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

Personnel Staff / Coaches

Roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at San Diego Chargers L 6–20 0–1 San Diego Stadium 18,870 2 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 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–26 0–4 Arrowhead Stadium 46,548 5 Oakland Raiders L 19–20 0–5 Candlestick Park 52,538 6 September 8 Los Angeles Rams L 7–17 0–6 Candlestick Park 46,125

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 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 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.

Standings

References

External links 1974 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com