1974 Miami Dolphins season - wikipedia 1974 Miami Dolphins season 1974 Miami Dolphins season Head coach Don Shula Home field Miami Orange Bowl Results Record 11 -- 3 Division place 1st AFC East Playoff finish Lost AFC Divisional Playoff ( at Raiders ) 26 - 28 ← 1973 Dolphins seasons 1975 → The 1974 Miami Dolphins season was the team 's ninth, and fifth in the National Football League ( NFL ). The team entered the 1974 season as two - time defending Super Bowl champions. With a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, the Dolphins finished first in the NFL 's American Football Conference East Division. In the playoffs, the Raiders beat the Dolphins in AFC Divisional Playoff Game in the famous `` Sea of Hands '' game. Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 NFL Draft 2 Personnel 2.1 Staff 2.2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Schedule 3.2 Standings 4 Playoffs 4.1 AFC Divisional Playoff 5 References 6 External links Offseason NFL Draft Main article : 1974 NFL Draft 1974 Miami Dolphins draft Round Pick Player Position College Notes 26 Don Reese Defensive tackle Jackson State 38 Andre Tillman Tight end Texas Tech 47 Benny Malone Running back Arizona State 52 Jeris White Defensive back Hawaii 78 Nat Moore * Wide receiver Florida Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career Personnel Staff 1974 Miami Dolphins staff Front office President -- Joe Robbie Vice President -- Don Shula Director of Player Personnel -- Bobby Beathard Head coaches Head Coach -- Don Shula Offensive coaches Offense -- Monte Clark Offense -- Bill McPeak Offensive Backs -- Carl Taseff Receivers -- Bob Schnelker Defensive coaches Defense -- Vince Costello Defensive Line -- Mike Scarry Defensive Backs -- Tom Keane Roster 1974 Miami Dolphins roster Quarterbacks 12 Bob Griese 15 Earl Morrall Running backs 39 Larry Csonka 32 Hubert Ginn 21 Jim Kiick 32 Benny Malone 22 Mercury Morris Wide receivers 82 Melvin Baker 86 Marlin Briscoe 89 Nat Moore 81 Howard Twilley 42 Paul Warfield Tight ends 88 Jim Mandich Offensive linemen 73 Norm Evans T 67 Bob Kuechenberg G 62 Jim Langer C 66 Larry Little G 77 Doug Crusan T 79 Wayne Moore T Defensive linemen 83 Vern Den Herder DE 74 Randy Crowder DT 75 Manny Fernandez DT 72 Bob Heinz DT 65 Maulty Moore DT 84 Bill Stanfill DE Linebackers 51 Larry Ball 58 Bruce Bannon 85 Nick Buoniconti 57 Mike Kolen 53 Bob Matheson 59 Doug Swift Defensive backs 40 Dick Anderson SS 49 Charlie Babb SS 25 Tim Foley CB 45 Curtis Johnson CB 26 Lloyd Mumphord CB 13 Jake Scott FS 48 Henry Stuckey 41 Jeris White CB Special teams 20 Larry Seiple P 1 Garo Yepremian K Rookies in italics Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Dolphins points Opponents Record Attendance Sep 15 at New England Patriots Loss 24 34 0 -- 1 55,006 Sep 22 at Buffalo Bills Win 24 16 1 -- 1 80,020 Sep 29 at San Diego Chargers Win 28 21 2 -- 1 44,706 Oct 7 New York Jets Win 21 17 3 -- 1 60,727 5 Oct 13 at Washington Redskins Loss 17 20 3 -- 2 54,395 6 Oct 20 Kansas City Chiefs Win 9 4 -- 2 67,779 7 Oct 27 Baltimore Colts Win 17 7 5 -- 2 65,868 8 Nov 3 Atlanta Falcons Win 42 7 6 -- 2 64,399 9 Nov 10 at New Orleans Saints Win 21 0 7 -- 2 74,289 10 Nov 17 Buffalo Bills Win 35 28 8 -- 2 69,313 11 Nov 24 at New York Jets Loss 14 17 8 -- 3 57,162 12 Dec 2 Cincinnati Bengals Win 24 9 -- 3 71,962 13 Dec 8 at Baltimore Colts Win 17 16 10 -- 3 34,420 14 Dec 15 New England Patriots Win 34 27 11 -- 3 56,920 Standings AFC East view talk PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK Miami Dolphins 11 0. 786 6 -- 2 9 -- 2 327 216 W3 Buffalo Bills 9 5 0. 643 5 -- 3 7 -- 4 264 244 L2 New England Patriots 7 7 0. 500 4 -- 4 4 -- 7 348 289 L3 New York Jets 7 7 0. 500 4 -- 4 5 -- 6 279 300 W6 Baltimore Colts 12 0. 143 1 -- 7 1 -- 10 190 329 L4 Playoffs AFC Divisional Playoff AFC Divisional Playoff : Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders -- Game summary Total Dolphins 7 6 10 26 Raiders 0 7 7 14 28 at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California Date : December 21, 1974 Game time : 4 : 00 p.m. EST / 1 : 00 p.m. PST Game attendance : 53,023 Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers ( NBC ) : Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis and Don Meredith 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 References Jump up ^ `` 1974 Miami Dolphins draftees ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014. Jump up ^ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1974-mia External links 1974 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Miami Dolphins Founded in 1966 Based in Miami Gardens, Florida Headquartered in Davie, Florida Franchise Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First - round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Records Honor roll Training facility Broadcasters Stadiums Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium Culture `` Fins '' ( Jimmy Buffett song ) Wayne Huizenga Stephen M. Ross Joe Robbie T.D. Cheerleaders Ace Ventura : Pet Detective `` Only Wanna Be with You '' ( Hootie & the Blowfish song ) Ballers Lore Perfect season The Sea of Hands Announcerless Game Epic in Miami Snowplow Game Clock Play Monday Night Miracle Rivalries Buffalo Bills New England Patriots New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Division championships ( 13 ) 1971 1972 1973 1979 1981 1984 1985 1992 1994 2000 2008 Conference championships ( 5 ) 1971 1972 1973 1982 1984 League championships ( 2 ) 1972 ( VII ) 1973 ( VIII ) Retired numbers 12 13 39 Current league affiliations League : National Football League ( 1970 -- present ) Conference : American Football Conference Division : East Division Former league affiliation League : American Football League ( 1966 -- 1969 ) Seasons ( 52 ) 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Championship seasons in bold Miami Dolphins seasons 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance 1974 NFL season AFC East Central West East Central West NFC Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco NY Jets Washington 1974 NFL Draft 1974 NFL strike NFL Playoffs Pro Bowl Super Bowl IX Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974_Miami_Dolphins_season&oldid=807939978 '' Categories : 1974 National Football League season by team Miami Dolphins seasons AFC East championship seasons 1974 in sports in Florida Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from December 2013 Pages using Americanfootballbox with unknown parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 23 : 16. 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Question: who was the quarterback for the miami dolphins in 1974
Answer: Bob Griese