Английская Википедия:1974 Kansas City Chiefs season
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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.
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.
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 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 |
Roster
Preseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Detroit Lions | W 20–12 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 35,521 | Recap |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Buffalo Bills | L 21–35 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 39,248 | Recap |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Los Angeles Rams | L 16–58 | 1–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,848 | Recap |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | San Francisco 49ers | W 26–7 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 46,548 | Recap |
| 5 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Dallas Cowboys | L 16–25 | 2–3 | Texas Stadium | 43,492 | Recap |
| 6 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–16 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 46,067 | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 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 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | 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 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Minnesota Vikings | L 15–35 | 5–9 | Arrowhead Stadium | 35,480 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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
Шаблон:1974 AFC West standings
References
Шаблон:Kansas City Chiefs Шаблон:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Шаблон:1974 NFL season by team
