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1974 Miami Dolphins season

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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.

OwnerJoe Robbie
General managerMike Robbie
Head coachDon Shula
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
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1974 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerJoe Robbie
General managerMike Robbie
Head coachDon Shula
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st AFC East
PlayoffsLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Raiders) 26–28
Pro Bowlers12
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
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Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1974 NFL draft
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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
4 104 Bill Stevenson  Defensive tackle Drake
5 130 Cleveland Vann  Linebacker Oklahoma State
6 136 Randy Crowder  Defensive end Penn State
6 156 Bob Wolfe  Tackle Nebraska
7 164 Carl Swierc  Wide receiver Rice
7 182 Joe Sullivan  Guard Boston College
8 208 Melvin Baker  Wide receiver Texas Southern
9 212 Tom Wickert  Guard Washington State
9 234 Bob Lally  Linebacker Cornell
10 260 Gary Valbuena  Quarterback Tennessee
11 286 Gerry Roberts  Defensive end UCLA
12 312 Jim Revels  Defensive back Florida
13 338 Clayton Heath  Running back UCLA
14 364 Sam Johnson  Linebacker Arizona State
15 390 Larry Gates  Defensive back Western Michigan
16 416 Jessie Wolf  Defensive tackle Prairie View A&M
17 442 Ken Dickerson  Defensive back Tuskegee Mr. Irrelevant
      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

Special teams coaches

  • None - N/A

Strength and conditioning

  • None - N/A

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Roster

1974 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 15 at New England Patriots L 24–34 0–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap
2 September 22 at Buffalo Bills W 24–16 1–1 Rich Stadium Recap
3 September 29 at San Diego Chargers W 28 –21 2–1 San Diego Stadium Recap
4 October 7 New York Jets W 21–17 3–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
5 October 13 at Washington Redskins L 17–20 3–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
6 October 20 Kansas City Chiefs W 9–3 4–2 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
7 October 27 Baltimore Colts W 17– 7 5–2 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
8 November 3 Atlanta Falcons W 42–7 6–2 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
9 November 10 at New Orleans Saints W 21–0 7–2 Tulane Stadium Recap
10 November 17 Buffalo Bills W 35–28 8–2 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
11 November 24 at New York Jets L 14–17 8–3 Shea Stadium Recap
12 December 2 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–3 9–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
13 December 8 at Baltimore Colts W 17–16 10–3 Memorial Stadium Recap
14 December 15 New England Patriots W 34–27 11–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
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Standings

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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 York Jets 7 7 0 .500 4–4 5–6 279 300 W6
New England Patriots 7 7 0 .500 4–4 4–7 348 289 L3
Baltimore Colts 2 12 0 .143 1–7 1–10 190 329 L4
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Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff

AFC Divisional Playoff: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 61026
Raiders 0 7 71428
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at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

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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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