1974 Miami Dolphins season






























1974 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach Don Shula
Home field Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record 11–3
Division place 1st AFC East
Playoff finish Lost AFC Divisional Playoff (at Raiders) 26-28


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The 1974 Miami Dolphins season was the team's ninth, and fifth in the National Football League (NFL). The team entered the 1974 season as two-time defending Super Bowl champions. With a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, the Dolphins finished first in the NFL's American Football Conference East Division. In the playoffs, the Raiders beat the Dolphins in AFC Divisional Playoff Game in the famous "Sea of Hands" game.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


    • 1.1 NFL Draft




  • 2 Personnel


    • 2.1 Staff


    • 2.2 Roster




  • 3 Regular season


    • 3.1 Schedule


    • 3.2 Standings




  • 4 Playoffs


    • 4.1 AFC Divisional Playoff




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Offseason



NFL Draft























































1974 Miami Dolphins draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes
1
26

Don Reese 

Defensive tackle

Jackson State

2
38

Andre Tillman 

Tight end

Texas Tech

2
47

Benny Malone 

Running back

Arizona State

2
52

Jeris White 

Defensive back

Hawaii

3
78

Nat Moore * 

Wide receiver

Florida


      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]



Personnel



Staff












1974 Miami Dolphins staff



Front office

  • President – Joe Robbie

  • Vice President – Don Shula

  • Director of Player Personnel – Bobby Beathard


Head coaches


  • Head Coach – Don Shula

Offensive coaches



  • Offense – Monte Clark

  • Offense – Bill McPeak

  • Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff

  • Receivers – Bob Schnelker





Defensive coaches

  • Defense – Vince Costello

  • Defensive Line – Mike Scarry

  • Defensive Backs – Tom Keane








Roster















1974 Miami Dolphins roster



Quarterbacks

  • 12 Bob Griese



  • 15 Earl Morrall


  • 10 Don Strock


Running backs




  • 21 Jim Kiick


  • 39 Larry Csonka FB




  • 32 Hubert Ginn


  • 23 Charlie Leigh FB


  • 32 Benny Malone


  • 22 Mercury Morris


  • 36 Don Nottingham FB


Wide receivers




  • 81 Howard Twilley


  • 42 Paul Warfield




  • 82 Melvin Baker


  • 86 Marlin Briscoe


  • 89 Nat Moore


Tight ends



  • 88 Jim Mandich


  • 80 Marv Fleming



Offensive linemen


  • 79 Wayne Moore T


  • 67 Bob Kuechenberg G


  • 62 Jim Langer C


  • 66 Larry Little G


  • 73 Norm Evans T




  • 77 Doug Crusan T


  • 70 Tom Funchess T


  • 55 Irv Goode G


  • 64 Ed Newman G


  • 60 Tom Wickert T


Defensive linemen




  • 83 Vern Den Herder DE


  • 75 Manny Fernandez DT


  • 72 Bob Heinz DT


  • 84 Bill Stanfill DE




  • 74 Randy Crowder DT


  • 65 Maulty Moore DT


  • 76 Don Reese DE




Linebackers


  • 59 Doug Swift


  • 85 Nick Buoniconti


  • 57 Mike Kolen




  • 51 Larry Ball


  • 58 Bruce Bannon


  • 53 Bob Matheson


Defensive backs




  • 25 Tim Foley CB


  • 45 Curtis Johnson CB


  • 40 Dick Anderson SS


  • 13 Jake Scott FS




  • 49 Charlie Babb SS


  • 26 Lloyd Mumphord CB


  • 48 Henry Stuckey


  • 41 Jeris White CB


Special teams




  • 1 Garo Yepremian K


  • 20 Larry Seiple P




Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics




Regular season



Schedule

























































































































































Game Date Opponent Result Dolphins points Opponents Record
Attendance
1 Sep 15 at New England Patriots
Loss 24 34 0–1
55,006
2 Sep 22 at Buffalo Bills
Win 24 16 1–1
80,020
3 Sep 29 at San Diego Chargers
Win 28 21 2–1
44,706
4 Oct 7 New York Jets Win 21 17 3–1
60,727
5 Oct 13 at Washington Redskins
Loss 17 20 3–2
54,395
6 Oct 20 Kansas City Chiefs Win 9 3 4–2
67,779
7 Oct 27 Baltimore Colts Win 17 7 5–2
65,868
8 Nov 3 Atlanta Falcons Win 42 7 6–2
64,399
9 Nov 10 at New Orleans Saints
Win 21 0 7–2
74,289
10 Nov 17 Buffalo Bills Win 35 28 8–2
69,313
11 Nov 24 at New York Jets
Loss 14 17 8–3
57,162
12 Dec 2 Cincinnati Bengals Win 24 3 9–3
71,962
13 Dec 8 at Baltimore Colts
Win 17 16 10–3
34,420
14 Dec 15 New England Patriots Win 34 27 11–3
56,920

[2]



Standings













































































AFC East



W

L

T

PCT

DIV

CONF

PF

PA

STK

Miami Dolphins
11
3
0
.786
6–2
9–2
327
216
W3

Buffalo Bills
9
5
0
.643
5–3
7–4
264
244
L2

New England Patriots
7
7
0
.500
4–4
4–7
348
289
L3

New York Jets
7
7
0
.500
4–4
5–6
279
300
W6

Baltimore Colts
2
12
0
.143
1–7
1–10
190
329
L4


Playoffs



AFC Divisional Playoff




AFC Divisional Playoff: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary


























1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 3 6 10 26
Raiders 0 7 7 14 28

at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California




  • Date: December 21, 1974


  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST


  • Game attendance: 53,023


  • Referee: Ben Dreith


  • TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis and Don Meredith










References





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  2. ^ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1974-mia




External links



  • 1974 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com










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