The 1974 Houston Oilers season was the 15th season overall and fifth with the National Football League. The Oilers improved upon their previous season's 1–13 record, winning seven games.1974 Houston Oilers Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
Offseason NFL draft
Roster
Schedule Preseason Due to a player's strike affecting the 1974 preseason, the Oilers, like the rest of the NFL, played the preseason using an all-rookie roster. The strike was resolved prior to the start of the regular season.
On July 16, the Oilers played a preseason game vs the minor league San Antonio Toros, marking the last time an NFL team would play a game against a minor league team.Today in SA history (July 16) (In 1969, the Atlanta Falcons rookies would play the minor league Alabama Hawks and in 1972 the New York Jets rookies would play the minor league Long Island Chiefs)
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 San Diego Chargers W 21–14 1–0 Astrodome 25,317 Recap 2 September 22 at Cleveland Browns L 7–20 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 55,242 Recap 3 September 29 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–17 1–2 Astrodome 28,538 Recap 4 October 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–13 1–3 Astrodome 30,049 Recap 5 October 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–51 1–4 Metropolitan Stadium 48,006 Recap 6 October 20 St. Louis Cardinals L 27–31 1–5 Astrodome 26,371 Recap 7 October 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–21 2–5 Riverfront Stadium 55,434 Recap 8 November 3 at New York Jets W 27–22 3–5 Shea Stadium 47,218 Recap 9 November 10 at Buffalo Bills W 21–9 4–5 Rich Stadium 79,144 Recap 10 November 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–3 5–5 Astrodome 44,054 Recap 11 November 24 Dallas Cowboys L 0–10 5–6 Astrodome 49,775 Recap 12 December 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–10 6–6 Three Rivers Stadium 41,195 Recap 13 December 8 at Denver Broncos L 14-37 6–7 Mile High Stadium 46,942 Recap 14 December 15 Cleveland Browns W 28–24 7–7 Astrodome 33,299 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 1 vs Chargers
References
External links 1974 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com