# 1974 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1974 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League, their 29th overall, and their sixth under head coach Dick Nolan.
Despite initially starting 2–0, the 49ers would proceed to lose their next seven games, dropping them to a 2–7 record. They would proceed to win four of their last five games, but finished with a 6–8 record, which was four wins shy of the playoffs.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1974 San Francisco 49ers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Wilbur Jackson | Running back | Alabama | |
| 1 | 10 | Bill Sandifer | Defensive tackle | UCLA | |
| 2 | 35 | Keith Fahnhorst * | Tackle | Minnesota | |
| 2 | 49 | Delvin Williams * | Running back | Kansas | |
| 4 | 83 | Clint Haslerig | Wide receiver | Michigan | |
| 4 | 90 | Sammy Johnson | Running back | North Carolina | |
| 6 | 138 | Mike Raines | Defensive tackle | Alabama | |
| 7 | 166 | Kermit Johnson | Running back | UCLA | signed with Southern California Sun (WFL) |
| 8 | 191 | Jim Schnietz | Guard | Missouri | |
| 9 | 216 | Manfred Moore | Running back | USC | |
| 10 | 244 | Glen Gaspard | Linebacker | Texas | |
| 11 | 269 | Greg Battle | Defensive back | Colorado State | |
| 12 | 294 | Tom Hull | Linebacker | Penn State | |
| 13 | 322 | Tom Owen | Quarterback | Wichita State | |
| 14 | 347 | Walt Williamson | Defensive end | Michigan | |
| 15 | 372 | Leonard Gray | Tight end | Long Beach State | did not play college football |
| 16 | 400 | Jack Conners | Defensive back | Oregon | |
| 17 | 425 | Levi Stanley | Guard | Hawaii | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | August 3 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–20 | 0–1 | San Diego Stadium | 18,870 |
| 2 | August 12 | at Cleveland Browns | L 20–21 | 0–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 24,008 |
| 3 | August 18 | Denver Broncos | L 3–10 | 0–3 | Candlestick Park | 29,908 |
| 4 | August 24 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–26 | 0–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 46,548 |
| 5 | September 2 | Oakland Raiders | L 19–20 | 0–5 | Candlestick Park | 52,538 |
| 6 | September 8 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–17 | 0–6 | Candlestick Park | 46,125 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 15 | at New Orleans Saints | W 17–13 | 1–0 | Tulane Stadium | 65,071 | Recap |
| 2 | September 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 16–10 | 2–0 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 47,686 | Recap |
| 3 | September 29 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–21 | 2–1 | Candlestick Park | 49,895 | Recap |
| 4 | October 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 9–34 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | 48,675 | Recap |
| 5 | October 14 | at Detroit Lions | L 13–17 | 2–3 | Tiger Stadium | 45,199 | Recap |
| 6 | October 20 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–37 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 67,319 | Recap |
| 7 | October 27 | Oakland Raiders | L 24–35 | 2–5 | Candlestick Park | 58,284 | Recap |
| 8 | November 4 | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–15 | 2–6 | Candlestick Park | 57,502 | Recap |
| 9 | November 10 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–20 | 2–7 | Texas Stadium | 50,018 | Recap |
| 10 | November 17 | at Chicago Bears | W 34–0 | 3–7 | Soldier Field | 42,686 | Recap |
| 11 | November 24 | Atlanta Falcons | W 27–0 | 4–7 | Candlestick Park | 45,435 | Recap |
| 12 | December 1 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–7 | 4–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 24,559 | Recap |
| 13 | December 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 7–6 | 5–8 | Candlestick Park | 47,475 | Recap |
| 14 | December 15 | New Orleans Saints | W 35–21 | 6–8 | Candlestick Park | 40,418 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |