1974 Houston Oilers season

1974 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Sid Gillman
Home Field
Results
Record	7–7
Place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1973	1975

The 1974 Houston Oilers season was the 15th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 1–13, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	San Diego Chargers	W 21–14	25,317
2	September 22, 1974	at Cleveland Browns	L 20–7	55,242
3	September 29, 1974	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–7	28,538
4	October 6, 1974	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–7	30,049
5	October 13, 1974	at Minnesota Vikings	L 51–10	48,006
6	October 20, 1974	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 31–27	26,371
7	October 27, 1974	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–21	55,434
8	November 3, 1974	at New York Jets	W 27–22	47,218
9	November 10, 1974	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–9	79,144
10	November 17, 1974	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–3	44,054
11	November 24, 1974	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–0	49,775
12	December 1, 1974	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–10	41,195
13	December 8, 1974	at Denver Broncos	L 37–14	46,942
14	December 15, 1974	Cleveland Browns	W 28–24	33,299

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