1974 Houston Oilers season

1974 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

Offseason

NFL draft

1974 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
4	79	Steve Manstedt	Linebacker	Nebraska
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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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	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	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	1	.750	4–2	7–3–1	305	189	W2
Houston Oilers	7	7	0	.500	4–2	7–4	236	282	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	0	.500	3–3	5–6	283	259	L3
Cleveland Browns	4	10	0	.286	1–5	3–8	251	344	L2

References

1. 1974 Houston Oilers
2. "1974 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.