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The 1974 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 15th overall. The team improved on their 2–11–1 record in 1973 and finished 5-9. It was Tommy Prothro 's first season as the team's head coach.
Before the season, the team changed from white helmets and powder blue jerseys—which it had had since its inception in 1960 —to royal blue helmets and jerseys.[1] Players' uniform numbers were also removed from the helmets. The royal blue would remain through 1984, when the helmets and jerseys became a darker shade of blue (navy blue); that blue became even darker in 1988. The Chargers switched back permanently to modified white helmets in 2007 .[2]
NFL Draft
Roster
1974 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
, 5 practice squad
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 15
at Houston Oilers
L 14–21
0–1
Astrodome
25,317
Recap
2
September 22
at Cincinnati Bengals
W 20–17
1–1
Riverfront Stadium
51,178
Recap
3
September 29
Miami Dolphins
L 21–28
1–2
San Diego Stadium
44,706
Recap
4
October 6
Philadelphia Eagles
L 7–13
1–3
San Diego Stadium
36,124
Recap
5
October 13
Oakland Raiders
L 10–14
1–4
San Diego Stadium
40,539
Recap
6
October 20
at Denver Broncos
L 7–27
1–5
Mile High Stadium
50,928
Recap
7
October 27
Kansas City Chiefs
L 24–14
1–6
San Diego Stadium
34,371
Recap
8
November 3
Cleveland Browns
W 36–35
2–6
San Diego Stadium
35,683
Recap
9
November 10
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 14–7
3–6
Arrowhead Stadium
48,551
Recap
10
November 17
at Oakland Raiders
L 10–17
3–7
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
50,178
Recap
11
November 24
at Green Bay Packers
L 0–34
3–8
Lambeau Field
56,267
Recap
12
December 1
at New York Jets
L 14–27
3–9
Shea Stadium
44,888
Recap
13
December 8
Chicago Bears
W 28–21
4–9
San Diego Stadium
33,662
Recap
14
December 15
Denver Broncos
W 17–0
5–9
San Diego Stadium
36,571
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 1 at Oilers
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
HOU – George Amundson 3-yard run (Skip Butler kick). Oilers 21–14. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Wild card berths (4) Division championships (15) Conference championships (1) League championships (1) Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation