The 1974 Dallas Cowboys season was their 15th in the
league, all under head coach
Tom Landry. The
Cowboys failed to improve on their
previous output of 10–4, winning only eight games.[1] They missed the
playoffs for the first time
in nine years, the only time in eighteen seasons (
1966–
1983) that the Cowboys did not advance to the postseason.
The Cowboys began with a 1–4 start and although they went 7–2 afterwards, it was not enough to overcome the slow start.
The
1974 season featured one of the most memorable
Thanksgiving games in Cowboys history. Trailing 16–3 in the second half (and having already lost quarterback
Roger Staubach to injury), little used backup
Clint Longley threw two touchdown passes to lead the team to a 24–23 victory over the
Redskins at
Texas Stadium.
The 1974 Dallas Cowboys season was their 15th in the
league, all under head coach
Tom Landry. The
Cowboys failed to improve on their
previous output of 10–4, winning only eight games.[1] They missed the
playoffs for the first time
in nine years, the only time in eighteen seasons (
1966–
1983) that the Cowboys did not advance to the postseason.
The Cowboys began with a 1–4 start and although they went 7–2 afterwards, it was not enough to overcome the slow start.
The
1974 season featured one of the most memorable
Thanksgiving games in Cowboys history. Trailing 16–3 in the second half (and having already lost quarterback
Roger Staubach to injury), little used backup
Clint Longley threw two touchdown passes to lead the team to a 24–23 victory over the
Redskins at
Texas Stadium.