1974 Baltimore Colts

1974 Baltimore Colts season
Team Owner:	Robert Irsay
Team President:	Robert Irsay
Head Coach:	Howard Schnellenberger (0-3) Joe Thomas (2-9)
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	2–12
Place	5th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Uniform
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1973	1975

The 1974 Baltimore Colts season was the 22nd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1974 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East.

Head coach Howard Schnellenberger was fired after three games, after an argument with owner Robert Irsay over whether Marty Domres or Bert Jones should start at quarterback for the Colts. General manager Joe Thomas took over the head coaching duties for the remainders of the season, but could direct the team to only two wins.

Regular season

All-Pro linebacker Ted Hendricks signed a future contract with the World Football League, and was then traded by the Colts to the Green Bay Packers by general manager Joe Thomas. (Hendricks never ended up playing for the bankrupt WFL, and made four more Pro Bowls in his career.)

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–30	0–1	Three Rivers Stadium	48,890
2	September 22	Green Bay Packers	L 13–20	0–2	Memorial Stadium	41,252
3	September 29	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–30	0–3	Veterans Stadium	64,205
4	October 6	at New England Patriots	L 3–42	0–4	Schaeffer Stadium	59,502
5	October 13	Buffalo Bills	L 14–27	0–5	Memorial Stadium	40,626
6	October 20	at New York Jets	W 35–20	1–5	Shea Stadium	51,745
7	October 27	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–17	1–6	Miami Orange Bowl	65,868
8	November 3	Cincinnati Bengals	L 14–24	1–7	Memorial Stadium	36,110
9	November 10	Denver Broncos	L 6–17	1–8	Memorial Stadium	33,244
10	November 17	at Atlanta Falcons	W 17–7	2–8	Atlanta Stadium	41,278
11	November 24	New England Patriots	L 17–27	2–9	Memorial Stadium	34,782
12	December 1	at Buffalo Bills	L 0–6	2–10	Rich Stadium	75,325
13	December 8	Miami Dolphins	L 16–17	2–11	Memorial Stadium	34,420
14	December 15	New York Jets	L 38–45	2–12	Memorial Stadium	31,651

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	11	3	0	.786	327	216
Buffalo Bills	9	5	0	.643	264	244
New England Patriots	7	7	0	.500	348	289
New York Jets	7	7	0	.500	279	300
Baltimore Colts	2	12	0	.143	190	329

Staff/Coaches

1974 Baltimore Colts staff
Front Office President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General Manager – Joe Thomas Coaching Staff Head Coach – Howard Schnellenberger (fired after 0-3 start) Interim Head Coach - Joe Thomas (2-9) Offensive Coaches Receivers – Pete McCulley Running Backs - George Sefcik Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – George Young		Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Don Doll Defensive Line – Jerry Smith Linebackers Coach – Frank Lauterbur

Roster

1974 Baltimore Colts staff
Quarterbacks  7 Bert Jones 12 Bill Troup Running Backs 36 John Andrews FB 23 Don McCauley 26 Lydell Mitchell 38 Bill Olds 37 Joe Orduna Wide Receivers 84 Tim Berra 81 Roger Carr 35 Glenn Doughty 86 Freddie Scott 28 Cotton Speyrer Tight Ends 87 Raymond Chester 83 Ron Mayo		Offensive Linemen 66 Elmer Collett G 62 Ken Huff G 57 Ken Mendenhall C 61 Robert Pratt G 62 Glenn Ressler G 60 Dave Simonson T 64 David Taylor T 67 Bob Van Duyne G Defensive Linemen 63 Mike Barnes DT 79 Jim Bailey DT 72 Fred Cook DE 78 John Dutton DE 65 Bill Windauer DT		Linebackers 51 Tony Bertuca 32 Mike Curtis 55 Dan Dickel MLB 52 Tom MacLeod OLB 53 Stan White OLB Defensive Backs 40 Bruce Laird SS/KR 31 Nelson Munsey CB 30 Doug Nettles CB 25 Ray Oldham SS 43 Tim Rudnick		Special Teams  2 Toni Linhart K 49 David Lee P Reserve Lists None - vacant Practice Squad None - vacant Note: Rookies in italics