1974 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1974 6–8 2nd NFC West Josephine Morabito-FoxJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Candlestick Park Did not qualify C Forrest BlueCB Jimmy JohnsonP Tom Wittum 49ers seasons 49ers70 75.png The 1974 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League, their 29th overall, and their sixth under head coach Dick Nolan. Despite initially starting 2–0, the 49ers lost their next seven games, dropping them to a 2–7 record. They then won four of their last five games, finishing with a 6–8 record, four wins shy of the playoffs. Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 San Francisco 49ers 1 9 Wilbur Jackson Running back Alabama yes 1 10 Bill Sandifer Defensive tackle UCLA yes 2 35 Keith Fahnhorst Tackle Minnesota yes yes 2 49 Delvin Williams Running back Kansas yes yes 4 83 Clint Haslerig Wide receiver Michigan 4 90 Sammy Johnson Running back North Carolina yes 6 138 Mike Raines Defensive tackle Alabama yes 7 166 Kermit Johnson Running back UCLA signed with Southern California Sun (WFL) 8 191 Jim Schnietz Guard Missouri 9 216 Manfred Moore Running back USC yes 10 244 Glen Gaspard Linebacker Texas 11 269 Greg Battle Defensive back Colorado State 12 294 Tom Hull Linebacker Penn State yes 13 322 Tom Owen Quarterback Wichita State yes 14 347 Walt Williamson Defensive end Michigan 15 372 Leonard Gray Tight end Long Beach State did not play college football 16 400 Jack Conners Defensive back Oregon 17 425 Levi Stanley Guard Hawaii no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1974 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Head coach = Dick Nolan Offensive Coordinator = Dick Stanfel Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers – Don Heinrich Running Backs – Doug Scovil Offensive Line / Blocking – Lew Erber Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Ed Beard Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Rich Brooks & Chet Franklin Special Teams – Rich Brooks Roster 1974 San Francisco 49ers 14 Tom Owen American football y 16 Norm Snead 11 Steve Spurrier 40 Wilbur Jackson y 48 Sammy Johnson running back y 45 Manfred Moore y 35 Larry Schreiber 24 Delvin Williams y 46 Danny Abramowicz 88 Terry Beasley 18 Gene Washington American football, born 1947 85 Robert West American football 82 Ted Kwalick 84 Tom Mitchell American football 79 Cas Banaszek T 77 Jean Barrett American football G/C 65 Randy Beisler G 75 Forrest Blue C 71 Keith Fahnhorst y T 66 Bob Penchion G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T 67 John Watson American football G 72 Bill Belk DT 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 74 Stan Hindman DT 56 Bob Hoskins American football DT 78 Rolf Krueger DT/DE 60 Bill Sandifer y DT 50 Caesar Belser OLB 59 Willie Harper OLB 54 Tom Hull American football y MLB 58 Bill McKoy OLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 43 Windlan Hall SS/FS 47 Hugo Hollas SS 20 Mike Holmes wide receiver FS 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 49 Ralph McGill American football CB/FS 33 John Saunders American football CB/S 44 Bruce Taylor American football CB 30 Bruce Gossett K 13 Tom Wittum P 80 Mike Bettiga WR IR 63 Ed Hardy American football G IR 32 Mel Phillips S IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1974 at San Diego Chargers L 6–20 0–1 San Diego Stadium 18,870 2 August 12, 1974 at Cleveland Browns L 20–21 0–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,008 3 August 18 Denver Broncos L 3–10 0–3 Candlestick Park 29,908 4 August 24, 1974 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–26 0–4 Arrowhead Stadium 46,548 5 September 2, 1974 Oakland Raiders L 19–20 0–5 Candlestick Park 52,538 6 September 8 Los Angeles Rams L 7–17 0–6 Candlestick Park 46,125https://www.profootballarchives.com/1974nflsf.html 1974 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 31, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 at New Orleans Saints W 17–13 1–0 Tulane Stadium 65,071 Recap 2 September 22 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–10 2–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 47,686 Recap 3 September 29 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–21 2–1 Candlestick Park 49,895 Recap 4 October 6 St. Louis Cardinals L 9–34 2–2 Candlestick Park 48,675 Recap 5 October 14, 1974 at Detroit Lions L 13–17 2–3 Tiger Stadium 45,199 Recap 6 October 20 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–37 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 67,319 Recap 7 October 27 Oakland Raiders L 24–35 2–5 Candlestick Park 58,284 Recap 8 November 4, 1974 Los Angeles Rams L 13–15 2–6 Candlestick Park 57,502 Recap 9 November 10 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–20 2–7 Texas Stadium 50,018 Recap 10 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 34–0 3–7 Soldier Field 42,686 Recap 11 November 24 Atlanta Falcons W 27–0 4–7 Candlestick Park 45,435 Recap 12 December 1 at Cleveland Browns L 0–7 4–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,559 Recap 13 December 8 Green Bay Packers W 7–6 5–8 Candlestick Park 47,475 Recap 14 December 15 New Orleans Saints W 35–21 6–8 Candlestick Park 40,418 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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