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 Divisional Round

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

Main article: 1974 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1974 Miami Dolphins draft
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

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

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
	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

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

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

References

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

External links

1974 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Miami Dolphins

Founded in 1966 Based in Miami Gardens, Florida Headquartered in Davie, Florida

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Honor roll Training facility

Stadiums	Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium

Culture	"Fins" (Jimmy Buffett song) Wayne Huizenga Stephen M. Ross Joe Robbie T. D. Cheerleaders Ace Ventura: Pet Detective "Only Wanna Be with You" (Hootie & the Blowfish song) Ballers

Lore	Perfect season Announcerless Game Epic in Miami Snowplow Game Clock Play Monday Night Miracle

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets New England Patriots

Division championships (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1992 1994 2000 2008

Conference championships (5)	1971 1972 1973 1982 1984

League championships (2)	1972 (VII) 1973 (VIII)

Retired numbers	12 13 39

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1966–1969)

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Miami Dolphins seasons

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1974 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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