The 1974 Green Bay Packers season was their 56th season overall and their 54th season in the
National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record under fourth-year head coach
Dan Devine, a consecutive third-place finish in the
NFC Central division. The Packers lost their last three games, all to non-playoff teams.
After Week 6, the 3–3 Packers traded five future draft picks to the
Los Angeles Rams for veteran quarterback
John Hadl, who had recently been benched in favor of
James Harris. [1] The trade occurred the day after the Packers' offense (under quarterback
Jerry Tagge) managed only three field goals in a 10–9 road loss to
rivalChicago on
Monday night.[2] The Packers had defeated the Rams 17–6 in
Milwaukee the week prior, intercepting four passes.[3]
With a year remaining on his five-year contract, Devine resigned a day after the last game of the regular season and returned to
college football at
Notre Dame,[4][5] following the sudden retirement of
Ara Parseghian. Devine was succeeded as head coach at Green Bay by
Hall of Fame quarterback
Bart Starr, hired on Christmas Eve.[6][7][8]
The 1974 Green Bay Packers season was their 56th season overall and their 54th season in the
National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record under fourth-year head coach
Dan Devine, a consecutive third-place finish in the
NFC Central division. The Packers lost their last three games, all to non-playoff teams.
After Week 6, the 3–3 Packers traded five future draft picks to the
Los Angeles Rams for veteran quarterback
John Hadl, who had recently been benched in favor of
James Harris. [1] The trade occurred the day after the Packers' offense (under quarterback
Jerry Tagge) managed only three field goals in a 10–9 road loss to
rivalChicago on
Monday night.[2] The Packers had defeated the Rams 17–6 in
Milwaukee the week prior, intercepting four passes.[3]
With a year remaining on his five-year contract, Devine resigned a day after the last game of the regular season and returned to
college football at
Notre Dame,[4][5] following the sudden retirement of
Ara Parseghian. Devine was succeeded as head coach at Green Bay by
Hall of Fame quarterback
Bart Starr, hired on Christmas Eve.[6][7][8]