1967 Miami Dolphins season

2nd season in franchise history

The 1967 Miami Dolphins season was the team's second in the American Football League (AFL). The Dolphins improved by 1 game over their 3–11 inaugural season from 1966, finishing 4–10 and in 4th place in the AFL Eastern Division. The team began its season with two straight bye weeks. In the first game, they beat Denver, 35–21, to win their first ever season opener. However, the Dolphins then lost 8 straight games before beating the Buffalo Bills, 17–14, at home. The Dolphins went winless on the road this season. However, the Dolphins scored 40 points in back-to-back games, with 41-24 and 41-32 wins over the Chargers and Patriots, respectively. 1967 was also the rookie campaign for quarterback Bob Griese.

Offseason

Common draft

1967 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 Bob Griese *   Quarterback Purdue
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1967 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

  • President – Joe Robbie
  • Director of player personnel – Joe Thomas

Head coaches

  • Head coach – George Wilson

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive backs – John Idzik
  • Receivers – Bobby Walston
  • Offensive line – Ernie Hefferle
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line – Les Bingaman
  • Linebackers – Bob Pellegrini
  • Defensive backs – Tom Keane

Special teams coaches

  • Kicking – Bobby Walston


Roster

1967 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 32 Joe Auer
  • 30 Sammy Price FB
  • 35 Stan Mitchell FB

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 81 Ed Cooke DE
  • 76 Tom Nomina DT
  • 74 John Richardson DT
  • 70 Jim Riley DE
Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
Recap
1 Bye
2 Bye
3 September 17 Denver Broncos W 35–21 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 29,072 Recap
4 September 24 Kansas City Chiefs L 0–24 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 33,280 Recap
5 October 1 at New York Jets L 7–29 1–2 Shea Stadium 59,433 Recap
6 October 8 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–41 1–3 Municipal Stadium 42,920 Recap
7 October 15 at Boston Patriots L 10–41 1–4 Fenway Park 17,859 Recap
8 October 22 New York Jets L 14–33 1–5 Miami Orange Bowl 28,392 Recap
9 Bye
10 November 5 at Buffalo Bills L 13–35 1–6 War Memorial Stadium 30,950 Recap
11 November 12 at San Diego Chargers L 0–24 1–7 San Diego Stadium 32,395 Recap
12 November 19 at Oakland Raiders L 17–31 1–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 33,753 Recap
13 November 26 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 2–8 Miami Orange Bowl 24,357 Recap
14 December 3 at Houston Oilers L 14–17 2–9 Rice Stadium 20,979 Recap
15 December 10 San Diego Chargers W 41–24 3–9 Miami Orange Bowl 23,007 Recap
16 December 17 Boston Patriots W 41–32 4–9 Miami Orange Bowl 22,079 Recap
17 December 23 Houston Oilers L 10–41 4–10 Miami Orange Bowl 29,628 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

1 234Total
• Oilers 7 71710 41
Dolphins 0 370 10
  • Date: December 23
  • Location: Orange Bowl

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
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W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Houston Oilers 9 4 1 .692 5–1–1 258 199 W2
New York Jets 8 5 1 .615 5–1–1 371 329 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 10 0 .286 3–5 237 285 L1
Miami Dolphins 4 10 0 .286 2–6 219 407 L1
Boston Patriots 3 10 1 .231 3–5 280 389 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

References

  1. ^ "1967 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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