1974 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1974 4–10 4th NFC Central Abe Gibron Jim Finks George Halas Soldier Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record, which led to the ouster of Abe Gibron as head coach. Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 Chicago Bears 1 4 Waymond Bryant Linebacker Tennessee State yes 1 20 Dave Gallagher Defensive tackle Michigan yes 3 54 Wayne Wheeler Wide receiver Alabama yes 3 56 Greg Horton Guard Colorado no 3 62 Cliff Taylor Running back Memphis State yes 7 160 Jack Ettinger Wide receiver Arkansas no 8 186 Alan Chadwick Quarterback East Tennessee State no 8 190 Ken Grandberry Running back Washington State yes 11 264 Norm Hodgins Safety LSU yes 12 290 Jeff Sevy Defensive tackle California no 13 316 Joe Barnes Quarterback Texas Tech yes 14 342 Paul Vellano Defensive tackle Maryland no 15 368 Oliver Alexander Tight end Grambling no 16 394 Randy Geist Defensive back Colorado no 17 420 Craig Holland Quarterback Texas–Arlington no no no Undrafted free agents + 1974 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMarty KranzDefensive backMinnesota State Roster 1974 Chicago Bears 18 Joe Barnes y 10 Bobby Douglass 19 Gary Huff 29 Dave Gagnon y American football 47 Ken Grandberry y 33 Gary Kosins 22 Cliff Taylor y American football 46 Pete Van Valkenburg 36 Perry Williams running back 43 George Farmer wide receiver, born 1948 17 Ike Hill 80 Bo Rather 83 Charlie Wade American football 85 Wayne Wheeler American football y 88 Jim Kelly tight end, born 1951 y 82 Fred Pagac y 86 Bob Parsons American football P 79 Lionel Antoine T 74 Bob Asher American football T 52 Rich Coady center C 62 Tom Forrest y G 65 Randy Jackson offensive lineman C 64 Ernie Janet G 63 Steve Kinney T 78 Bob Newton American football G 60 Wally Chambers DT 76 Dave Gallagher American football y DE 84 Richard Harris American football DE 72 Gary Hrivnak DE 67 Don Hultz DT 68 Jim Osborne defensive tackle DT 89 Mel Tom DE 50 Waymond Bryant y MLB 55 Doug Buffone OLB 30 Jimmy Gunn OLB 58 Bob Pifferini OLB 57 Don Rives MLB 45 Craig Clemons SS 48 Allan Ellis American football CB 34 Norm Hodgins y FS 31 Bill Knox American football y CB 44 Garry Lyle FS 27 Randy Montgomery CB 20 Joe Taylor cornerback CB 15 Mirro Roder K 26 Carl Garrett RB IR 35 Jim Harrison American football RB IR 69 Mike Hoban y G IR 87 Tom Reynolds American football WR IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 Detroit Lions W 17–9 1–0 Soldier Field 48,134 2 September 22 New York Jets L 21–23 1–1 Soldier Field 50,213 3 September 29 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–11 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 46,217 4 October 6 New Orleans Saints W 24–10 2–2 Soldier Field 45,818 5 October 13 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–13 2–3 Atlanta Stadium 47,835 6 October 21 Green Bay Packers W 10–9 3–3 Soldier Field 50,623 7 October 27 at Buffalo Bills L 6–16 3–4 Rich Stadium 78,084 8 November 3 Minnesota Vikings L 0–17 3–5 Soldier Field 33,343 9 November 10 at Green Bay Packers L 3–20 3–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,567 10 November 17 San Francisco 49ers L 0–34 3–7 Soldier Field 42,686 11 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 17–34 3–8 Tiger Stadium 40,930 12 December 1 New York Giants W 16–13 4–8 Soldier Field 18,802 13 December 8 at San Diego Chargers L 21–28 4–9 San Diego Stadium 33,662 14 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 0–42 4–10 RFK Stadium 52,085 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions Gary Huff hit Charlie Wade with two long passes, one from 73 yards and another from 43, setting up Chicago touchdowns that beat Detroit. Carl Garrett ran in from one yard for the Bears first touchdown and Huff threw a nine-yard touchdown pass for a 14–0 lead. It would be though the high mark for the Bears that season. Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers Packers 0 0 6 3 Bears 10 0 0 0 October 21 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 8:00 p.m. CST 39 F, wind 13 mph on ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 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 yes Standings References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1974 in Chicago