1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-3-0 .786 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Monte Clark | Offensive Line |
| Vince Costello | Linebackers |
| Tom Keane | Defensive Backs |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line |
| Bob Schnelker | Receivers |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Fri | 7/26/1974 | A | College All-Stars | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | ||||
| Sat | 8/3/1974 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 19 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 37925 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1974 | H | New Orleans Saints | 45 | 20 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41524 | |
| Mon | 8/19/1974 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 9 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67693 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1974 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 31 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 64663 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1974 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 54666 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1974 | A | Chicago Bears | 30 | 7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55093 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1974 | A | New England Patriots | 24 | 34 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 51508 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1974 | A | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 16 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78990 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1974 | A | San Diego Chargers | 28 | 21 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 44706 | |
| Mon | 10/7/1974 | H | New York Jets | 21 | 17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 61527 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1974 | A | Washington Redskins | 17 | 20 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54395 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1974 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 3 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67779 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1974 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 65868 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1974 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 42 | 7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 64399 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1974 | A | New Orleans Saints | 21 | 0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 68339 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1974 | H | Buffalo Bills | 35 | 28 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 68313 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1974 | A | New York Jets | 14 | 17 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 57162 | |
| Mon | 12/2/1974 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 3 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 71962 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1974 | A | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 16 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 33320 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1974 | H | New England Patriots | 34 | 27 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 56920 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | ||||||||||
| Sat | 12/21/1974 | A | Oakland Raiders | 26 | 28 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52817 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7/26/1974 | College All-Stars | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Anderson | 40 | LS | 6-2 | 202 | 28 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Babb | 49 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Baker | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 24 | Texas Southern | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Ball | 51 | LB | 6-6 | 235 | 25 | Louisville | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce Bannon | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 29 | Nebraska-Omaha | 14 | 3 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 85 | MLB | 5-11 | 220 | 34 | Notre Dame | 13 | 13 |
| Randy Crowder | 74 | DT | 6-2 | 252 | 22 | Penn State | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Crusan | 77 | OT | 6-5 | 253 | 28 | Indiana | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 238 | 28 | Syracuse | 12 | 11 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 26 | Central (Iowa) | 14 | 14 |
| Norm Evans | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 248 | 32 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| Manny Fernandez | 75 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 28 | Chabot JC; Utah | 12 | 12 |
| Marv Fleming | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 233 | 32 | Utah | 14 | 5 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | LCB | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | Purdue | 13 | 11 |
| Tom Funchess | 70 | LOT | 6-5 | 264 | 30 | Jackson State | 8 | 3 |
| Hubie Ginn | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 187 | 27 | Florida A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Irv Goode | 55 | C | 6-5 | 255 | 34 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Purdue | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Heinz | 72 | RDT | 6-6 | 263 | 27 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 14 | 13 |
| Curtis Johnson | 45 | RCB | 6-2 | 196 | 26 | Toledo | 13 | 12 |
| Jim Kiick | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 28 | Wyoming | 14 | 8 |
| Mike Kolen | 57 | RLB-MLB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG-LOT | 6-2 | 255 | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Langer | 62 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 26 | South Dakota State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Leigh | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 29 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Little | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 29 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 14 |
| Benny Malone | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 193 | 22 | Arizona State | 13 | 3 |
| Jim Mandich | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 26 | Michigan | 14 | 10 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | LLB-RLB | 6-4 | 241 | 30 | Duke | 14 | 8 |
| Maulty Moore | 65 | LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 28 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 2 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 23 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 13 | 7 |
| Wayne Moore | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 29 | Lamar | 3 | 3 |
| Earl Morrall | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 40 | Michigan State | 14 | 1 |
| Mercury Morris | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 27 | West Texas A&M | 5 | 3 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 26 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Texas Southern | 13 | 3 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | Duke | 14 | 4 |
| Don Nottingham | 36 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | Kent State | 14 | 2 |
| Don Reese | 75 | DE-DT | 6-6 | 255 | 23 | Jackson State | 13 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 13 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 29 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Seiple | 20 | P-TE | 6-0 | 213 | 29 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Stanfill | 84 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Stuckey | 48 | RCB-LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | Merritt JC; Missouri | 14 | 2 |
| Doug Swift | 59 | LLB-RDE | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | Amherst | 8 | 7 |
| Howard Twilley | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 31 | Tulsa | 13 | 9 |
| Paul Warfield | 42 | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 32 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Jeris White | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | Hawaii | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Wickert | 60 | LOT | 6-4 | 252 | 22 | Washington State | 13 | 3 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | K | 5-8 | 172 | 30 | none | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 26 | Don Reese | DE | Jackson State |
| 2 | 38 | Andre Tillman | TE | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 47 | Benny Malone | RB | Arizona State |
| 2 | 52 | Jeris White | DB | Hawaii |
| 3 | 78 | Nat Moore | WR | Florida |
| 4 | 104 | Bill Stevenson | DT | Drake |
| 5 | 130 | Cleveland Vann | LB | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | 136 | Randy Crowder | DE | Penn State |
| 6 | 156 | Bob Wolfe | T | Nebraska |
| 7 | 164 | Carl Swierc | WR | Rice |
| 7 | 182 | Joe Sullivan | G | Boston College |
| 8 | 208 | Mel Baker | WR | Texas Southern |
| 9 | 212 | Tom Wickert | G | Washington State |
| 9 | 234 | Bob Lally | LB | Cornell |
| 10 | 260 | Gary Valbuena | QB | Tennessee |
| 11 | 286 | Gerry Roberts | DE | UCLA |
| 12 | 312 | Jim Revels | DB | Florida |
| 13 | 338 | Clayton Heath | RB | Wake Forest |
| 14 | 364 | Sam Johnson | LB | Arizona State |
| 15 | 390 | Larry Cates | DB | Western Michigan |
| 16 | 416 | Jessie Wolf | DT | Prairie View A&M |
| 17 | 442 | Ken Dickerson | DB | Tuskegee |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 105 | 76 | 111 | 327 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 50 | 57 | 78 | 216 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 272 | 134 | 118 | 20 | 97/195 49.7% | / % | 69 | 556 | |
| Opponents Totals | 208 | 83 | 117 | 8 | 73/188 38.8% | / % | 67 | 525 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 67 |
| Larry Csonka | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Don Nottingham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jim Mandich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Benny Malone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mel Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Hubie Ginn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 1 | 327 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 24 | 25 | 96.0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 216 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 1 | 43 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 1 | 43 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 197 | 749 | 3.8 | 24 | 9 |
| Benny Malone | 117 | 479 | 4.1 | 23t | 3 |
| Jim Kiick | 86 | 274 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 66 | 273 | 4.1 | 24 | 8 |
| Mercury Morris | 56 | 214 | 3.8 | 17t | 1 |
| Hubie Ginn | 26 | 99 | 3.8 | 41t | 2 |
| Bob Griese | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 22 | 1 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 570 | 2191 | 3.8 | 41t | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 404 | 1624 | 4.0 | 56t | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 253 | 152 | 60.1 | 86 | 1968 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 54 | 16 | 6.3 | 15 | 5.9 | 27 | 202 | 1766 | 80.9 |
| Earl Morrall | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 7 | 301 | 11.1 | 17.7 | 46t | 2 | 7.4 | 3 | 11.1 | 3 | 16 | 285 | 86.1 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 118.8 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 118.8 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 283 | 171 | 60.4 | 94 | 2313 | 8.2 | 13.5 | 54 | 18 | 6.4 | 18 | 6.4 | 31 | 229 | 2084 | 81.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 372 | 200 | 53.8 | 156 | 2452 | 6.6 | 12.3 | 89t | 14 | 3.8 | 16 | 4.3 | 31 | 270 | 2182 | 69.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 37 | 605 | 16.4 | 48 | 2 |
| Jim Mandich | 33 | 374 | 11.3 | 44 | 6 |
| Paul Warfield | 27 | 536 | 19.9 | 54 | 2 |
| Howard Twilley | 24 | 256 | 10.7 | 21 | 2 |
| Jim Kiick | 18 | 155 | 8.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 11 | 132 | 12.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Baker | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 46t | 2 |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 171 | 2313 | 13.5 | 54 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 200 | 2452 | 12.3 | 89t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Stuckey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 320 | 17.8 | 40 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Seiple | 65 | 2511 | 38.6 | 60 | 0 | 259 | ||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 2511 | 38.6 | 60 | 0 | 259 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 2743 | 39.2 | 63 | 1 | 520 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 31 | 3 | 346 | 11.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 9 | 0 | 136 | 15.1 | 42 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Henry Stuckey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 3 | 520 | 11.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 8 | 259 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 22 | 587 | 26.7 | 40 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 12 | 235 | 19.6 | 30 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 6 | 159 | 26.5 | 73 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Mel Baker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1118 | 22.8 | 73 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1222 | 19.1 | 57 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Stanfill | 10.0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 7.0 | |
| Larry Ball | 3.0 | |
| Randy Crowder | 3.0 | |
| Manny Fernandez | 3.0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 3.0 | |
| Mike Kolen | 1.0 | |
| Don Reese | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 270.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 229.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Irv Goode | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 | |
| Curtis Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maulty Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bill Stanfill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 3 |
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