The 1974 Green Bay Packers seasonNational Football League . The club posted a 6–8 record under fourth-year head coach Dan Devine , a consecutive third-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers lost their last three games, all to non-playoff teams.
With a year remaining on his five-year contract, Devine resigned a day after the last game of the regular season and returned to college football at Notre Dame ,[1] [2] Ara Parseghian . Devine was succeeded as head coach at Green Bay by hall of fame quarterback Bart Starr , hired on Christmas Eve.[3] [4] [5]
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Roster [ ]
Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 15
Minnesota Vikings
L 32–17
0–1
Lambeau Field
56,267
2
September 22
at Baltimore Colts
W 20–13
1–1
Memorial Stadium
41,252
3
September 29
Detroit Lions
W 21–19
2–1
Milwaukee County Stadium
47,292
4
October 6
Buffalo Bills
L 27–7
2–2
Lambeau Field
56,267
5
October 13
Los Angeles Rams
W 17–6
3–2
Milwaukee County Stadium
47,499
6
October 21
at Chicago Bears
L 10–9
3–3
Soldier Field
50,623
7
October 27
at Detroit Lions
L 19–17
3–4
Tiger Stadium
51,775
8
November 3
Washington Redskins
L 17–6
3–5
Lambeau Field
56,267
9
November 10
Chicago Bears
W 20–3
4–5
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,567
10
November 17
at Minnesota Vikings
W 19–7
5–5
Metropolitan Stadium
47,924
11
November 24
San Diego Chargers
W 34–0
6–5
Lambeau Field
56,267
12
December 1
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 36–14
6–6
Veterans Stadium
42,030
13
December 8
at San Francisco 49ers
L 7–6
6–7
Candlestick Park
47,475
14
December 15
at Atlanta Falcons
L 10–3
6–8
Atlanta Stadium
10,020
Game summaries [ ] Week 3 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
3
10
6
0
19
• Packers
0
8
10
3
21
Scoring summary 1
DET Errol Mann 37-yard field goalLions 3–0 2
DET Errol Mann 26-yard field goal Lions 6–0 2
GB Safety, Ted Hendricks blocked punt out of end zone Lions 6–2 2
GB Chester Marcol 35-yard field goalLions 6–5 2
DET Larry Walton 39-yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)Lions 13–5 2
GB Chester Marcol 36-yard field goal Lions 13–8 3
DET Errol Mann 41-yard field goal Lions 16–8 3
GB Chester Marcol 41-yard field goal Lions 16–11 3
GB Barry Smith 27-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 18–16 3
DET Errol Mann 28-yard field goal Lions 19–18 4
GB Chester Marcol 22-yard field goal Packers 21–19
[6]
Week 9 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
3
0
0
0
3
• Packers
0
10
0
10
20
Scoring summary 1
Bears Mirro Roder 44-yard field goalBears 3–0 2
Packers Chester Marcol 45-yard field goalTie 3–3 2
Packers Steve Odom 95-yard punt return (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 10–3 4
Packers Chester Marcol 24-yard field goal Packers 13–3 4
Packers John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 20–3
Standings [ ] Template:1974 NFC Central standings
Awards and records [ ] Chester Marcol, NFL Leader, Field Goals Made, (25)
Don Woods, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Milestones [ ] References [ ]
↑ Hofmann, Dale (December 17, 1974). "Devine resigns, accepts Notre Dame coaching job" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 1, part 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LXhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6448%2C239305 . ↑ "Devine quits Packers for Irish" . Morning Record . Associated Press (Meriden, Connecticut): p. 13. December 17, 1974. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HBVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=igANAAAAIBAJ&pg=864%2C2493717 .↑ Lea, Bud; Hofmann, Dave (December 24, 1974). "Starr to be named today" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 1, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MnhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C1682942 . ↑ Kupper, Mike (December 24, 1974). "Starr, Packers, make it official" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 1, part 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ECkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916%2C1424627 . ↑ Hofmann, Dale (December 25, 1974). "Starr pledges fresh start" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 1, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4778%2C1899352 . ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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