1974 WFL season

The 1974 WFL season was the debut season of the World Football League. The playoffs began on November 20 and the championship game, the World Bowl, was played on December 5.

Publications

Programs
Week	Date	Teams	Venue
Week 1	July 10, 1974	Philadelphia Bell vs. Portland Storm	John F. Kennedy Stadium
	July 11, 1974	Jacksonville Sharks vs. New York Stars	Gator Bowl
Week 2	July 17, 1974	New York Stars vs. Birmingham Americans	Downing Stadium
	July 17, 1974	Houston Texans vs. Philadelphia Bell	Astrodome
	July 18, 1974	Memphis Southmen vs. Portland Storm	Memphis Memorial Stadium
Week 3	July 21, 1974	The Hawaiians vs. Detroit Wheels	Honolulu Stadium
Week 4	July 31, 1974	New York Stars vs. Jacksonville Sharks	Downing Stadium
Week 5	August 7, 1974	Birmingham Americans vs. Detroit Wheels	Legion Field
	August 7, 1974	Philadelphia Bell vs. Memphis Southmen	John F. Kennedy Stadium
Week 6	August 14, 1974	Birmingham Americans vs. The Hawaiians	Legion Field
	August 14, 1974	Detroit Wheels vs. Memphis Southmen	Rynearson Stadium
	August 15, 1974	Houston Texans vs. Southern California Sun	Astrodome
Week 7	August 21, 1974	Jacksonville Sharks vs. Birmingham Americans	Gator Bowl
	August 21, 1974	New York Stars vs. Houston Texans	Downing Stadium
	August 21, 1974	Philadelphia Bell vs. Southern California Sun	John F. Kennedy Stadium
Week 8	August 28, 1974	Houston Texans vs. New York Stars	Astrodome
	August 28, 1974	Philadelphia Bell vs. Detroit Wheels	John F. Kennedy Stadium
	August 28, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. Portland Storm	Anaheim Stadium
	August 29, 1974	Chicago Fire vs. Birmingham Americans	Soldier Field
Week 9	September 1, 1974	The Hawaiians vs. Houston Texans	Honolulu Stadium
	September 2, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. Chicago Fire	Anaheim Stadium
	September 2, 1974	New York Stars vs. Philadelphia Bell	Downing Stadium
	September 2, 1974	Detroit Wheels vs. Portland Storm	Little Stadium
Week 10	September 6, 1974	Detroit Wheels vs. Southern California Sun	Rynearson Stadium
	September 7, 1974	Birmingham Americans vs. Chicago Fire	Legion Field
Week 11	September 11, 1974	Memphis Southmen vs. Birmingham Americans	Memphis Memorial Stadium
Week 12	September 18, 1974	Jacksonville Sharks vs. Portland Storm	Gator Bowl
	September 18, 1974	The Hawaiians vs. New York Stars	Honolulu Stadium
Week 13	September 24, 1974	New York Stars vs. Detroit Wheels	Downing Stadium
	September 25, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. Jacksonville Sharks	Anaheim Stadium
	September 25, 1974	Shreveport Steamer vs. Memphis Southmen	State Fair Stadium
Week 14	October 2, 1974	The Hawaiians vs. Birmingham Americans	Honolulu Stadium
	October 2, 1974	Portland Storm vs. Southern California Sun	Civic Stadium
Week 15	October 9, 1974	Birmingham Americans vs. Portland Storm	Legion Field
	October 10, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. Shreveport Steamer	Anaheim Stadium
Week 16	October 16, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. Birmingham Americans	Anaheim Stadium
Week 17	October 23, 1974	Charlotte Hornets vs. Florida Blazers	American Legion Memorial Stadium
	October 23, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. Philadelphia Bell	Anaheim Stadium
	October 24, 1974	Portland Storm vs. Memphis Southmen	Civic Stadium
Week 18	October 30, 1974	The Hawaiians vs. Memphis Southmen	Honolulu Stadium
	October 30, 1974	Philadelphia Bell vs. Chicago Fire	John F. Kennedy Stadium
	October 31, 1974	Shreveport Steamer vs. Portland Storm	State Fair Stadium
Postseason	November 21, 1974	Southern California Sun vs. The Hawaiians	Anaheim Stadium
	November 21, 1974	Florida Blazers vs. Philadelphia Bell	Orlando Stadium
	November 29, 1974	Memphis Southmen vs. Florida Blazers	Memphis Memorial Stadium
	December 5, 1974 (1 • 2)	Birmingham Americans vs. Florida Blazers	Legion Field
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides	New York Stars • Southern California Sun
Other	Detroit Wheels Schedule