1967 Miami Dolphins season

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.

1967 Miami Dolphins season
Head coachGeorge Wilson
Home fieldMiami Orange Bowl
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Kicking – Bobby Walston

Roster
1967 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers


Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

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
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Houston Oilers 941.6925–1–1258199W2
New York Jets 851.6155–1–1371329W1
Buffalo Bills 4100.2863–5237285L1
Miami Dolphins 4100.2862–6219407L1
Boston Patriots 3101.2313–5280389L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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