1974 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1974 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's record of 5–8–1, winning seven games.^[1] Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season.

1974 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Leonard Tose
General manager	Jim Murray
Head coach	Mike McCormack
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Charle Young LB Bill Bergey
← 1973 Eagles seasons 1975 →

After having worn white helmets for the previous four seasons, the Eagles switched back to green helmets in 1974.^[2] The team has worn green helmets since.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1974 NFL draft

1974 Philadelphia Eagles draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
3	63	Mitch Sutton	Defensive end	Kansas
4	89	Frank LeMaster *	Linebacker	Kentucky
5	108	Jim Cagle	Defensive tackle	Georgia
5	115	Keith Krepfle	Tight end	Iowa State	Played for Eagles beginning in 1975
7	167	Willie Cullars	Defensive end	Kansas State
8	193	Robert Woods	Linebacker	Howard Payne
9	219	Mark Sheridan	Wide receiver	Holy Cross
10	245	Phil Polak	Running back	Bowling Green
11	271	Bill Brittain	Center	Kansas State
12	297	Artimus Parker	Defensive back	USC
13	323	Lars Ditlev	Defensive end	South Dakota Tech
14	349	Dave Smith	Linebacker	Oklahoma
15	375	Sid Bond	Tackle	TCU
16	401	Jim Smith	Linebacker	Monmouth
17	427	Cliff Brown	Running back	Notre Dame
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[3]

Roster

1974 Philadelphia Eagles roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Mike Boryla  5 Roman Gabriel  7 John Reaves Running backs (RB) 36 Norm Bulaich 27 Po James 37 Merritt Kersey P 25 Tom Sullivan Wide receivers (WR) 17 Harold Carmichael 21 Wes Chesson 82 Bob Picard 85 Charlie Smith 80 Don Zimmerman Tight ends (TE) 87 Kent Kramer 86 Charle Young

Offensive linemen (OL) 59 Mike Evans C 72 Wade Key G 65 Roy Kirksey G 63 Tom Luken G 50 Guy Morriss C 68 Mark Nordquist G 76 Jerry Sisemore T 74 Steve Smith T Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Jim Cagle DT 75 Willie Cullars DE 61 Bill Dunstan DT 64 Joe Jones DE 88 Gary Pettigrew DE 77 Jerry Patton DT 79 Mitch Sutton DT 71 Will Wynn DE

Linebackers (LB) 95 John Bunting 56 Dean Halverson 55 Frank LeMaster 52 Kevin Reilly 89 Steve Zabel Defensive backs (DB) 29 Bill Bradley FS 30 Joe Lavender CB 41 Randy Logan SS 20 John Outlaw CB 24 Artimus Parker 45 Marion Reeves Special teams 19 Tom Dempsey K

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 7–3	40,322
2	September 23, 1974	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–10	64,089
3	September 29, 1974	Baltimore Colts	W 30–10	64,205
4	October 6, 1974	at San Diego Chargers	W 13–7	36,124
5	October 13, 1974	New York Giants	W 35–7	64,801
6	October 20, 1974	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–24	43,586
7	October 27, 1974	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–10	64,257
8	November 3, 1974	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–0	47,996
9	November 10, 1974	Washington Redskins	L 27–20	65,947
10	November 17, 1974	St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–3	61,982
11	November 24, 1974	at Washington Redskins	L 26–7	54,395
12	December 1, 1974	Green Bay Packers	W 36–14	42,030
13	December 8, 1974	at New York Giants	W 20–7	21,170
14	December 15, 1974	Detroit Lions	W 28–17	57,157

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 13

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	13	7	0	20
Giants	0	0	7	0	7

Game information
Eagles Mike Boryla 23/34, 240 Yds, TD Tom Sullivan 18 Rush, 45 Yds Charle Young 9 Rec, 103 Yds, TD Giants Craig Morton 18/33, 208 Yds, TD, 2 INT Doug Kotar 4 Rush, 12 Yds Walker Gillette 6 Rec, 100 Yds

Philadelphia Eagles (5–7) at New York Giants (2–10)

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: December 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Rain; 50 °F (10 °C); wind 13 mph (21 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,170
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI NYG 2 Eagles Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, kick no good 6 0 2 Eagles Young 7-yard touchdown reception from Boryla, Dempsey kick good 13 0 3 Eagles Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Dempsey kick good 20 0 3 Giants Dawkins 4-yard touchdown reception from Morton, Gogolak kick good 20 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 7

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	7–1	8–3	285	218	W1
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	5–3	8–3	320	196	W2
Dallas Cowboys	8	6	0	.571	4–4	6–5	297	235	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	7	0	.500	3–5	5–6	242	217	W3
New York Giants	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	195	299	L6

References

1. "1974 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. Gridiron Uniform Database: Philadelphia Eagles
3. "1974 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.