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1974 Miami Dolphins season

{{short description|9th season in franchise history}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Miami Dolphins

| year = 1974

| record = 11–3

| division_place = 1st AFC East

| owner = Joe Robbie

| general manager = Mike Robbie

| coach = Don Shula

| stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| playoffs = Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Raiders) 26–28

| pro bowlers = 12
QB Bob Griese
LT Wayne Moore
LB Nick Buoniconti
RB Mercury Morris
C Jim Langer
WR Paul Warfield
FS Jake Scott
DE Bill Stanfill
FB Larry Csonka
K Garo Yepremian
G Larry Little
SS Dick Anderson

| shortnavlink = Dolphins seasons

}}

The 1974 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, the 9th overall, and the 5th under head coach Don Shula. The team entered the 1974 season as two-time defending Super Bowl champions. They could not improve on their 12–2 record from last season and finished 11–3. Despite this, the Dolphins finished first in the AFC East for the fourth consecutive season, and they finished with the second-best record in the NFL. In the playoffs, the Raiders beat the Dolphins 28–26 in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game in the famous "Sea of Hands" game.

Offseason

=NFL Draft=

{{main|1974 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1974

| teamname = Miami Dolphins

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 26

| player = Don Reese

| position = Defensive tackle

| college = Jackson State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 38

| player = Andre Tillman

| position = Tight end

| college = Texas Tech

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 47

| player = Benny Malone

| position = Running back

| college = Arizona State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 52

| player = Jeris White

| position = Defensive back

| college = Hawaii

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 78

| player = Nat Moore

| position = Wide receiver

| college = Florida

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = no

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1974_draft.htm |title=1974 Miami Dolphins draftees |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=October 18, 2014 }}

Personnel

=Staff=

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1974

| team = Miami Dolphins

| front_office =

| head_coach =

  • Head Coach – Don Shula

| offensive =

| defensive =

| special_teams =

  • None - N/A

| Strength and Conditioning =

  • None - N/A

}} {{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1974nflmia.html|title=1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft|work=profootballarchives.com}}

=Roster=

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1974

| team = Miami Dolphins

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|12|Bob Griese}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Earl Morrall}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Don Strock|rookie=y}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|21|Jim Kiick}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Larry Csonka|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Hubert Ginn}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Charlie Leigh|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Benny Malone|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Mercury Morris}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Don Nottingham|FB}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|81|Howard Twilley}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Paul Warfield}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Melvin Baker|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Marlin Briscoe}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Nat Moore|rookie=y}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|88|Jim Mandich}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Marv Fleming}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|79|Wayne Moore|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Bob Kuechenberg|G}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Jim Langer|C}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Larry Little|G}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Norm Evans|T}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Doug Crusan|T}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Tom Funchess|T}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Irv Goode|G}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Ed Newman|G}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Tom Wickert|T|rookie=y}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|83|Vern Den Herder|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Manny Fernandez|d=American football|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Bob Heinz|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Bill Stanfill|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Randy Crowder|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Maulty Moore|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Don Reese|DE|rookie=y}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|59|Doug Swift}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Nick Buoniconti}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Mike Kolen}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Larry Ball}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Bruce Bannon}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Bob Matheson}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|25|Tim Foley|d=defensive back|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Curtis Johnson|d=cornerback|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Dick Anderson|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Jake Scott|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Charlie Babb|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Lloyd Mumphord|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|48|Henry Stuckey}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Jeris White|rookie=y|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|1|Garo Yepremian|K}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Larry Seiple|P}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|87|Andre Tillman|rookie=y|TE|IR}}

| practice_squad =

}}

Regular season

=Schedule=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1974|border=2}}"| Recap

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

! 1

| September 15

| at New England Patriots

| L 24–34

| 0–1

| Schaefer Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409150nwe.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 2

| September 22

| at Buffalo Bills

| W 24–16

| 1–1

| Rich Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409220buf.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 3

| September 29

| at San Diego Chargers

| W 28 –21

| 2–1

| San Diego Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409290sdg.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|October 7, 1974}}

| New York Jets

| W 21–17

| 3–1

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410070mia.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

! 5

| October 13

| at Washington Redskins

| L 17–20

| 3–2

| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410130was.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 6

| October 20

| Kansas City Chiefs

| W 9–3

| 4–2

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410200mia.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 7

| October 27

| Baltimore Colts

| W 17– 7

| 5–2

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410270mia.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 8

| November 3

| Atlanta Falcons

| W 42–7

| 6–2

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411100nor.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 9

| November 10

| at New Orleans Saints

| W 21–0

| 7–2

| Tulane Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411100nor.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 10

| November 17

| Buffalo Bills

| W 35–28

| 8–2

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411170mia.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"

! 11

| November 24

| at New York Jets

| L 14–17

| 8–3

| Shea Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411240nyj.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 12

| {{dow tooltip|December 2, 1974}}

| Cincinnati Bengals

| W 24–3

| 9–3

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412020mia.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 13

| December 8

| at Baltimore Colts

| W 17–16

| 10–3

| Memorial Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412080clt.htm Recap]

style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"

! 14

| December 15

| New England Patriots

| W 34–27

| 11–3

| Miami Orange Bowl

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412150mia.htm Recap]

=Standings=

{{1974 AFC East standings}}

Playoffs

=AFC Divisional Playoff=

{{Americanfootballbox

| titlestyle = {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins}}; text-align:center;

| title = AFC Divisional Playoff: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

|Road=Dolphins

|R1=7

|R2=3

|R3=6

|R4=10

|Home=Raiders

|H1=0

|H2=7

|H3=7

|H4=14

|date= December 21, 1974

|stadium= Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

|time= 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST

|TV= NBC

|TVAnnouncers= Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis and Don Meredith

|attendance= 53,023

|referee= Ben Dreith

|scoring=

  • 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

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