1974_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1974 Kansas City Chiefs season
1974 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jack Steadman
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Jack Rudnay; LB Willie Lanier; CB Emmitt Thomas
	← 1973; Chiefs seasons; 1975 →;

1974 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1974 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League, the twelfth season in Kansas City Chiefs, and the fifteenth overall, it ended with a 5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the third straight season consecutive and third-place finish in the AFC West, Hank Stram was fired after the season and was replaced by Paul Wiggin in 1975.

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While the club's new facility at Arrowhead Stadium was drawing rave reviews, the Chiefs roster was beginning to show its age.^[1] The result was the team's first losing season in eleven years as the club was unable to string together consecutive victories during the year, a first in franchise history.^[1] Many of the club's key players were entering the twilight of their careers: Len Dawson was 39, Jim Tyrer was 35, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, and Ed Budde were 34, Dave Hill was 33 and Otis Taylor was 32.^[1]

One of the year's few bright spots in the 5–9 season was cornerback Emmitt Thomas, who led the league with a franchise-record 12 interceptions. The final game of the 1974 campaign marked the final time all seven of Kansas City's Pro Football Hall of Fame players from the club's AFL champion era took the field together with coach Hank Stram.^[1] Including owner Lamar Hunt and seven future Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers, an amazing total of 16 Hall of Fame inductees were involved in that 1974 season finale game. That 35–15 loss against Minnesota provided an anticlimactic conclusion to Hank Stram's illustrious coaching career in Kansas City. Three days later, Stram, the only head coach in franchise history was relieved of his duties on December 27 after compiling a 124–76–10 regular season record with the club.

Regular season

Game summaries

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"Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	16	Woody Green	Running back	Arizona State
2	41	Charlie Getty	Tackle	Penn State
3	66	David Jaynes	Quarterback	Kansas
4	94	Matt Herkenhoff	Tackle	Penn State
6	131	Jim Washington	Running back	Clemson
7	172	Leroy Hegge	Defensive end	South Dakota–Springfield
9	222	Jim Jennings	Running back	Rutgers
10	134	Tom Condon	Guard	Boston College
11	275	Bob Thornbladh	Running back	Michigan
12	300	Carl Brown	Wide receiver	West Texas A&M
13	328	Norm Romagnoli	Linebacker	Kentucky State
14	353	Frank Pomarico	Guard	Notre Dame
15	378	Lem Burnham	Linebacker	U. S. International
16	405	Barry Beers	Guard	William & Mary
17	431	David Langner	Defensive back	Auburn


	Quarterbacks 16 Len Dawson 12 David Jaynes 10 Mike Livingston Running backs 27 Woody Green 38 Wendell Hayes FB 31 Jeff Kinney 30 Cleo Miller 22 Donnie Joe Morris Wide receivers 83 Larry Brunson 80 Andy Hamilton 85 Barry Pearson 89 Otis Taylor 17 Elmo Wright Tight ends 87 John Strada 88 Morris Stroud		Offensive linemen 71 Ed Budde G 60 George Daney G 77 Charlie Getty T 73 Dave Hill T 52 Tommy Humphrey C 70 Jim Nicholson T 58 Jack Rudnay C 77 Jim Tyrer T 72 Wayne Walton T Defensive linemen 86 Buck Buchanan DT 61 Curley Culp DT 69 Fred DeBernardi DE 74 Tom Keating DT 81 Marvin Upshaw DE 99 Wilbur Young DE		Linebackers 78 Bobby Bell 63 Willie Lanier 51 Jim Lynch 57 Al Palewicz 50 Bob Thornbladh 54 Clyde Werner Defensive backs 48 Nate Allen CB 32 Doug Jones SS 46 Jim Kearney SS 40 Jim Marsalis CB 15 Kerry Reardon CB 20 Mike Sensibaugh FS 18 Emmitt Thomas CB Special teams 3 Jan Stenerud K 44 Jerrel Wilson P		Reserve lists 14 Ed Podolak RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 5	Detroit Lions	W 20–12	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	35,521	Recap
2	August 12	Buffalo Bills	L 21–35	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	39,248	Recap
3	August 17	at Los Angeles Rams	L 16–58	1–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	48,848	Recap
4	August 24	San Francisco 49ers	W 26–7	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	46,548	Recap
5	August 31	at Dallas Cowboys	L 16–25	2–3	Texas Stadium	43,492	Recap
6	September 6	St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–16	3–3	Arrowhead Stadium	46,067	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	New York Jets	W 24–16	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	74,854	Recap
2	September 22	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–27	1–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	48,108	Recap
3	September 29	at Houston Oilers	W 17–7	2–1	Houston Astrodome	28,538	Recap
4	October 6	Denver Broncos	L 14–17	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	67,298	Recap
5	October 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–34	2–3	Arrowhead Stadium	65,517	Recap
6	October 20	at Miami Dolphins	L 3–9	2–4	Miami Orange Bowl	67,779	Recap
7	October 27	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–14	3–4	San Diego Stadium	34,371	Recap
8	November 3	New York Giants	L 27–33	3–5	Arrowhead Stadium	61,437	Recap
9	November 10	San Diego Chargers	L 7–14	3–6	Arrowhead Stadium	48,551	Recap
10	November 18	at Denver Broncos	W 42–34	4–6	Mile High Stadium	50,236	Recap
11	November 24	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 6–33	4–7	Riverfront Stadium	49,777	Recap
12	December 1	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–13	5–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	41,863	Recap
13	December 8	Oakland Raiders	L 6–7	5–8	Arrowhead Stadium	60,577	Recap
14	December 14	Minnesota Vikings	L 15–35	5–9	Arrowhead Stadium	35,480	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	6	10	0	0	16
Chiefs	0	14	3	7	24

1974_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1974 Kansas City Chiefs season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 3: at Houston Oilers

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week 7: at San Diego Chargers

Week 8: vs. New York Giants

Week 9: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 10: at Denver Broncos

Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 14: vs Minnesota Vikings

Standings

References

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	2	0	.857	5–1	9–2	355	228	W3
Denver Broncos	7	6	1	.536	3–3	5–4–1	302	294	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	233	293	L2
San Diego Chargers	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	212	285	W2