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1974 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 111 points (7.9/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 271 points (19.4/g), 16th.
Differential of -160 points (-11.4/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -26 (-1.9/g), 26th.
Coached by Marion Campbell (1-5-0) and Norm Van Brocklin (2-6-0)
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1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Lee | 29 | 5 | 8 | 78 for 172, 852 yards, 3 td, 14 int, & 19 rushes for 99 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| RB | Art Malone | 26 | 4 | 0 | 116 rushes for 410 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 168 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Dave Hampton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 127 rushes for 464 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 111 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Ken Burrow | 26 | 3 | 0 | 34 catches for 545 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Al Dodd | 29 | 7 | 0 | 12 catches for 130 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Jim R. Mitchell | 27 | 5 | 0 | 30 catches for 479 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Len Gotshalk | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971 |
| LG | Jim Miller | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| C | Jeff Van Note* | 28 | 5 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Dennis Havig | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| RT | George Kunz* | 27 | 5 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Claude Humphrey* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| LDT | Mike Tilleman | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Mike Lewis | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RDE | John Zook | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Don Hansen | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Tommy Nobis | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Greg Brezina | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Rolland Lawrence | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Tom Hayes | 28 | 3 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Ray Brown | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Clarence Ellis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Mike-Mayer | 24 | 1 | 0 | 9 of 16 field goals & 12 of 12 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| P | John James | 25 | 2 | 0 | 96 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Al Dodd | 29 | 7 | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 12.7 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Gerald Tinker | 23 | Rook | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 44th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bailey | 22 | DT | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Pacific | 5/10/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 225th pick / 1974 |
| Nick Bebout | 23 | T | 13 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 5/5/1951 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 142nd pick / 1973 |
| Greg Brezina | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Houston | 1/7/1946 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 275th pick / 1968 |
| Ray Brown | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 1/12/1949 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Burrow | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State,Utah State | 3/29/1948 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1971 |
| Rick Byas | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Eastern Michigan,Wayne State (MI) | 10/19/1950 | Rook | |
| Henry Childs | 23 | TE | 6 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 4/16/1951 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 109th pick / 1974 |
| Al Dodd | 29 | WR-SE-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/21/1945 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 90th pick / 1967 |
| Ray Easterling | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Richmond | 9/3/1949 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 223rd pick / 1972 |
| Clarence Ellis | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/11/1950 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 15th pick / 1972 |
| Ted Fritsch | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | St. Norbert | 8/26/1950 | 2 | |
| Tom Geredine | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Truman State | 6/17/1950 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 94th pick / 1973 |
| Len Gotshalk | 25 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Humboldt State | 10/21/1949 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 186th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Hampton | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/7/1947 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 220th pick / 1969 |
| Don Hansen | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Dennis Havig | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/6/1949 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Hayes | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 4/18/1946 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 137th pick / 1971 |
| Rudy Holmes | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Drake | 7/19/1952 | Rook | |
| Claude Humphrey* | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| John James | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | 2 | |
| Vince Kendrick | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/18/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 96th pick / 1974 |
| George Kunz* | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 179 | 5-10 | Tabor | 3/24/1951 | 1 | |
| Bob Lee | 29 | QB-P | 9 | 8 | 195 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Pacific | 8/7/1945 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968 |
| Mike Lewis | 25 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Wiley | 7/14/1949 | 3 | |
| Art Malone | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 211 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 3/20/1948 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 39th pick / 1970 |
| Rosie Manning | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Northeast State (OK) | 5/31/1950 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1972 |
| Molly McGee | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Rhode Island | 8/26/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 16th / 408th pick / 1974 |
| Kim McQuilken | 23 | QB | 5 | 2 | 203 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 2/26/1951 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 69th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Mialik | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/15/1950 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 302nd pick / 1972 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Temple | 3/1/1950 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Miller | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/24/1949 | 3 | |
| Jim R. Mitchell | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 10/19/1947 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 81st pick / 1969 |
| Ken Mitchell | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | UNLV | 11/14/1948 | 1 | |
| Louis Neal | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Prairie View | 1/10/1951 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 124th pick / 1973 |
| Tommy Nobis | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Texas | 9/20/1943 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1966 |
| Dick Palmer | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 4/9/1947 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 252nd pick / 1970 |
| Eddie Ray | 27 | RB-TE | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/5/1947 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 83rd pick / 1970 |
| Paul Ryczek | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Virginia | 6/25/1952 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 252nd pick / 1974 |
| Royce Smith | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/17/1949 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1972 |
| Haskel Stanback | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 3/19/1952 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 114th pick / 1974 |
| Pat Sullivan | 24 | QB | 6 | 4 | 198 | 6-0 | Auburn | 1/18/1950 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 40th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Tilleman | 30 | DT | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Montana | 3/30/1944 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 163rd pick / 1965 |
| Gerald Tinker | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-9 | Kent State,Memphis | 1/19/1951 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 44th pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Van Note* | 28 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Chuck Walker | 33 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Duke | 8/10/1941 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 157th pick / 1963 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 9 | |
| John Zook | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Kansas | 9/24/1947 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 221.8 | 6-1.5 | 3.0 |