1974 Miami Dolphins season

9th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1974 11–3 1st AFC East Joe Robbie Mike Robbie Don Shula Miami Orange Bowl Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 26–28 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 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 1974 NFL draft 1974 Miami Dolphins 1 26 Don Reese Defensive tackle Jackson State yes 2 38 Andre Tillman Tight end Texas Tech yes 2 47 Benny Malone Running back Arizona State yes 2 52 Jeris White Defensive back Hawaii yes 3 78 Nat Moore Wide receiver Florida yes yes 4 104 Bill Stevenson Defensive tackle Drake no no 5 130 Cleveland Vann Linebacker Oklahoma State no no 6 136 Randy Crowder Defensive end Penn State yes no 6 156 Bob Wolfe Tackle Nebraska no no 7 164 Carl Swierc Wide receiver Rice no no 7 182 Joe Sullivan Guard Boston College no no 8 208 Melvin Baker Wide receiver Texas Southern yes no 9 212 Tom Wickert Guard Washington State yes no 9 234 Bob Lally Linebacker Cornell no no 10 260 Gary Valbuena Quarterback Tennessee no no 11 286 Gerry Roberts Defensive end UCLA no no 12 312 Jim Revels Defensive back Florida no no 13 338 Clayton Heath Running back UCLA yes no 14 364 Sam Johnson Linebacker Arizona State no no 15 390 Larry Gates Defensive back Western Michigan no no 16 416 Jessie Wolf Defensive tackle Prairie View A&M no no 17 442 Ken Dickerson Defensive back Tuskegee Mr. Irrelevant no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1974_draft.htm 1974 Miami Dolphins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 18, 2014 Personnel Staff 1974 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Vice President – Don Shula Director of Player Personnel – Bobby Beathard Head Coach – Don Shula Offense – Monte Clark Offense – Bill McPeak Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff Receivers – Bob Schnelker Defense – Vince Costello Defensive Line – Mike Scarry Defensive Backs – Tom Keane None - N/A None - N/Ahttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1974nflmia.html 1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft profootballarchives.com Roster 1974 Miami Dolphins 12 Bob Griese 15 Earl Morrall 10 Don Strock 39 Larry Csonka 32 Hubert Ginn 21 Jim Kiick 32 Benny Malone y 22 Mercury Morris 36 Don Nottingham 82 Melvin Baker y 89 Nat Moore y 81 Howard Twilley 42 Paul Warfield 80 Marv Fleming 88 Jim Mandich 73 Norm Evans T 70 Tom Funchess T 55 Irv Goode C/G 67 Bob Kuechenberg G 62 Jim Langer C 66 Larry Little G 79 Wayne Moore American football T 64 Ed Newman G 60 Tom Wickert T y 74 Randy Crowder y DT 83 Vern Den Herder DE 75 Manny Fernandez American football DT 72 Bob Heinz DT 65 Maulty Moore DT 76 Don Reese DE y 84 Bill Stanfill DE 51 Larry Ball OLB 58 Bruce Bannon MLB 85 Nick Buoniconti MLB 57 Mike Kolen OLB 53 Bob Matheson OLB 59 Doug Swift OLB 40 Dick Anderson SS 49 Charlie Babb SS 25 Tim Foley defensive back CB 45 Curtis Johnson cornerback CB 26 Lloyd Mumphord CB 13 Jake Scott FS 48 Henry Stuckey CB 41 Jeris White y CB 20 Larry Seiple P  1 Garo Yepremian K 86 Marlin Briscoe WR IR 77 Doug Crusan T IR 87 Andre Tillman y TE IR Regular season Schedule 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, 1974 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, 1974 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 Standings Playoffs AFC Divisional Playoff Miami Dolphins; text-align:center; AFC Divisional Playoff: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary Dolphins 7 3 6 10 Raiders 0 7 7 14 December 21, 1974 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST NBC Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis and Don Meredith 53,023 Ben Dreith 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 External links 1974 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Miami Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Category:AFC East championship seasons Miami Dolphins Category:1970s in Miami Category:Long stubs with short prose