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

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.

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

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Personnel

Staff

1974 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Don Shula

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Roster

1974 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultDolphins pointsOpponentsRecordAttendance
1Sep 15at New England PatriotsLoss24340–1
55,006
2Sep 22at Buffalo BillsWin24161–1
80,020
3Sep 29at San Diego ChargersWin28212–1
44,706
4Oct 7New York JetsWin21173–1
60,727
5Oct 13at Washington RedskinsLoss17203–2
54,395
6Oct 20Kansas City ChiefsWin934–2
67,779
7Oct 27Baltimore ColtsWin1775–2
65,868
8Nov 3Atlanta FalconsWin4276–2
64,399
9Nov 10at New Orleans SaintsWin2107–2
74,289
10Nov 17Buffalo BillsWin35288–2
69,313
11Nov 24at New York JetsLoss14178–3
57,162
12Dec 2Cincinnati BengalsWin2439–3
71,962
13Dec 8at Baltimore ColtsWin171610–3
34,420
14Dec 15New England PatriotsWin342711–3
56,920

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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 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 61026
Raiders 0 7 71428

at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

References

  1. "1974 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1974-mia
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