1974 Detroit Lions season

1974 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Rick Forzano
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 Detroit Lions season was the 45th season in franchise history. It was the Lions' final season playing at Tiger Stadium; the team moved to the Pontiac Silverdome the following season and played home games there until the end of their 2001 season. Prior to the start of training camp, tragedy would strike the Lions, as Head Coach Don McCafferty died of a fatal heart attack at age 53. He would later be replaced by Lions assistant Rick Forzano, who would guide the Lions to a 7–7 record in their final season at Tiger Stadium. This would also be the last season until 2011 when Monday Night Football would air in the city of Detroit as a result of the Lions playing in Pontiac from 1975 to 2001, following by sub par seasons while playing home games at Ford Field during its first eight years.

Offseason

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1974_draft.htm

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	at Chicago Bears	L 17–9	48,134
2	September 22, 1974	Minnesota Vikings	L 7–6	49,703
3	September 29, 1974	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–19	47,292
4	October 6, 1974	at Los Angeles Rams	L 16–13	64,987
5	October 14, 1974	San Francisco 49ers	W 17–13	45,199
6	October 20, 1974	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–16	47,807
7	October 27, 1974	Green Bay Packers	W 19–17	51,775
8	November 3, 1974	New Orleans Saints	W 19–14	43,256
9	November 10, 1974	at Oakland Raiders	L 35–13	51,973
10	November 17, 1974	New York Giants	W 20–19	40,431
11	November 24, 1974	Chicago Bears	W 34–17	40,930
12	November 28, 1974	Denver Broncos	L 31–27	51,157
13	December 8, 1974	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–19	45,159
14	December 15, 1974	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–17	57,157

Game summaries

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	3	7	17
• Lions	3	6	7	3	19

Date: October 27
Location: Tiger Stadium • Detroit, Michigan
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 48°F • Wind 10

Scoring summary

1	DET	Errol Mann 34 yard field goal	Lions 3–0

2	DET	Charlie Sanders 11 yard pass from Bill Munson (kick failed)	Lions 9–0

2	GB	John Brockington 1 yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Lions 9–7

3	GB	Chester Marcol 49 yard field goal	Packers 10–9

3	DET	Larry Walton 39 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)	Lions 16–10

4	GB	Jack Concannon 1 yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 17–16

4	DET	Errol Mann 41 yard field goal	Lions 19–16

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	14	0	0	14
• Lions	10	6	0	3	19

Date: November 3
Location: Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 56°F, wind 10

Scoring summary

1	DET	Errol Mann 37 yard field goal	Lions 3–0

1	DET	Ron Jessie 5 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)	Lions 10–0

2	DET	Levi Johnson 78 yard blocked field goal return (kick failed)	Lions 16–0

2	NO	Joel Parker 30 yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick)	Lions 16–7

2	NO	Howard Stevens 5 yard run (Bill McClard kick)	Lions 16–14

4	DET	Errol Mann 35 yard field goal	Lions 19–14

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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

Detroit Lions roster

Quarterbacks

19 Bill Munson

11 Greg Landry

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

88 Charlie Sanders

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

References

Detroit Lions

Founded in 1930 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Cheerleaders

Lore	1932 Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne Mike Utley gives a thumbs up Marty Mornhinweg takes the wind "Fire Millen" 0–16 "Calvin Johnson rule" Miracle in Motown

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Notable people	William Clay & Martha Firestone Ford Barry Sanders Bobby Layne Glenn Presnell

Division championships (4)	1935 1983 1991 1993

Conference championships (4)	1952 1953 1954 1957

League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957

Broadcasters	Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Jim Brandstatter Tony Ortiz WJR TV: Television network Matt Shepard Chris Spielman Jennifer Hammond WJBK Fox Sports Detroit

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (87)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Portsmouth Spartans–Detroit Lions seasons

Portsmouth Spartans 1930 1931 1932 1933 Detroit 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1974 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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