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1974 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJosephine Morabito-Fox
Jane Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachDick Nolan
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record6–8
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersC Forrest Blue
CB Jimmy Johnson
P Tom Wittum

The 1974 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League, their 29th overall, and their sixth under head coach Dick Nolan.

Despite initially starting 2–0, the 49ers would proceed to lose their next seven games, dropping them to a 2–7 record. They would proceed to win four of their last five games, but finished with a 6–8 record, which was four wins shy of the playoffs.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1974 NFL draft
1974 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Wilbur Jackson  Running back Alabama
1 10 Bill Sandifer  Defensive tackle UCLA
2 35 Keith Fahnhorst *  Tackle Minnesota
2 49 Delvin Williams *  Running back Kansas
4 83 Clint Haslerig  Wide receiver Michigan
4 90 Sammy Johnson  Running back North Carolina
6 138 Mike Raines  Defensive tackle Alabama
7 166 Kermit Johnson  Running back UCLA signed with Southern California Sun (WFL)
8 191 Jim Schnietz  Guard Missouri
9 216 Manfred Moore  Running back USC
10 244 Glen Gaspard  Linebacker Texas
11 269 Greg Battle  Defensive back Colorado State
12 294 Tom Hull  Linebacker Penn State
13 322 Tom Owen  Quarterback Wichita State
14 347 Walt Williamson  Defensive end Michigan
15 372 Leonard Gray  Tight end Long Beach State did not play college football
16 400 Jack Conners  Defensive back Oregon
17 425 Levi Stanley  Guard Hawaii
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff / Coaches

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1974 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner(s) – Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito
  • General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Rich Brooks



Roster

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1974 San Francisco 49ers 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

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 3 at San Diego Chargers L 6–20 0–1 San Diego Stadium 18,870
2 August 12 at Cleveland Browns L 20–21 0–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,008
3 August 18 Denver Broncos L 3–10 0–3 Candlestick Park 29,908
4 August 24 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–26 0–4 Arrowhead Stadium 46,548
5 September 2 Oakland Raiders L 19–20 0–5 Candlestick Park 52,538
6 September 8 Los Angeles Rams L 7–17 0–6 Candlestick Park 46,125

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 15 at New Orleans Saints W 17–13 1–0 Tulane Stadium 65,071 Recap
2 September 22 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–10 2–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 47,686 Recap
3 September 29 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–21 2–1 Candlestick Park 49,895 Recap
4 October 6 St. Louis Cardinals L 9–34 2–2 Candlestick Park 48,675 Recap
5 October 14 at Detroit Lions L 13–17 2–3 Tiger Stadium 45,199 Recap
6 October 20 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–37 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 67,319 Recap
7 October 27 Oakland Raiders L 24–35 2–5 Candlestick Park 58,284 Recap
8 November 4 Los Angeles Rams L 13–15 2–6 Candlestick Park 57,502 Recap
9 November 10 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–20 2–7 Texas Stadium 50,018 Recap
10 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 34–0 3–7 Soldier Field 42,686 Recap
11 November 24 Atlanta Falcons W 27–0 4–7 Candlestick Park 45,435 Recap
12 December 1 at Cleveland Browns L 0–7 4–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,559 Recap
13 December 8 Green Bay Packers W 7–6 5–8 Candlestick Park 47,475 Recap
14 December 15 New Orleans Saints W 35–21 6–8 Candlestick Park 40,418 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 10 4 0 .714 5–1 7–3 263 181 W1
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 4–2 6–5 226 236 W2
New Orleans Saints 5 9 0 .357 3–3 5–6 166 263 L1
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 0–6 3–8 111 271 W1

References

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  1. ^ "1974 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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