1974 Detroit Lions season

1974 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach	Rick Forzano
Home Field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	7-7
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1973	1975

The 1974 Detroit Lions season was the 45th season in franchise history. It was the Lions' final season playing at Tiger Stadium; the team moved to the Pontiac Silverdome the following season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	at Chicago Bears	L 17-9	48,134
2	September 22, 1974	Minnesota Vikings	L 7-6	49,703
3	September 29, 1974	at Green Bay Packers	L 21-19	47,292
4	October 6, 1974	at Los Angeles Rams	L 16-13	64,987
5	October 14, 1974	San Francisco 49ers	W 17-13	45,199
6	October 20, 1974	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20-16	47,807
7	October 27, 1974	Green Bay Packers	W 19-17	51,775
8	November 3, 1974	New Orleans Saints	W 19-14	43,256
9	November 10, 1974	at Oakland Raiders	L 35-13	51,973
10	November 17, 1974	New York Giants	W 20-19	40,431
11	November 24, 1974	Chicago Bears	W 34-17	40,930
12	November 28, 1974	Denver Broncos	L 31-27	51,157
13	December 8, 1974	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23-19	45,159
14	December 15, 1974	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28-17	57,157

Standings

NFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Minnesota Vikings	10	4	0	.714	310	195
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	.500	256	270
Green Bay Packers	6	8	0	.429	210	206
Chicago Bears	4	10	0	.286	152	279

Roster

Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics

References

• Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
• Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
• Detroit Lions on The Football Database