1974 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1974 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 37th year with the National Football League and the 29th season in Los Angeles. The Rams looked to improve on its 12-2 season from 1973 and win the NFC West for the 2nd straight season. While not improving on their record, they did win their division for the 2nd straight season with a 10-4 record, which was good enough for the 2nd best record in the NFC. In the playoffs, Los Angeles defeated the Washington Redskins in a rematch of week 13's game, which Washington won 23-17, which turned out to be the Rams only loss at home during the entire season. They won this game 19-10 to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the first time ever. However, they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 14-10 to end their season.

1974 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Redskins) 19–10
Lost NFC Championship
(at Vikings) 10–14

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1974 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
111John CappellettiRBPenn State
250Bill SimpsonSMichigan State
376Al OliverOTUCLA
499Norris WeeseQBMississippi

Roster
1974 Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 15 at Denver Broncos W 17–10 1–0 Mile High Stadium 51,121 Recap
2 September 22 New Orleans Saints W 24–0 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,178 Recap
3 September 29 at New England Patriots L 14–20 2–1 Schaefer Stadium 61,279 Recap
4 October 6 Detroit Lions W 16–13 3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 64,987 Recap
5 October 13 at Green Bay Packers L 6–17 3–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,499 Recap
6 October 20 San Francisco 49ers W 37–14 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 67,319 Recap
7 October 27 at New York Jets W 20–13 5–2 Shea Stadium 56,110 Recap
8 November 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 15–13 6–2 Candlestick Park 57,502 Recap
9 November 10 Atlanta Falcons W 21–0 7–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 70,056 Recap
10 November 17 at New Orleans Saints L 7–20 7–3 Tulane Stadium 57,287 Recap
11 November 24 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 8–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,266 Recap
12 December 1 at Atlanta Falcons W 30–7 9–3 Atlanta Stadium 18,648 Recap
13 December 9 Washington Redskins L 17–23 9–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,313 Recap
14 December 15 Buffalo Bills W 19–14 10–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 84,324 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Divisional December 22 Washington Redskins W 19–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,118 Recap
NFC Championship December 29 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–14 Metropolitan Stadium 47,404 Recap

Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 10 4 0 .714 5–1 7–3 263 181 W1
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 4–2 6–5 226 236 W2
New Orleans Saints 5 9 0 .357 3–3 5–6 166 263 L1
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 0–6 3–8 111 271 W1

Awards and records

References
  1. "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.


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