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 | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | 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 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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Schedule Notes | ||
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7/26/1974 | College All-Stars | Canceled |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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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 | ||||
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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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