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officials replaced the
Hornets with the Bell. The Hornets were still reeling from their New York debts, and it was believed that the advance gate would not be nearly enough to justify the trip (reportedly, the players would have been lucky to get $ 100 for the game). The Bell, on the other hand, were on far stronger financial ground, and it was believed they could cover their own expenses.
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to the next round. The
Hawaiians faced Southern California in the West, but in the East, Florida instead faced Philadelphia, even though, at 9–11, the Bell were 1 game behind 10–10 Charlotte in the standings. However, when only 1,000 advance tickets were sold for the Blazers-Hornets matchup, league
30:
Twelve teams began the inaugural 1974 season, which launched July 10 and lasted 19 weeks with no bye week. The league doubled up the week of Labor Day by playing four games over the course of three weeks on a
Wednesday, Monday (Labor Day), Friday, Wednesday schedule, giving the WFL teams 20 games
883:
Eventually, the playoffs were set with the opening rounds consisting of two teams from each division, with the two qualifying teams from the
Central Division (Memphis and Birmingham), who ranked first and second in overall record, given
863:
The original WFL schedule had the three division champions plus one wild-card qualify, culminating in a "World Bowl" on the evening after
Thanksgiving at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.
47:
relocating to other markets (Charlotte and
Shreveport respectively) during the season. Portland and Detroit played a week 9 regular season game in London, Ontario at Little Stadium.
848:(c) Charlotte Hornets began season as New York Stars; upon announcing move to Charlotte, played one away game as Charlotte Stars, and remaining games as Hornets.
842:(a) Jacksonville and Detroit folded after 14 games; each week thereafter, the teams that had games scheduled against those teams played each other.
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202:
873:
Three teams (Memphis, Birmingham, and
Florida) would qualify for the playoff, with West champ Southern California left out.
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394:
152:
368:
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164:
139:
36:
1267:
1050:
301:
1407:
1362:
1339:
1289:
901:
737:
502:
404:
131:
126:
40:
1392:
870:
The playoffs would be scratched and the team with the best record would be declared champion.
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Tri-MVPs: Tony Adams, Southern
California, J.J. Jennings, Memphis, and Tommy Reamon, Florida.
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W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning
Percentage, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against
355:
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1377:
1284:
969:
930:
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215:
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55:
8:
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409:
314:
268:
220:
112:
1402:
1357:
1334:
1294:
1138:
952:
812:
657:
342:
292:
239:
178:
44:
1397:
1387:
1324:
1161:
915:
879:
The top two teams in each division would qualify, seeded entirely by won-lost record.
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277:
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188:
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1114:
1020:
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919:
607:
385:
328:
319:
287:
135:
103:
51:
1194:
1304:
1108:
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944:
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418:
148:
98:
1329:
1299:
1000:
787:
682:
380:
347:
263:
143:
32:
1490:
1427:
1367:
1080:
253:
1062:
885:
229:
197:
1160:
Key: PC = voted on by players and coaches of the WFL; TSN = selection by
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1006:
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1069:
K–Grant
Guthrie, Jacksonville Sharks/Birmingham Americans (TSN, P&C)
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866:
With financial problems mounting, various formats were bandied about:
413:
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359:
296:
272:
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173:
107:
1135:
S–Jeff Woodcock, New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (TSN, P&C)
389:
323:
351:
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LB–John Villapiano, Houston Texans/Shreveport (TSN, P&C)
845:(b) Shreveport Steamer began the season as Houston Texans.
68:
851:(d) Chicago forfeited its 20th game to Philadelphia, 2–0.
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The best eight of the remaining 10 teams would qualify.
39:
dropped out and folded after fourteen weeks, with the
1031:OG–Rick Anthony, Florida Blazers P&C (P&C)
1207:
1083:, New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (TSN, P&C)
1067:RB–J.J. Jennings, Memphis Southmen (TSN, P&C)
1488:
1133:S–Dave Thomas, Memphis Southmen (TSN, P&C)
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1237:
1258:
1195:"1974 World Football League Game Results"
1105:, Southern California Sun (TSN, P&C)
1099:, New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (TSN)
1087:DE–John Ricca, Florida Blazers (P&C)
1047:C–Ralph Hill, Memphis Southmen (P&C)
1045:, New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (TSN)
1017:OT–Bob Wolfe, Birmingham Americans (TSN)
997:WR–Tim Delaney, Hawaiians (TSN, P&C)
1489:
1232:
1111:, Birmingham Americans (TSN, P&C)
1039:, Birmingham Americans (TSN, P&C)
1003:, Birmingham Americans (TSN, P&C)
1131:, Philadelphia Bell (TSN, P&C)
1085:DE–Louis Ross, Florida Blazers (TSN)
988:
983:
1335:Houston Texans / Shreveport Steamer
1033:OG–Dave Bradley, Chicago Fire (TSN)
13:
1290:New York Stars / Charlotte Hornets
434:
14:
1513:
1175:1975 World Football League season
1125:, Florida Blazers (TSN, P&C)
941:on Wednesday, November 27, 1974)
908:on Wednesday, November 20, 1974)
21:1974 World Football League season
1155:, Florida Blazers (TSN, P&C)
1093:, Florida Blazers (TSN, P&C)
1065:, Florida Blazers (TSN, P&C)
922:on Thursday, November 21, 1974)
892:
858:
153:American Legion Memorial Stadium
54:on December 5, 1974, won by the
1141:, Portland Storm (TSN, P&C)
1053:, Southern California Sun (TSN)
980:on Thursday, December 5, 1974)
16:First of two seasons of the WFL
1187:
1117:, Chicago Fire (TSN, P&C)
955:on Friday, November 29, 1974)
429:
1:
1180:
958:
925:
1029:, Memphis Southmen (P&C)
1023:, Memphis Southmen (P&C)
23:was the first season of the
7:
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1015:, Florida Blazers (P&C)
10:
1518:
1465:Mid-South Grizzlies v. NFL
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1497:1974 in American football
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1009:, Memphis Southmen (TSN)
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310:
211:
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50:The season culminated in
302:Memphis Memorial Stadium
61:
1408:Southern California Sun
1340:Southern California Sun
902:Southern California Sun
738:Southern California Sun
405:Southern California Sun
203:John F. Kennedy Stadium
1502:World Football League
1459:Canadian Football Act
1260:World Football League
1059:, Hawaiians (P&C)
31:each. Two teams, the
25:World Football League
1433:Christopher Hemmeter
1378:Jacksonville Express
1285:Birmingham Americans
1215:"WFL All-Star teams"
970:Birmingham Americans
931:Birmingham Americans
633:Birmingham Americans
216:Birmingham Americans
56:Birmingham Americans
1315:Jacksonville Sharks
978:Birmingham, Alabama
939:Birmingham, Alabama
906:Anaheim, California
553:Jacksonville Sharks
165:Jacksonville Sharks
113:Florida Citrus Bowl
37:Jacksonville Sharks
1403:Shreveport Steamer
1358:Birmingham Vulcans
953:Memphis, Tennessee
813:Shreveport Steamer
369:State Fair Stadium
343:Shreveport Steamer
179:Gator Bowl Stadium
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1415:
1398:San Antonio Wings
1388:Philadelphia Bell
1363:Charlotte Hornets
1325:Philadelphia Bell
1164:
1162:The Sporting News
1148:
1147:
984:1974 All-WFL Team
916:Philadelphia Bell
836:
835:
528:Philadelphia Bell
503:Charlotte Hornets
427:
426:
278:Rynearson Stadium
189:Philadelphia Bell
127:Charlotte Hornets
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1393:Portland Thunder
1383:Memphis Southmen
1320:Memphis Southmen
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1115:Rudy Kuechenberg
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965:World Bowl (WFL)
949:Memphis Southmen
920:Orlando, Florida
708:Western Division
608:Memphis Southmen
578:Central Division
448:Eastern Division
444:
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329:Honolulu Stadium
288:Memphis Southmen
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435:Final standings
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859:1974 Playoffs
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1295:Chicago Fire
1276:
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1198:. Retrieved
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1151:Head Coach:
1150:
1097:John Elliott
1075:
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1063:Tommy Reamon
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658:Chicago Fire
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240:Chicago Fire
230:Legion Field
198:Pennsylvania
194:Philadelphia
170:Jacksonville
69:
52:World Bowl 1
49:
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20:
18:
1476:1975 season
1471:1974 season
1153:Jack Pardee
1123:Miller Farr
1103:Dave Roller
1091:Mike McBath
1037:Buddy Brown
1007:Ed Marshall
951:, 18–15 (@
937:, 22–19 (@
904:, 32–14 (@
430:1974 season
1491:Categories
1454:Dicker-rod
1200:2015-11-11
1181:References
1051:Tony Adams
1043:Bob Kuziel
1013:Greg Latta
959:World Bowl
926:Semifinals
918:, 18–3 (@
414:California
356:Shreveport
221:Birmingham
1139:Ken Clark
1129:Ron Mabra
947:defeated
933:defeated
914:defeated
898:Hawaiians
365:Astrodome
360:Louisiana
297:Tennessee
269:Ypsilanti
140:Charlotte
90:Capacity
1169:See also
855:Source:
386:Portland
320:Honolulu
273:Michigan
249:Illinois
212:Central
207:102,000
136:New York
132:New York
78:Division
1219:WFL.org
1076:Defense
994:Offense
423:43,202
410:Anaheim
399:25,218
375:50,000
373:50,000
348:Houston
333:25,000
306:50,160
293:Memphis
282:22,227
258:55,701
245:Chicago
234:68,821
225:Alabama
183:72,000
174:Florida
159:24,000
157:22,000
117:28,000
108:Florida
104:Orlando
1143:
976:21 (@
839:Notes:
390:Oregon
324:Hawaii
1442:Misc.
1268:Teams
352:Texas
311:West
95:East
87:Arena
62:Teams
1350:1975
1277:1974
972:22,
886:byes
832:415
826:.375
807:424
801:.375
782:422
776:.450
757:441
751:.650
714:Team
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696:.071
677:599
671:.350
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646:.750
627:365
621:.850
584:Team
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547:413
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522:350
516:.500
497:280
491:.700
454:Team
84:City
81:Team
43:and
35:and
19:The
1127:CB–
1121:CB–
1113:LB–
1107:LB–
1101:DT–
1095:DT–
1089:DT–
1079:DE–
1061:RB–
1055:QB–
1049:QB–
1035:OG–
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