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
Undrafted free agents
+ 1974 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMarty KranzDefensive backMinnesota State
Roster
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
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Standings
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