Vanderbilt
6	146	Billy Pritchett	Running Back	West Texas A&M
7	163	Bob Herrick	Wide Receiver	Purdue
7	171	Gerry Sullivan	Offensive Tackle	Illinois
8	199	Eddie Brown	Defensive Back	Tennessee
9	224	Dan Scott	Guard	Ohio State
10	238	Mike Puestow	Wide Receiver	North Dakota State
11	274	Tom Gooden	Kicker	Harding
12	302	Ron McNeil	Defensive End	North Carolina Central
13	327	Mike Siefert	Defensive End	Wisconsin
14	352	Bob Hunt	Running Back	Heidelberg
15	380	Ransom Terrell	Linebacker	Arizona
16	407	Preston Anderson	Defensive Back	Rice
17	430	Carlton Buchanan	Defensive Tackle	SW Oklahoma

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 2, 1974	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–21	28,021
2	August 12, 1974	San Francisco 49ers	W 21–20	24,008
3	August 17, 1974	vs. Baltimore Colts at Tampa	L 37–3	25,116
4	August 24, 1974	Washington Redskins	L 20–17	44,528
5	September 1, 1974	vs. Cincinnati Bengals at Columbus, Ohio	W 21–17	36,326
6	September 7, 1974	at Detroit Lions	L 21–7	42,905

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 33–7	53,113
2	September 22, 1974	Houston Oilers	W 20–7	58,988
3	September 29, 1974	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 29–7	43,472
4	October 6, 1974	Oakland Raiders	L 40–24	65,247
5	October 13, 1974	Cincinnati Bengals	L 34–24	70,897
6	October 20, 1974	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–16	48,100
7	October 27, 1974	Denver Broncos	W 23–21	60,478
8	November 3, 1974	at San Diego Chargers	L 36–35	36,631
9	November 10, 1974	at New England Patriots	W 21–14	61,279
10	November 17, 1974	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 26–16	77,739
11	November 24, 1974	Buffalo Bills	L 15–10	66,504
12	December 1, 1974	San Francisco 49ers	W 7–0	24,559
13	December 7, 1974	at Dallas Cowboys	L 41–17	48,754
14	December 15, 1974	at Houston Oilers	L 28–24	37,910

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	1	.750	305	189	W-2
Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	0	.500	283	259	L-3
Houston Oilers	7	7	0	.500	236	282	W-1
Cleveland Browns	4	10	0	.286	251	344	L-2