1975 Miami Dolphins season

10th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1975 10–4 2nd AFC East Don Shula Joe Robbie Orange Bowl Did not qualify 3 C Jim Langer FS Jake Scott G Bob Kuechenberg Dolphins seasons The 1975 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's tenth season in existence, and its sixth in the National Football League (NFL) since the AFL-NFL merger. Season summary The Oakland Raiders ended the Dolphins' 30-game winning streak at the Orange Bowl in the season opener on Monday Night Football. Although Miami tied for the AFC Eastern division title at 10–4 with the Baltimore Colts, the Colts won the divisional tiebreaker in 1975 with a sweep of both inter-division matchups, beating Miami 33–17 in week 10 and 10–7 in week 13. The sole wild card in the conference was Cincinnati at 11–3, so the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since the merger. The 1975 Dolphins were without running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick and wide receiver Paul Warfield, who each signed three-year contracts with the Memphis Southmen in March 1974 to play in the World Football League, beginning in 1975.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090087/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110202112536/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090087/index.htm dead February 2, 2011 Sports Illustrated Jones Robert F. They're grinning and bearing July 28, 1975 16 The second-year league folded in the season's twelfth week, and the trio returned to the NFL in 1976 with other teams (Csonka with the Giants, Kiick with the Broncos and Warfield with the Browns, where he played from 1964-69 before being traded to Miami). Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Miami Dolphins 1 23 Darryl Carlton Tackle Tampa yes 2 36 Freddie Solomon Wide receiver Tampa yes 2 49 Stan Winfrey Running back Arkansas State yes 3 75 Gerald Hill Linebacker Houston 4 100 Bruce Elia Linebacker Ohio State yes 5 106 Morris Owens Wide receiver Arizona State yes 5 127 Barry Hill Defensive back Iowa State yes 6 143 Steve Towle Linebacker Kansas yes 7 179 Phillip Kent Running back Baylor 8 205 Barney Crawford Defensive tackle Harding 9 231 James Wilson Guard Clark Atlanta 10 239 Clyde Russell Running back Oklahoma 10 256 Joe Jackson Tight end Penn State 10 257 Joe Danelo Kicker Washington State 11 283 John Dilworth Defensive back Northwestern State 12 309 Joe Yancey Tackle Henderson State 13 334 Leonard Isabell Wide receiver Tulsa 14 338 James Lewis Defensive back Tennessee State 14 361 John Graham Quarterback Colorado State 15 387 Skip Johns Running back Carson–Newman 16 413 Vernon Smith Center Georgia 17 439 Dwaine Copeland Running back Middle Tennessee State no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1975_draft.htm 1975 Miami Dolphins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com February 19, 2022 Notable undrafted player 1975 Miami Dolphins — — Earnie Rhone Linebacker Henderson State yesno no Personnel Coaches / Staff 1975 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 Offense/Offensive Line/Run Offense – Monte Clark Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff Defensive Line/Run Defense – Mike Scarry Linebackers/Pass Defense – Don Doll Defensive Backs – Tom Keane Kickers – Carl Taseff Roster 1975 Miami Dolphins 11 Jim Del Gaizo 15 Earl Morrall 10 Don Strock 31 Norm Bulaich 28 Hubert Ginn 32 Benny Malone 22 Mercury Morris 36 Don Nottingham 33 Stan Winfrey y 89 Nat Moore 86 Freddie Solomon y 82 Cotton Speyrer 81 Howard Twilley 88 Jim Mandich 87 Andre Tillman 71 Darryl Carlton T y 78 Tom Drougas T 73 Norm Evans T 67 Bob Kuechenberg G 62 Jim Langer C 66 Larry Little G 79 Wayne Moore American football T 64 Ed Newman G 70 John Andrews DT/DE 74 Randy Crowder DT 83 Vern Den Herder DE 75 Manny Fernandez American football DT 76 Don Reese DT 84 Bill Stanfill DE 51 Rodrigo Barnes OLB 50 Bruce Elia y MLB 53 Bob Matheson OLB 55 Earnie Rhone y OLB 59 Doug Swift OLB 56 Steve Towle y MLB 49 Charlie Babb SS 25 Tim Foley defensive back CB 44 Barry Hill American football FS y 45 Curtis Johnson cornerback CB 13 Jake Scott FS 41 Jeris White CB 20 Larry Seiple P  1 Garo Yepremian K 40 Dick Anderson S IR 85 Nick Buoniconti LB IR 12 Bob Griese QB IR 72 Bob Heinz DT IR 57 Mike Kolen LB IR 80 Jim McFarland TE IR 82 Morris Owens y WR IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 22, 1975 Oakland Raiders L 21–31 0–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 2 September 28 at New England Patriots W 22–14 1–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap 3 October 5 at Green Bay Packers W 31–7 2–1 Lambeau Field Recap 4 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–16 3–1 Miami Orange BowlRecap 5 October 19 at New York Jets W 43–0 4–1 Shea Stadium Recap 6 October 26 at Buffalo Bills W 35–30 5–1 Rich Stadium Recap 7 November 2 at Chicago Bears W 46–13 6–1 Soldier Field Recap 8 November 9 New York Jets W 27–7 7–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 9 November 16 at Houston Oilers L 19–20 7–2 Astrodome Recap 10 November 23 Baltimore Colts L 17–33 7–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 11 December 1, 1975 New England Patriots W 20–7 8–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 12 December 7 Buffalo Bills W 31–21 9–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 13 December 14 at Baltimore Colts L 7–10 (OT) 9–4 Memorial Stadium Recap 14 December 20, 1975 Denver Broncos W 14–13 10–4 Miami Orange Bowl Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1975 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Miami Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Category:1970s in Miami