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1974 New England Patriots season

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Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Standings
Notable games
References

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| team = New England Patriots
| year = 1974
| record = 7–7
| division_place = T-3rd AFC East
| coach = Chuck Fairbanks
| general manager = Chuck Fairbanks
| owner = Billy Sullivan
| stadium = Schaefer Stadium
| playoffs = did not qualify
| pro bowlers = none
| AP All-pros = none
| shortnavlink = Patriots seasons
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The 1974 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League and 15th overall. The Patriots ended the season with a record of seven wins and seven losses and finished tied for third in the AFC East Division. The Pats stunned the Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins in Week 1 at Schaffer Stadium. The Pats went on to win their first five games on their way to a 6–1 start. However, they struggled in the second half, winning only one game before finishing with a 7–7 record.

Staff

New England Patriots 1974 staff

Front office

President – Bob Marr
Executive vice president – George Sargent
Assistant general manager – Peter Hadhazy
Director of player personnel – Bucko Kilroy
Assistant personnel director – J. I. Albrecht
Administrative assistant to the head coach – Phil Bengston

Head coaches

Head coach/general manager – Chuck Fairbanks

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Bill Nelsen
Offensive backfield – Ron Erhardt
Receivers – Ray Perkins
Offensive Line – Red Miller

Defensive coaches

Defensive line – Hank Bullough
Linebackers/secondary – Charlie Sumner
Defensive backfield – Larry Weaver

Special teams coaches

Special teams – Jim Valek

Roster

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| year = 1974
| team = New England Patriots
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| tight_ends ={{NFLplayer|80|Bob Adams|d=American football}}{{NFLplayer|86|Bob Windsor}}
| offensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|61|Sam Adams Sr.|G}}{{NFLplayer|68|Bill DuLac|rookie=y|G}}{{NFLplayer|70|Leon Gray|T}}{{NFLplayer|73|John Hannah|d=American football|G}}{{NFLplayer|63|Shelby Jordan|T}}{{NFLplayer|67|Bill Lenkaitis|C}}{{NFLplayer|77|Tom Neville|d=offensive tackle|T}}
| defensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|85|Julius Adams|DE}}{{NFLplayer|71|Ray Hamilton|DT}}{{NFLplayer|74|Craig Hanneman|DT}}{{NFLplayer|72|Mel Lunsford|DE}}{{NFLplayer|78|Tony McGee|DE}}{{NFLplayer|75|Arthur Moore|d=American football|DT}}
| linebackers ={{NFLplayer|55|Will Foster|d=American football}}{{NFLplayer|50|Sam Hunt|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|52|Steve King|d=American football}}{{NFLplayer|57|Steve Nelson|d=American football|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|90|George Webster|d=American football}}
| defensive_backs ={{NFLplayer|27|Ron Bolton|CB}}{{NFLplayer|22|Sandy Durko}}{{NFLplayer|47|Jim Massey|d=American football|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|34|Prentice McCray|rookie=y|SS}}{{NFLplayer|40|Dave McCurry|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|25|John Sanders|d=American football|FS}}
| special_teams ={{NFLplayer|1|John Smith|d=American football|rookie=y|K}}
}}

Regular season

The Patriots posted their first non-losing season since 1966, finishing 7–7. They erupted to a 5–0 start before losing seven of their last nine games due to injuries and rising strength of opponents as the season went on. A league-wide player strike during training camp and preseason allowed a large number of new players to make the squad, as coach Chuck Fairbanks was installing a new offensive system.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	September 15	Miami Dolphins	W 34–24	Schaefer Stadium	1–0	55,006
2	September 22	at New York Giants	W 28–20	Yale Bowl	2–0	44,082
3	September 29	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–14	Schaefer Stadium	3–0	61,279
4	October 6	Baltimore Colts	W 42–3	Schaefer Stadium	4–0	59,502
5	October 13	at New York Jets	W 24–0	Shea Stadium	5–0	57,825
6	October 20	at Buffalo Bills	L 28–30	Rich Stadium	5–1	78,935
7	October 27	at Minnesota Vikings	W 17–14	Metropolitan Stadium	6–1	48,177
8	November 3	Buffalo Bills	L 28–29	Schaefer Stadium	6–2	61,279
9	November 10	Cleveland Browns	L 14–21	Schaefer Stadium	6–3	61,279
10	November 17	New York Jets	L 16–21	Schaefer Stadium	6–4	57,115
11	November 24	at Baltimore Colts	W 27–17	Memorial Stadium	7–4	34,782
12	December 1	at Oakland Raiders	L 26–41	Oakland Coliseum	7–5	50,120
13	December 8	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–21	Schaefer Stadium	7–6	52,107
14	December 15	at Miami Dolphins	L 27–34	Miami Orange Bowl	7–7	56,920

Standings

Notable games

September 15 vs. Miami Dolphins:

The Patriots ended a four-game losing streak to Miami, erupting to a 31–10 third quarter lead and cruising home 34–24. Mack Herron opened the season for the Patriots with a fourteen-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, while Jim Plunkett had a touchdown throw to Reggie Rucker and a five-yard rushing score to go with Sam Cunningham's 13-yard rushing score.

September 22 vs. New York Giants at Yale:

The Patriots traveled to New Haven, Connecticut to face the Giants. Norm Snead of the Giants opened the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown to Ron A. Johnson; the Patriots answered with a 12-yarder from Jim Plunkett to Mack Herron, both scores coming in the first quarter. In the second Joe Dawkins of the Giants punched the ball in from one yard out, and the Patriots tied the game as Plunkett found Randy Vataha from 38 yards out. New England then took over as Sam Cunningham caught a 14-yard Plunkett pass and Herron later ran in a four-yard score. Johnson caught another touchdown from Snead in the fourth quarter but the PAT was stopped and the Patriots ended the game 28–20 winners.

October 20 at Buffalo Bills:

The Bills ended the Patriots' five-game winning streak 30–28. O.J. Simpson had one rushing touchdown and a catch from Joe Ferguson, who also completed touchdown throws to Paul Seymour. Sam Cunningham had three rushing scores and Jim Plunkett fired a 12-yard touchdown bullet to Reggie Rucker with nine seconds left. The Bills recovered the ensuing onside kick to preserve the win.

October 27 at Minnesota Vikings:

With both teams entering the game at 5–1, turnovers plagued the day at Metropolitan Stadium. Jim Plunkett was picked off twice and the Patriots fumbled twice, while Fran Tarkenton had three picks. The Patriots also had nine penalties eating up 122 yards as the Vikings erased an early 10–0 New England lead and led 14–10 in the final minute; Tarkenton ran in a late touchdown, then threw the ball into the face of Ron Bolton after he tripped on a camera cable and mistakenly believed Bolton tripped him; a brief brawl ensued and both Bolton and Tarkenton were ejected.^[1] But Jim Plunkett drove the Pats down field and fired a ten-yard game-winning touchdown to Bob Windsor on the final play; Windsor had to break numerous tackles to reach the endzone and was injured for the season as a result.

November 3 vs. Buffalo Bills:

The Patriots and Bills squared off in another hard-fought affair as Joe Ferguson threw for 247 yards and a touchdown to Ahmad Rashād while O.J. Simpson was held in check until late in the first half with a touchdown. Jim Plunkett threw two touchdowns to Mack Herron and Sam Cunningham rushed in another score for a 21–19 Patriots half time lead, but the Bills struck first in the third quarter when Dave Washington picked off Plunket and ran back 72 yards for the score. Another Mack Herron score and John Leypoldt's third field goal of the day left the score 29–28 in the final minute when the Patriots drove down field for a field goal, but the kick was blocked by Jeff Yeates of the Bills, preserving the win.

References

1. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdqtM81HVnE This Week In The NFL 1974: Patriots at Vikings]

3 : 1974 National Football League season by team|New England Patriots seasons|1974 in sports in Massachusetts

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