1975 Miami Dolphins season

1975 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach Don Shula
Owner Joe Robbie
Home field Orange Bowl
Results
Record 10–4
Division place 2nd AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1975 Miami Dolphins season was the team's tenth, and sixth in the National Football League (NFL). Although they tied for the division title at 10–4 with the Baltimore Colts, the Colts won the tiebreaker in 1975 with a sweep of both games. The sole wild card in the conference was Cincinnati at 11–3, so the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since 1969.

The 1975 Dolphins were without running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick and wide receiver Paul Warfield. They signed three-year contracts with the Memphis Southmen in March 1974 to play in the World Football League, beginning in 1975.[1] The second-year league folded in the season's twelfth week, and the trio returned to the NFL in 1976 with other teams.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1975 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Darryl Carlton  Offensive tackle Tampa
2 36 Freddie Solomon  Wide receiver Tampa
2 49 Stan Winfrey  Running back Arkansas State
3 75 Gerald Hill  Linebacker Houston
4 100 Bruce Elia  Linebacker Ohio State
5 106 Morris Owens  Wide receiver Arizona State
5 127 Barry Hill  Defensive back Iowa State
6 143 Steve Towle  Linebacker Kansas {{{notes}}}
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff

1975 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Don Shula

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Kickers – Carl Taseff

Roster

1975 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
points		OpponentsRecordAttendance
1Sep 22Oakland RaidersLoss21310–1
78,744
2Sep 28at New England PatriotsWin22141–1
60,602
3Oct 5at Green Bay PackersWin3172–1
56,267
4Oct 12Philadelphia EaglesWin24163–1
60,127
5Oct 19at New York JetsWin4304–1
47,191
6Oct 26at Buffalo BillsWin35305–1
79,141
7Nov 2at Chicago BearsWin46136–1
57,455
8Nov 9New York JetsWin2777–1
72,896
9Nov 16at Houston OilersLoss19207–2
48,892
10Nov 23Baltimore ColtsLoss17337–3
61,986
11Dec 1New England PatriotsWin2078–3
61,963
12Dec 7Buffalo BillsWin31219–3
78,701
13Dec 14at Baltimore ColtsLoss7109–4
59,398
14Dec 20Denver BroncosWin141310–4
43,064

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Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts(3) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–3 395 269 W9
Miami Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 6–2 7–4 357 222 W1
Buffalo Bills 8 6 0 .571 5–3 7–4 420 355 L1
New York Jets 3 11 0 .214 2–6 3–8 258 433 L2
New England Patriots 3 11 0 .214 1–7 2–9 258 358 L6

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Robert F. (July 28, 1975). "They're grinning and bearing". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
  2. ↑ "1975 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1975-mia
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