| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1974 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinals |
| Conference: | Pacific-8 |
| Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
| Record: | 5–4–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Christiansen |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Stanford Stadium |
The 1974 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Christiansen, the Cardinals were 5–4–2 overall (5–1–1 in Pac-8, second) and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.