1974 San Francisco 49ers season

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1974 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito-Fox
Jane Morabito
General manager Louis Spadia
Head coach Dick Nolan
Home stadium Candlestick Park
Results
Record6–8
Division place2nd NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers C Forrest Blue
CB Jimmy Johnson
P Tom Wittum

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.

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Despite initially starting 2–0, the 49ers would proceed to lose their next seven games, dropping them to a 2–7 record. They would proceed to win four of their last five games, but finished with a 6–8 record, which was four wins shy of the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL draft

1974 San Francisco 49ers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 9 Wilbur Jackson   Running back Alabama
1 10 Bill Sandifer   Defensive tackle UCLA
235 Keith Fahnhorst  *  Tackle Minnesota
249 Delvin Williams  * Running back Kansas
483 Clint Haslerig   Wide receiver Michigan
490 Sammy Johnson  Running back North Carolina
6138 Mike Raines  Defensive tackleAlabama
7166 Kermit Johnson  Running backUCLAsigned with Southern California Sun (WFL)
8191Jim Schnietz  Guard Missouri
9216 Manfred Moore  Running back USC
10244Glen Gaspard  Linebacker Texas
11269Greg Battle  Defensive back Colorado State
12294 Tom Hull  Linebacker Penn State
13322 Tom Owen   Quarterback Wichita State
14347Walt Williamson  Defensive end Michigan
15372 Leonard Gray   Tight end Long Beach State did not play college football
16400Jack Conners Defensive back Oregon
17425Levi Stanley Guard Hawaii
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1974 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito
  • General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rich Brooks


Roster

1974 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)


Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 3at San Diego Chargers L 6–200–1 San Diego Stadium 18,870
2August 12at Cleveland Browns L 20–210–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,008
3August 18 Denver Broncos L 3–100–3 Candlestick Park 29,908
4August 24at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–260–4 Arrowhead Stadium 46,548
5September 2 Oakland Raiders L 19–200–5Candlestick Park52,538
6September 8 Los Angeles Rams L 7–170–6Candlestick Park46,125

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 15at New Orleans Saints W 17–131–0 Tulane Stadium 65,071 Recap
2September 22at Atlanta Falcons W 16–102–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 47,686 Recap
3September 29 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–212–1 Candlestick Park 49,895 Recap
4October 6 St. Louis Cardinals L 9–342–2Candlestick Park48,675 Recap
5October 14at Detroit Lions L 13–172–3 Tiger Stadium 45,199 Recap
6October 20at Los Angeles Rams L 14–372–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 67,319 Recap
7October 27 Oakland Raiders L 24–352–5Candlestick Park58,284 Recap
8November 4Los Angeles RamsL 13–152–6Candlestick Park57,502 Recap
9November 10at Dallas Cowboys L 14–202–7 Texas Stadium 50,018 Recap
10November 17at Chicago Bears W 34–03–7 Soldier Field 42,686 Recap
11November 24Atlanta FalconsW 27–04–7Candlestick Park45,435 Recap
12December 1at Cleveland Browns L 0–74–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,559 Recap
13December 8 Green Bay Packers W 7–65–8Candlestick Park47,475 Recap
14December 15New Orleans SaintsW 35–216–8Candlestick Park40,418 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Los Angeles Rams 1040.7145–17–3263181W1
San Francisco 49ers 680.4294–26–5226236W2
New Orleans Saints 590.3573–35–6166263L1
Atlanta Falcons 3110.2140–63–8111271W1

References

  1. "1974 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 31, 2023.