The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record, which led to the ouster of Abe Gibron as head coach.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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| 1
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September 15
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Detroit Lions
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W 17–9
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1–0
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Soldier Field
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48,134
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| 2
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September 22
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New York Jets
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L 21–23
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1–1
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Soldier Field
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50,213
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| 3
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September 29
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at Minnesota Vikings
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L 7–11
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1–2
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Metropolitan Stadium
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46,217
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| 4
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October 6
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New Orleans Saints
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W 24–10
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2–2
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Soldier Field
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45,818
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| 5
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October 13
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at Atlanta Falcons
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L 10–13
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2–3
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Atlanta Stadium
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47,835
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| 6
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October 21
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Green Bay Packers
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W 10–9
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3–3
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Soldier Field
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50,623
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| 7
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October 27
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at Buffalo Bills
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L 6–16
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3–4
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Rich Stadium
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78,084
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| 8
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November 3
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Minnesota Vikings
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L 0–17
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3–5
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Soldier Field
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33,343
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| 9
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November 10
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at Green Bay Packers
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L 3–20
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3–6
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Milwaukee County Stadium
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46,567
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| 10
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November 17
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San Francisco 49ers
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L 0–34
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3–7
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Soldier Field
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42,686
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| 11
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November 24
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at Detroit Lions
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L 17–34
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3–8
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Tiger Stadium
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40,930
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| 12
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December 1
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New York Giants
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W 16–13
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4–8
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Soldier Field
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18,802
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| 13
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December 8
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at San Diego Chargers
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L 21–28
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4–9
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San Diego Stadium
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33,662
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| 14
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December 15
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at Washington Redskins
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L 0–42
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4–10
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RFK Stadium
|
52,085
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| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
Gary Huff hit Charlie Wade with two long passes, one from 73 yards and another from 43, setting up Chicago touchdowns that beat Detroit. Carl Garrett ran in from one yard for the Bears first touchdown and Huff threw a nine-yard touchdown pass for a 14–0 lead. It would be though the high mark for the Bears that season.
Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers |
0 |
0 | 6 | 3 |
9 |
| • Bears |
10 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
Scoring summary |
| 1 | | Bears | Mirro Roder 23-yard field goal | Bears 3–0 |
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| 1 | | Bears | Charlie Wade 57-yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick) | Bears 10–0 |
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| 3 | | Packers | Chester Marcol 34-yard field goal | Bears 10–3 |
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| 3 | | Packers | Chester Marcol 33-yard field goal | Bears 10–6 |
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| 4 | | Packers | Chester Marcol 36-yard field goal | Bears 10–9 |
Standings
Awards and records
References
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| Rivalries | |
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| Minor league affiliates | |
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| Key personnel | |
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| Division championships (21) | |
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| Conference championships (4) | |
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| League championships (9) | |
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| Media |
- Broadcasters
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Television:
- WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate)
- Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming)
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) |
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