1974 Chicago Bears season

1974 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Abe Gibron
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–10 record, another dismal season led to the termination of Abe Gibron as head coach.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	Detroit Lions	W 17–9	48,134
2	September 22, 1974	New York Jets	L 23–21	50,213
3	September 29, 1974	at Minnesota Vikings	L 11–7	46,217
4	October 6, 1974	New Orleans Saints	W 24–10	45,818
5	October 13, 1974	at Atlanta Falcons	L 13–10	47,835
6	October 21, 1974	Green Bay Packers	W 10–9	50,623
7	October 27, 1974	at Buffalo Bills	L 16–6	78,084
8	November 3, 1974	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–0	33,343
9	November 10, 1974	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–3	46,567
10	November 17, 1974	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–0	42,686
11	November 24, 1974	at Detroit Lions	L 34–17	40,930
12	December 1, 1974	New York Giants	W 16–13	18,802
13	December 8, 1974	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–21	33,662
14	December 15, 1974	at Washington Redskins	L 42–0	52,085

Game summaries

Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 6 3 9 • Bears 10 0 0 0 10 Date: October 21 Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 39°F, wind 13 mph Television network: ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Bears Mirro Roder 23-yard field goal Bears 3–0 1 Bears Charlie Wade 57-yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick) Bears 10–0 3 Packers Chester Marcol 34-yard field goal Bears 10–3 3 Packers Chester Marcol 33-yard field goal Bears 10–6 4 Packers Chester Marcol 36-yard field goal Bears 10–9

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings	10	4	0	.714	4–2	8–3	310	195	W3
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	.500	3–3	6–5	256	270	L1
Green Bay Packers	6	8	0	.429	3–3	4–7	210	206	L3
Chicago Bears	4	10	0	.286	2–4	4–7	152	279	L2

References