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

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

Main article: 1967 NFL 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

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 roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Bob Griese 16 Archie Roberts Running backs (RB) 32 Joe Auer 30 Sammy Price FB 35 Stan Mitchell FB Wide receivers (WR) 24 Jack Clancy 26 Frank Jackson 89 Karl Noonan 81 Howard Twilley Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Norm Evans T 71 Charlie Fowler G 58 Tom Goode C 63 Billy Neighbors G 78 Maxie Williams T 61 Freddie Woodson G Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Ed Cooke DE 76 Tom Nomina DT 74 John Richardson DT 70 Jim Riley DE

Linebackers (LB) Defensive backs (DB) 48 Bob Petrella S 49 Jimmy Warren CB 22 Willie West S 25 Dick Westmoreland CB Special teams

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	Bye
2	Bye
3	September 17, 1967	Denver Broncos	W 35–21	1–0–0	29,072
4	September 24, 1967	Kansas City Chiefs	L 0-24	1–1–0	33,280
5	October 1, 1967	at New York Jets	L 7-29	1–2–0	59,433
6	October 8, 1967	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 0-41	1–3–0	42,920
7	October 15, 1967	at Boston Patriots	L 10-41	1–4–0	17,859
8	October 22, 1967	New York Jets	L 14-33	1–5–0	28,392
9	Bye
10	November 5, 1967	at Buffalo Bills	L 13-35	1–6–0	30,950
11	November 12, 1967	at San Diego Chargers	L 0-24	1–7–0	32,395
12	November 19, 1967	at Oakland Raiders	L 17-31	1–8–0	33,753
13	November 26, 1967	Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	2–8–0	24,357
14	December 3, 1967	at Houston Oilers	L 14-17	2–9–0	20,979
15	December 10, 1967	San Diego Chargers	W 41–24	3–9–0	23,007
16	December 17, 1967	Boston Patriots	W 41–32	4–9–0	22,079
17	December 23, 1967	Houston Oilers	L 10-41	4–10–0	29,628

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
	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.

External links

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