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1974 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
General managerJim Murray
Head coachMike McCormack
Results
Record7–7
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Charle Young
LB Bill Bergey

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.

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

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Draft

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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

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Roster

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1974 Philadelphia Eagles 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


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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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

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Philadelphia Eagles (5–7) at New York Giants (2–10)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 13 7020
Giants 0 0 707

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
Game information

Standings

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NFC East
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

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  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.
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