1975 Miami Dolphins season

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1975 Miami Dolphins season
Owner Joe Robbie
Head coach Don Shula
Home field Orange Bowl
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers 3
C Jim Langer
FS Jake Scott
G Bob Kuechenberg

The 1975 Miami Dolphins season was the team's tenth, and sixth in the National Football League (NFL).

Contents

Season summary

Although they tied for the division title at 10–4 with the Baltimore Colts, the Colts won the tiebreaker in 1975 with a sweep of both games. The sole wild card in the conference was Cincinnati at 11–3, so the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since 1969.

The 1975 Dolphins were without running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick and wide receiver Paul Warfield. They signed three-year contracts with the Memphis Southmen in March 1974 to play in the World Football League, beginning in 1975. [1] The second-year league folded in the season's twelfth week, and the trio returned to the NFL in 1976 with other teams.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1975 Miami Dolphins draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
123 Darryl Carlton   Tackle Tampa
236 Freddie Solomon   Wide receiver Tampa
249Stan Winfrey  Running back Arkansas State
375Gerald Hill  Linebacker Houston
4100 Bruce Elia  Linebacker Ohio State
5106 Morris Owens  Wide receiver Arizona State
5127 Barry Hill   Defensive back Iowa State
6143 Steve Towle  Linebacker Kansas
7179Phillip Kent  Running back Baylor
8205Barney Crawford  Defensive tackle Harding
9231James Wilson  Guard Clark Atlanta
10239Clyde Russell Running back Oklahoma
10256 Joe Jackson   Tight end Penn State
10257 Joe Danelo   Kicker Washington State
11283John Dilworth Defensive back Northwestern State
12309Joe Yancey  Tackle Henderson State
13334Leonard Isabell Wide receiver Tulsa
14338James Lewis Defensive back Tennessee State
14361John Graham  Quarterback Colorado State
15387Skip Johns Running back Carson–Newman
16413Vernon Smith  Center Georgia
17439Dwaine Copeland Running back Middle Tennessee State
      Made roster  

[2]

Personnel

Coaches / Staff

1975 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Don Shula

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Kickers – Carl Taseff


Roster

1975 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • None - N/A


Practice squad

  • None - N/A


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 22 Oakland Raiders L 21–310–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
2September 28at New England Patriots W 22–141–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap
3October 5at Green Bay Packers W 31–72–1 Lambeau Field Recap
4October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–163–1Miami Orange Bowl Recap
5October 19at New York Jets W 43–04–1 Shea Stadium Recap
6October 26at Buffalo Bills W 35–305–1 Rich Stadium Recap
7November 2at Chicago Bears W 46–136–1 Soldier Field Recap
8November 9 New York Jets W 27–77–1Miami Orange Bowl Recap
9November 16at Houston Oilers L 19–207–2 Astrodome Recap
10November 23 Baltimore Colts L 17–337–3Miami Orange Bowl Recap
11December 1 New England Patriots W 20–78–3Miami Orange Bowl Recap
12December 7 Buffalo Bills W 31–219–3Miami Orange Bowl Recap
13December 14at Baltimore Colts L 7–10 (OT)9–4 Memorial Stadium Recap
14December 20 Denver Broncos W 14–1310–4Miami Orange Bowl Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Baltimore Colts (3)1040.7146–28–3395269W9
Miami Dolphins 1040.7146–27–4357222W1
Buffalo Bills 860.5715–37–4420355L1
New York Jets 3110.2142–63–8258433L2
New England Patriots 3110.2141–72–9258358L6

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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Robert F. (July 28, 1975). "They're grinning and bearing". Sports Illustrated. p. 16. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1975 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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