1977 Miami Dolphins season

12th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1977 10–4 2nd AFC East Don Shula Orange Bowl Did not qualify 5 QB Bob Griese HB/PR Delvin Williams C Jim Langer G Bob Kuechenberg K Garo Yepremian Dolphins seasons The 1977 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 12th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 6–8, winning ten games.1977 Miami Dolphins Season summary After suffering their first losing season under Coach Don Shula, the Dolphins bounced back to finish 10–4. Bob Griese had a stellar year, despite being forced to wear thick eyeglasses due to a problem with his contacts. Griese, whose season was highlighted by a six touchdown game in St. Louis against the Cardinals, was named Player of the year by the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season. Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft 1977 Miami Dolphins 1 13 A.J. Duhe Linebacker LSU yes yes 2 40 Bob Baumhower Nose tackle Alabama yes yes 3 71 Mike Watson Offensive tackle Miami (OH) 5 113 Mike Michel Punter Stanford yes 5 123 Leroy Harris Running back Arkansas State yes 7 180 Bruce Herron Linebacker New Mexico 8 207 Horace Perkins Defensive back Colorado 9 237 Robert Turner Running back Oklahoma State 10 264 Mark Carter Offensive tackle Eastern Michigan 11 291 John Alexander Defensive end Rutgers yes 12 321 Terry Anderson Wide receiver Bethune-Cookman yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1977_draft.htm 1977 Miami Dolphins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com September 14, 2018 Personnel Coaches / Staff 1977 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Vice President – Don Shula Director of Player Personnel – Bobby Beathard Head Coach – Don Shula Offense/Receivers/Passing Game – Howard Schnellenberger Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff Offensive Line/Running Game – John Sandusky Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Bill Arnsparger Defensive Line/Run Defense – Mike Scarry Defensive Backs – Tom Keane Special Teams – Carl Taseff Punting – Tom Keane None - N/A Roster 1977 Miami Dolphins 12 Bob Griese 10 Don Strock 31 Norm Bulaich 27 Gary Davis American football 38 Leroy Harris running back y 32 Benny Malone 36 Don Nottingham 85 Terry Anderson American football y 82 Duriel Harris 89 Nat Moore 86 Freddie Solomon 88 Jim Mandich 80 Loaird McCreary 87 Andre Tillman 71 Mike Current T 67 Bob Kuechenberg G 62 Jim Langer C 66 Larry Little G 79 Wayne Moore American football T 64 Ed Newman G 65 Wally Pesuit T 74 Steve Young offensive tackle T 76 John Alexander defensive end y DE 73 Bob Baumhower y NT 77 A. J. Duhe y DE 75 Rick Dvorak DE 72 Bob Heinz DE 68 Bill Windauer DE 52 Larry Ball OLB 58 Kim Bokamper OLB 51 Rusty Chambers ILB 50 Larry Gordon American football OLB 53 Bob Matheson ILB 59 Guy Roberts linebacker ILB 56 Steve Towle ILB 40 Dick Anderson SS 44 Charles Cornelius gridiron football y CB 25 Tim Foley defensive back SS 45 Curtis Johnson cornerback CB 42 Vern Roberson y FS 41 Norris Thomas y CB 21 Rick Volk FS 17 Mike Michel y P 20 Larry Seiple P  1 Garo Yepremian K 49 Charlie Babb S IR 78 Carl Barisich NT IR 83 Vern Den Herder DE IR 54 Bruce Herron y LB IR 57 Mike Kolen LB IR 55 Earnie Rhone LB IR Schedule Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese would throw for six touchdown passes in a Thanksgiving Day match versus the St. Louis Cardinals.100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.44 The Dolphins would set a franchise record for most points scored in one game with 55.100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.176 Of note, the Dolphins would score eight touchdowns and accumulate 34 first downs. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 at Buffalo Bills W 13–0 1–0 Rich Stadium 76,097 2 September 25 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–15 2–0 Candlestick Park 40,503 3 October 2 Houston Oilers W 27–7 3–0 Miami Orange Bowl 49,619 4 October 9 at Baltimore Colts L 28–45 3–1 Memorial Stadium 57,829 5 October 16 New York Jets W 21–17 4–1 Miami Orange Bowl 43,446 6 October 23 Seattle Seahawks W 31–13 5–1 Miami Orange Bowl 29,855 7 October 30 San Diego Chargers L 13–14 5–2 Miami Orange Bowl 40,670 8 November 6 at New York Jets W 14–10 6–2 Shea Stadium 51,582 9 November 13 New England Patriots W 17–5 7–2 Miami Orange Bowl 67,502 10 November 20 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–23 7–3 Riverfront Stadium 46,733 11 November 24 at St. Louis Cardinals W 55–14 8–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,269 12 December 5, 1977 Baltimore Colts W 17–6 9–3 Miami Orange Bowl 68,977 13 December 11 at New England Patriots L 10–14 9–4 Schaefer Stadium 61,064 14 December 17, 1977 Buffalo Bills W 31–14 10–4 Miami Orange Bowl 39,626 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Results Week 11 Dolphins 14 14 20 7 Cardinals 7 0 0 7 November 24 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m. 39 F; Wind 8 mph on Curt Gowdy and John Brodie NBC yes 1 MIA Nat Moore 4 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 7–0 1 MIA Duriel Harris 7 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 14–0 1 STL Terry Metcalf 1 yard run (Jim Bakken kick) MIA 14–7 2 MIA Nat Moore 9 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 21–7 2 MIA Nat Moore 28 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 28–7 3 MIA Gary Davis 17 yard pass from Bob Griese (kick failed) MIA 34–7 3 MIA Andre Tillman 37 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 41–7 3 MIA Leroy Harris 4 yard run (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 48–7 4 STL Ike Harris 19 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) MIA 48–14 4 MIA Benny Malone 4 yard run (Garo Yepremian kick) MIA 55–14 yes Bob Griese 15/23, 207 Yds, 6 TD, INT Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Awards and honors Bob Griese, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2010-06-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm June 19, 2009 mdy References External links 1977 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Category:1970s in Miami