The 1975 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's tenth season in existence, and its sixth in the National Football League (NFL) since the AFL-NFL merger.
Season summary The Oakland Raiders ended the Dolphins' 30-game winning streak at the Orange Bowl in the season opener on Monday Night Football.
Although Miami tied for the AFC Eastern division title at 10–4 with the Baltimore Colts, the Colts won the divisional tiebreaker in 1975 with a sweep of both inter-division matchups, beating Miami 33–17 in week 10 and 10–7 in week 13. The sole wild card in the conference was Cincinnati at 11–3, so the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time since the merger.
The 1975 Dolphins were without running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick and wide receiver Paul Warfield, who each signed three-year contracts with the Memphis Southmen in March 1974 to play in the World Football League, beginning in 1975. The second-year league folded in the season's twelfth week, and the trio returned to the NFL in 1976 with other teams (Csonka with the Giants, Kiick with the Broncos and Warfield with the Browns, where he played from 1964-69 before being traded to Miami).
Offseason
NFL draft
Notable undrafted player
Personnel
Coaches / Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Oakland Raiders L 21–31 0–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 2 September 28 at New England Patriots W 22–14 1–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap 3 October 5 at Green Bay Packers W 31–7 2–1 Lambeau Field Recap 4 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–16 3–1 Miami Orange BowlRecap 5 October 19 at New York Jets W 43–0 4–1 Shea Stadium Recap 6 October 26 at Buffalo Bills W 35–30 5–1 Rich Stadium Recap 7 November 2 at Chicago Bears W 46–13 6–1 Soldier Field Recap 8 November 9 New York Jets W 27–7 7–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 9 November 16 at Houston Oilers L 19–20 7–2 Astrodome Recap 10 November 23 Baltimore Colts L 17–33 7–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 11 New England Patriots W 20–7 8–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 12 December 7 Buffalo Bills W 31–21 9–3 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 13 December 14 at Baltimore Colts L 7–10 9–4 Memorial Stadium Recap 14 Denver Broncos W 14–13 10–4 Miami Orange Bowl Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1975 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com