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.
Personnel
Staff
1974 Miami Dolphins staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
1974 Miami Dolphins roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Rookies in italics
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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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Playoffs
AFC Divisional Playoff
Game information |
- Scoring
- MIA – N. Moore 89 kickoff return (Yepremian kick) MIA 7–0
- OAK – C. Smith 31 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) 7–7
- MIA – field goal Yepremian 33 MIA 10–7
- OAK – Biletnikoff 13 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 14–10
- MIA – Warfield 16 pass from Griese (kick failed) MIA 16–14
- MIA – field goal Yepremian 46 MIA 19–14
- OAK – Branch 72 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 21–19
- MIA – Malone 23 run (Yepremian kick) MIA 26–21
- OAK – Davis 8 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 28–26
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Division championships (13) | |
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Conference championships (5) | |
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League championships (2) | |
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Seasons (53) | |
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Championship seasons in bold |