1974 Chicago Bears season
The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–10 record, another dismal season led to the termination of Abe Gibron as head coach.
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Pick |
Player |
Position |
School/Club Team |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 15, 1974 |
Detroit Lions |
W 17–9 |
48,134 |
| 2 |
September 22, 1974 |
New York Jets |
L 23–21 |
50,213 |
| 3 |
September 29, 1974 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 11–7 |
46,217 |
| 4 |
October 6, 1974 |
New Orleans Saints |
W 24–10 |
45,818 |
| 5 |
October 13, 1974 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
L 13–10 |
47,835 |
| 6 |
October 21, 1974 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 10–9 |
50,623 |
| 7 |
October 27, 1974 |
at Buffalo Bills |
L 16–6 |
78,084 |
| 8 |
November 3, 1974 |
Minnesota Vikings |
L 17–0 |
33,343 |
| 9 |
November 10, 1974 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 20–3 |
46,567 |
| 10 |
November 17, 1974 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 34–0 |
42,686 |
| 11 |
November 24, 1974 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 34–17 |
40,930 |
| 12 |
December 1, 1974 |
New York Giants |
W 16–13 |
18,802 |
| 13 |
December 8, 1974 |
at San Diego Chargers |
L 28–21 |
33,662 |
| 14 |
December 15, 1974 |
at Washington Redskins |
L 42–0 |
52,085 |
Game summaries
Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Packers |
0 |
0 | 6 | 3 |
9 |
| • Bears |
10 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
| Bears | Mirro Roder 23-yard field goal | Bears 3–0 |
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| 1 |
| Bears | Charlie Wade 57-yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick) | Bears 10–0 |
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| 3 |
| Packers | Chester Marcol 34-yard field goal | Bears 10–3 |
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| 3 |
| Packers | Chester Marcol 33-yard field goal | Bears 10–6 |
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| 4 |
| Packers | Chester Marcol 36-yard field goal | Bears 10–9 |
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Standings
References
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| Lore | |
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| Culture | |
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| Rivalries | |
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| Key personnel | |
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| Division championships (18) | |
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| Conference championships (4) | |
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| League championships (9) | |
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| Media |
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
- Television:
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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| Current league affiliations | |
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| Seasons (96) | |
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