1974 Miami Dolphins season
1974 Miami Dolphins season | |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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Personnel
Staff
1974 Miami Dolphins staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
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Roster
1974 Miami Dolphins roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}}
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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 |
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Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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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 | |
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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
Game information |
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References
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External links
1974 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com