1974 Houston Oilers season

1974 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Sid Gillman
Results
Record 7–7
Division place 2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1974 Houston Oilers season was the 15th season overall and fifth with the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 1–13, winning seven games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1974 NFL draft
1974 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
4 79 Steve Manstedt  Linebacker Nebraska
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1974 San Diego Chargers W 21–14
25,317
2 September 22, 1974 at Cleveland Browns L 20–7
55,242
3 September 29, 1974 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–7
28,538
4 October 6, 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–7
30,049
5 October 13, 1974 at Minnesota Vikings L 51–10
48,006
6 October 20, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals L 31–27
26,371
7 October 27, 1974 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–21
55,434
8 November 3, 1974 at New York Jets W 27–22
47,218
9 November 10, 1974 at Buffalo Bills W 21–9
79,144
10 November 17, 1974 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–3
44,054
11 November 24, 1974 Dallas Cowboys L 10–0
49,775
12 December 1, 1974 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–10
41,195
13 December 8, 1974 at Denver Broncos L 37–14
46,942
14 December 15, 1974 Cleveland Browns W 28–24
33,299

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 10 3 1 .750 4–2 7–3–1 305 189 W2
Houston Oilers 7 7 0 .500 4–2 7–4 236 282 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 7 0 .500 3–3 5–6 283 259 L3
Cleveland Browns 4 10 0 .286 1–5 3–8 251 344 L2

References

  1. ↑ 1974 Houston Oilers
  2. ↑ "1974 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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