1974 Green Bay Packers season

1974 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Dan Devine
General manager	Dan Devine
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 Green Bay Packers season was their 55th season in the National 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] following the sudden retirement of 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	12	Barty Smith	Fullback	Richmond
5	116	Steve Odom	Wide Receiver	Utah
6	134	Don Woods	Running Back	New Mexico
6	142	Ken Payne	Wide Receiver	Langston
7	168	Bart Purvis	Tackle	Maryland
8	194	Monte Doris	Linebacker	USC
9	220	Harold Holton	Guard	UTEP
10	246	Doug Troszak	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
11	272	Eric Torkelson	Running Back	UConn
12	298	Randy Walker	Punter	Northwestern State
13	324	Emmanuel Armstrong	Linebacker	San Jose State
14	350	Andrew Neloms	Defensive Tackle	Kentucky State
15	376	Dave Wannstedt	Offensive Tackle	Pittsburgh
16	402	Mark Cooney	Linebacker	Colorado
17	428	Randall Woodfield	Wide Receiver	Portland State

• Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

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

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 3 10 6 0 19 • Packers 0 8 10 3 21 Date: September 29 Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 52°F • Wind 20

Scoring summary 1 DET Errol Mann 37-yard field goal Lions 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 goal Lions 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

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Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 3 0 0 0 3 • Packers 0 10 0 10 20 Date: November 10 Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 46°F, wind 9 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Bears Mirro Roder 44-yard field goal Bears 3–0 2 Packers Chester Marcol 45-yard field goal Tie 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

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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 10 Jack Concannon 12 John Hadl 17 Jerry Tagge Running Backs 42 John Brockington 25 Les Goodman 30 Larry Krause 36 MacArthur Lane 23 Charles Leigh 33 Barty Smith 26 Eric Torkelson 40 Pete Van Valkenburg Wide Receivers 84 Steve Odom 85 Ken Payne 80 Barry Smith 22 Jon Staggers 49 Bob Wicks Tight Ends 86 Mike Donohoe 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive Linemen 68 Gale Gillingham 72 Dick Himes 62 Bill Lueck 54 Larry McCarren 70 Lee Nystrom 52 John Schmitt 79 Harry Schuh 67 Malcolm Snider 61 Bruce Van Dyke 65 Keith Wortman Defensive Linemen 71 Michael Basinger 74 Aaron Brown 76 Mike McCoy 73 Steve Okoniewski 75 Dave Pureifory 87 Alden Roche 78 Carl Wafer 83 Clarence Williams		Linebackers 57 Ron Acks 53 Fred Carr 50 Jim Carter 58 Mark Cooney 71 Mike Fanucci 51 Larry Hefner 56 Ted Hendricks 55 Noel Jenke Defensive Backs 28 Willie Buchanon 48 Ken Ellis 21 Charlie Hall 39 Jim Hill 43 Dave Mason 29 Al Matthews 45 Perry Smith Special Teams 13 Chester Marcol 18 Randy Walker Rookies in italics

Awards and records

• Chester Marcol, NFL Leader, Field Goals Made, (25)
• Don Woods, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

References

1. Hofmann, Dale (December 17, 1974). "Devine resigns, accepts Notre Dame coaching job". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
2. "Devine quits Packers for Irish". Morning Record (Meriden, Connecticut). Associated Press. December 17, 1974. p. 13.
3. Lea, Bud; Hofmann, Dave (December 24, 1974). "Starr to be named today". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
4. Kupper, Mike (December 24, 1974). "Starr, Packers, make it official". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, part 1.
5. Hofmann, Dale (December 25, 1974). "Starr pledges fresh start". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.
6. Pro-Football-Reference.com

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