The 1974 Green Bay Packers - 6-8 (3RD - Central Division)
Head Coach: Dan Devine
1974 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-2)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (3-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
2 at Buffalo Bills W 16-13 1- 0-0 30,119 Jerry Tagge Eric Torkelson (43) Jerry Tagge (72) Steve Odom (2-52)
10 M-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS W 13- 0 2- 0-0 43,000 Jerry Tagge Don Woods (99) Jerry Tagge (101) Ken Payne (4-52)
17 G-CHICAGO BEARS W 20-10 3- 0-0 53,106 Jerry Tagge Les Goodman (44) Jerry Tagge (141) Barry Smith (2-40)
24 G-DENVER BRONCOS L 21-31 3- 1-0 56,267 Jerry Tagge MacArthur Lane (22) Jack Concannon (108) Steve Odom (4-33)
30 at Miami Dolphins L 10-21 3- 2-0 54,666 Jack Concannon MacArthur Lane (33) Jack Concannon (106) MacArthur Lane (3-18)
SEPTEMBER (1-0)
6 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS W 26-24 4- 2-0 46,605 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (47) Jerry Tagge (151) Jon Staggers (6-60)
1974 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (2-1)
15 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0) L 17-32 0- 1-0 55,131 96 95 165 97 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (53) Jerry Tagge (102) Barry Smith (2-29)
22 at Baltimore Colts (0-1) W 20-13 1- 1-0 35,873 84 109 133 149 Jerry Tagge MacArthur Lane (36) Jerry Tagge (109) Jon Staggers (3-52)
29 M-DETROIT LIONS (0-2) W 21-19 2- 1-0 45,970 154 200 71 219 Jerry Tagge Les Goodman (61) Jerry Tagge (200) John Brockington (5-45)
OCTOBER (1-3)
6 G-BUFFALO BILLS (2-1) L 7-27 2- 2-0 51,919 100 131 148 157 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (56) Jerry Tagge (141) MacArthur Lane (5-30)
13 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-1) W 17- 6 3- 2-0 45,938 143 - 1 157 94 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (89) Jerry Tagge (17) Barry Smith (1-13)
21 at Chicago Bears (2-3) L 9-10 3- 3-0 50,623 91 140 159 85 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (31) Jerry Tagge (140) Jon Staggers (5-45)
27 at Detroit Lions (2-4) L 17-19 3- 4-0 51,775 97 216 115 249 Jack Concannon John Brockington (53) Jack Concannon (237) Jon Staggers (6-82)
NOVEMBER (3-1)
3 G-WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-3) L 6-17 3- 5-0 55,288 96 158 100 137 Jack Concannon John Brockington (78) John Hadl (99) John Brockington (6-25)
10 M-CHICAGO BEARS (3-5) W 20- 3 4- 5-0 46,567 96 119 86 149 John Hadl John Brockington (60) John Hadl (119) Jon Staggers (2-72)
17 at Minnesota Vikings (7-2) W 19- 7 5- 5-0 47,924 202 191 74 210 John Hadl John Brockington (137) John Hadl (199) John Brockington (3-66)
24 G-SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (3-7) W 34- 0 6- 5-0 50,321 73 224 109 84 John Hadl John Brockington (34) John Hadl (157) Jon Staggers (6-80)
DECEMBER (2-1)
1 at Philadelphia Eagles (4-7) L 14-36 6- 6-0 42,030 81 221 92 122 John Hadl John Brockington (50) John Hadl (237) Rich McGeorge (4-99)
8 at San Francisco 49ers (4-8) L 6- 7 6- 7-0 47,475 133 95 103 180 John Hadl John Brockington (92) John Hadl (123) MacArthur Lane (5-32)
15 at Atlanta Falcons (2-11) L 3-10 6- 8-0 10,020 125 138 129 68 John Hadl John Brockington (65) John Hadl (128) John Brockington (5-17)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1974 IN REVIEW
Dan Devine's exit following the completion of the 1974 season was similar in at least one way to his coaching debut in 1971 - it came with a suprise. Devine, realizing he was losing support with the team's executive committee as another unsuccessful season ended, put out feelers in a search for other positions.He met with an official Notre Dame prior to a season-ending loss in Atlanta, then demanded to know his status with the Packers upon his return. He met with Packers president Dominic Olejniczak Sunday night following the game. The next day, Devine resigned before any determination had been made as to whether or not he would return for the fifth and final year of his contract. The man who broke his leg in the first game as Packers coach also announced he was leaving to become the head coach at Notre Dame. "I want to than the Green Bay Packers for giving me an opportunity to coach here for the last four years," Devine said at a farewell press conference. "And, particularly, I want to thank the players who never gave up." Throughout his tenure, Devine struggled to find a reliable quarterback. The situation worsened in 1974. For the first time in 51 years, Packers' passers threw just one touchdown in the first seven games. Devine, who had given up two 2nd-round draft choices for Jim Del Gaizo in 1973 and a fifth-round selection for Jack Concannon in July, pulled out all the stops. He traded two first-round picks (1975 and 1976), two second-round choices (1975 and 1976) and a third rounder (1975) to the Los Angeles Rams for 34-year old John Hadl. Hadl threw all of three touchdown passes in the final seven games, and the team's record in that span (3-4) was no better than it had been in the opening seven weeks. For the second year in a row, Green Bay (6-8) finished ahead of only Chicago in the NFC Central Division.
HOW BOBBY SCOTT CHANGED A FRANCHISE'S FATE
The John Hadl trade will go down as one of the worst in Packers history, if not in the entire history of the NFL. Green Bay mortgaged its future for a 34-year old quarterback who had benched two weeks prior after performing dismally against, ironically, the Packers. BUT if not a twist of fate in Atlanta, the Packers fortunes may have been vastly different. After watching Jerry Tagge stumble as a starter, going 3-3, head coach Dan Devine knew his future with the Packers was in doubt. Jack Concannon was not the answer, so Devine began to fish around the NFL looking for a trading partner. In New Orleans, 25-year old Archie Manning had fallen out of favor with the franchise. The second pick overall in the 1971 draft, Manning had led 11-28-3 record as a starter before losing the job to Bobby Scott in Week Six. Bobby Scott, who was in his second season, was given the job against the Falcons by head coach John North. Scott would toss a touchdown pass in the 13-3 New Orleans win before going down with a knee injury. North turned to Larry Cipa instead of Manning, and it appeared more and more likely the Packers would be able to consumate the deal with the Saints. Devine had tried to work a deal with Dallas for31-year-old Craig Morton. Since Morton had mostly been a backup to first Don Meredith and then Roger Staubach since entering the league in 1965 and since he had signed
a futures contract with the WFL, Devine, who desperately wanted an established starter, did not pull the trigger on the deal. Ironically, Morton would be traded to the Giants for a 1975 first-round draft choice on the same day the Packers acquired Hadl and would go to lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl as a starter in 1977. Devine had apparently agreed to a tentative trade the previous week to bring Manning to Green Bay, after the Saints had also talked to the Rams, Giants and 49ers. After seeing Scott go down, and realizing that Cipa, a rookie from Michigan, was not the answer, North pulled back from the Manning deal and would start the fallen star for the remainder of the season. Devine was left with really one choice...and made the fateful call to the Los Angeles Rams.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Ron Acks 52 LB 6- 2 225 Illinois 1 7 29 13 1974 FA-New England
Mike Basinger 71 DE 6- 3 258 Cal-Riverside 1 1 22 1 1974 FA
John Brockington 42 RB 6- 1 225 Ohio State 4 4 25 14 1971 Draft-1st round
Aaron Brown 74 DE 6- 5 270 Minnesota 2 8 30 2 1973 Trade-Kan City
Willie Buchanon 28 CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State 3 3 23 14 1972 Draft-1st round
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 240 Texas-El Paso 7 7 28 14 1968 Draft-1st round
Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 245 Minnesota 5 5 25 14 1970 Draft-3rd round
Jack Concannon 10 QB 6- 3 200 Boston College 1 9 31 14 1974 Trade-Dallas
Mark Cooney 58 LB 6- 4 222 Colorado 1 1 23 13 1974 Draft-16th round
Mike Donohoe 86 TE 6- 3 230 San Francisco 2 5 29 14 1973 FA-Atl (1971)
Ken Ellis 48 CB 5-10 195 Southern 5 5 26 14 1970 Draft-4th round
Mike Fanucci 71 DE 6- 4 242 Arizona State 1 3 24 13 1974 FA-Hou (1973)
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 265 Minnesota 9 9 30 14 1966 Draft-1st round
Les Goodman 25 RB 5-11 206 Yankton 2 2 24 13 1973 FA
John Hadl 12 QB 6- 1 214 Kansas 1 13 34 7 1974 Trade-L. Angeles
Charlie Hall 21 CB 6- 1 190 Pittsburgh 4 4 26 13 1971 Draft-3rd round
Larry Hefner 51 LB 6- 2 230 Clemson 3 3 25 14 1972 Draft-14th round
Ted Hendricks 56 LB 6- 7 220 Miami 1 6 26 14 1974 Trade-Baltimore
Jim Hill 39 S 6- 2 195 Texas A&I 3 6 27 14 1972 Trade-San Diego
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 260 Ohio State 7 7 28 14 1968 Draft-3rd round
Noel Jenke 55 LB 6- 1 225 Minnesota 2 4 26 8 1973 FA-Atl (1972)
Larry Krause 30 RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert 3 3 25 14 1970 Draft-17th round
MacArthur Lane 36 RB 6- 1 220 Utah State 3 7 32 14 1972 Trade-St. Louis
Charlie Leigh 23 RB 5-11 206 No College 1 6 28 12 1974 FA-Miami
Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 7 7 28 9 1968 Draft-1st round
Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 3 3 24 14 1972 Draft-2nd round
Dave Mason 43 DB 6- 0 195 Nebraska 1 2 24 12 1974 FA-NE (1973)
Al Matthews 29 DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I 5 5 26 14 1970 Draft-2nd round
Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 240 Illinois 2 2 22 14 1973 Draft-12th round
Mike McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 285 Notre Dame 5 5 25 14 1970 Draft-1st round
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 230 Elon 5 5 25 14 1970 Draft-1st round
Lee Nystrom 70 T 6- 5 258 Macalester 1 1 22 13 1974 FA
Steve Odom 84 WR 6- 4 230 Utah 1 1 21 14 1974 Draft-5th round
Steve Okoniewski 73 DT 6- 4 252 Montana 1 3 25 14 1974 Trade-Buffalo
Ken Payne 85 WR 6- 1 185 Langston 1 1 23 12 1974 Draft-6th round
Dave Pureifory 75 DE 6- 1 250 E. Michigan 3 3 25 13 1972 Draft-6th round
Alden Roche 87 DE 6- 4 255 Southern 4 5 29 14 1971 Trade-Denver
John Schmitt 52 C 6- 4 250 Hofstra 1 11 31 14 1974 Trade-NY Jets
Harry Schuh 79 T 6- 3 260 Memphis State 1 10 32 14 1974 Trade-L. Angeles
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Barry Smith 80 WR 6- 1 190 Florida State 2 2 23 14 1973 Draft-1st round
Barty Smith 33 FB 6- 3 240 Richmond 1 1 22 8 1974 Draft-1st round
Perry Smith 45 CB 6- 1 195 Colorado State 2 2 23 12 1973 FA-Oakland
Malcolm Snider 67 G 6- 4 250 Stanford 3 6 27 14 1972 Trade-Atlanta
Jon Staggers 22 WR 5-10 180 Missouri 3 5 25 14 1972 FA-Pitt (1971)
Jerry Tagge 17 QB 6- 2 215 Nebraska 3 3 24 6 1972 Draft-1st round
Eric Torkelson 26 RB 6- 2 194 Connecticut 1 1 22 14 1974 Draft-11th round
Bruce Van Dyke 61 G 6- 2 255 Missouri 1 9 30 1 1974 Trade-Pittsburgh
Pete Van Valkenberg 40 RB 6- 2 205 BYU 1 2 24 6 1974 Trade-Buffalo
Carl Wafer 78 T 6- 3 250 Tennessee State 1 1 23 1 1974 FA
Randy Walker 18 P 5-10 177 NW State (LA) 1 1 23 14 1974 Draft-12th round
Bob Wicks 49 WR 6- 3 205 Utah State 1 2 24 1 1974 FA-STL (1972)
Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 5 5 27 14 1970 Trade-Dallas
Keith Wortman 65 G 6- 2 250 Nebraska 3 3 24 12 1972 Draft-10th round
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1974 PACKERS DRAFT (January 29-30, 1974)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1 - 12 Barty Smith RB Richmond
2 - 38 Traded to Miami for Jim Del Gaizo
3 - 54 Traded to San Diego for Jim Hill
4 - 90 Traded to San Francisco for Al Randolph
5 - 116 Steve Odom WR Utah
6a - 134 Don Woods (A) RB New Mexico
6b - 142 Ken Payne WR Langston
7 - 168 Bart Purvis OT Maryland
8a - 194 Monte Doris LB Southern California
8b - 200 Ned Guillet (B) S Boston College
9 - 220 Harold Holton OG Texas-El Paso
10 - 246 Doug Troszak DT Michigan
11 - 272 Eric Torkelson RB Connecticut
12 - 298 Randy Walker P NW State
13 - 324 Emanuel Armstrong LB San Jose St
14 - 350 Andy Neloms DT Kentucky St
15 - 376 Dave Wannstedt T Pittsburgh
16 - 402 Mark Cooney LB Colorado
17 - 428 Randy Woodfield WR Portland St
A - Acquired from Chicago for the rights to Zeke Bratkowski B - Acquired from Atlanta through New Orleans for Len Garrett
1974 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
JAN 29 - Traded WR Dick Gordon to NEW ENGLAND for TE John Mosier
JUL 20 - Traded a 1975 5th-round draft choice to DALLAS for QB Jack Concannon
JUL 29 - Traded QB Scott Hunter to BUFFALO for DT Steve Okoniewski and RB Pete Van Valkenburg
AUG 13 - Traded LB Tom MacLeod and a 1975 8th-round draft choice to BALTIMORE for LB Ted Hendricks and a 1975 2nd-round draft choice
AUG 19 - Waived WR Randy Woodfield (17th round), S Randy Richardson, DE Randy Nelson and LB Steve Schreiber. TE Bill Farrell and S Ned Guillet (8th round) left camp
AUG 28 - Traded a 1975 6th-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for OT Harry Schuh
SEPT 2 - Released RB Garyion Dunlap, RB James Lewis, DB Zaven Yaralian, DB Harold Ebow, DB Bruce Harms, C Mikel Irons, TE Dave Wheeler, DL Steve Spiro, DL Carl McElroy, DL Andy Neloms (14th round) and K Clark Sholt (70 players)
SEPT 3 - Traded an undisclosed draft choice to NEW YORK JETS for C John Schmitt
SEPT 4 - Acquired S Dave Mason from NEW ENGLAND for undisclosed draft choice
SEPT 5 - Traded DT Bob Brown to SAN DIEGO for a 1975 3rd-round draft choice
SEPT 8 - Placed LB Tom Toner on injured reserve. Placed OT Bill Hayhoe and OT Dick Himes on inactive list. Released WR-P Paul Staroba, QB John Cherry, OG Gary Cox, DE Doug Troszak (1oth round) and DB Paul Metallo (62 players)
SEPT 9 - Traded a 1976 3rd-round draft choice to PITTSBURGH for OG Bruce Van Dyke. Waived C Cal Withrow, C Charlie Tiblom and WR Robert Stark. Placed OL Bart Purvis (7th round) and OL Dave Wannstedt (15th round) on injured reserve (60 players)
SEPT 10 - Traded QB Jim Del Gaizo to NEW YORK GIANTS for a 1976 3rd-round draft choice. Traded a 1976 3rd-round draft choice (acquired from the New York Giants) to KANSAS CITY for QB Dean Carlson. Placed C Ken Bowman, LB Monte Doris (8th round) and WR Tyrone Byrd on injured reserve. Waived RB Hise Austin, OT Kent Branstetter, RB Don Woods (6th round), TE Brent Longwell and RB Perry Williams
SEPT 11 - SAN DIEGO claimed RB Don Woods off waivers.
SEPT 12 - Waived DB Dave Mason. Placed LB Noel Jenke on injured reserve. Recalled QB Charlie Napier from waivers and placed him on injured reserve (47 players)
SEPT 18 - Placed OT Bill Hayhoe on injured reserve. Claimed LB Ron Acks off waivers from NEW ENGLAND. Released WR Bob Wicks and OL Mike Pasinger. Claimed DT Mike Fanucci off waivers from HOUSTON. Claimed DB Dave Mason off waivers
SEPT 26 - Claimed RB Charlie Leigh off waivers from MIAMI. Placed OG Bruce Van Dyke on injured reserve
OCT 22 - Traded a 1975 1st-round draft choice, a 1975 2nd-round draft choice, a 1975 3rd-round draft choice, a 1976 1st-round draft choice and a 1976 2nd-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for QB John Hadl