1967 Miami Dolphins season

1967 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	George Wilson
Home field	Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
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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. They defeated the San Diego Chargers, 41–24, and then defeated the Boston Patriots, 41–32, both at home, thereby becoming the fastest expansion team in NFL history to ever score 40 points twice in a row during a season.

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 12 Bob Griese 16 Archie Roberts Running backs 32 Joe Auer 30 Sammy Price FB 35 Stan Mitchell FB Wide receivers 24 Jack Clancy 26 Frank Jackson 89 Karl Noonan 87 John Roderick 81 Howard Twilley Tight ends 82 Doug Moreau		Offensive linemen 73 Norm Evans T 71 G 58 Tom Goode C 63 Billy Neighbors G 78 Maxie Williams T 61 G Defensive linemen 81 Ed Cooke DE 76 Tom Nomina DT 74 John Richardson DT 70 Jim Riley DE		Linebackers 50 Frank Emanuel MLB 54 Wahoo McDaniel Defensive backs 48 Bob Petrella S 49 Jimmy Warren CB 22 Willie West S 25 Dick Westmoreland CB Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad 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 2 3 4 Total • Oilers 7 7 17 10 41 Dolphins 0 3 7 0 10 Date: December 23 Location: Orange Bowl

Standings[]

AFL Eastern Division
view talk	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 until 1972.

References[]

External links[]

• 1967 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com