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factoids

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

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Personnel

Staff

{hide}NFL final staff| year = 1967| team = Miami Dolphins| front_office =

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

| head_coach =

• Head coach – George Wilson

| offensive =

• Offensive backs – John Idzik
• Receivers – Bobby Walston
• Offensive line – Ernie Hefferle

| defensive =

• Defensive line – Les Bingaman
• Linebackers – Bob Pellegrini
• Defensive backs – Tom Keane

| special_teams =

• Kicking – Bobby Walston

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Roster

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Regular season

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Week!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Date!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Opponent!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Result!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Record!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Venue!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| Attendance!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}“| GameRecap! 1 Bye! 2 Bye style="background:#cfc“! 3| September 171967 Denver Broncos season>Denver Broncos| W 35–21| 1–0| Miami Orange Bowl| 29,072| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 4| September 241967 Kansas City Chiefs season>Kansas City Chiefs| L 0–24| 1–1| Miami Orange Bowl| 33,280| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 5| October 11967 New York Jets season>New York Jets| L 7–29| 1–2| Shea Stadium| 59,433| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 6| October 81967 Kansas City Chiefs season>Kansas City Chiefs| L 0–41| 1–3Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)>Municipal Stadium| 42,920| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 7| October 151967 Boston Patriots season>Boston Patriots| L 10–41| 1–4| Fenway Park| 17,859| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 8| October 221967 New York Jets season>New York Jets| L 14–33| 1–5| Miami Orange Bowl| 28,392| Recap! 9 Bye style="background:#fcc“! 10| November 51967 Buffalo Bills season>Buffalo Bills| L 13–35| 1–6War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo, New York)>War Memorial Stadium| 30,950| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 11| November 121967 San Diego Chargers season>San Diego Chargers| L 0–24| 1–7SDCCU Stadium>San Diego Stadium| 32,395| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 12| November 191967 Oakland Raiders season>Oakland Raiders| L 17–31| 1–8| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum| 33,753| Recap style="background:#cfc“! 13| November 261967 Buffalo Bills season>Buffalo Bills| W 17–14| 2–8| Miami Orange Bowl| 24,357| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 14| December 3 1967 Houston Oilers season>Houston Oilers| L 14–17| 2–9Rice Stadium (Rice University)>Rice Stadium| 20,979| Recap style="background:#cfc“! 15| December 101967 San Diego Chargers season>San Diego Chargers| W 41–24| 3–9| Miami Orange Bowl| 23,007| Recap style="background:#cfc“! 16| December 171967 Boston Patriots season>Boston Patriots| W 41–32| 4–9| Miami Orange Bowl| 22,079| Recap style="background:#fcc“! 17December 23, 1967}} 1967 Houston Oilers season>Houston Oilers | L 10–41| 4–10| Miami Orange Bowl| 29,628| Recapstyle="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Miami Dolphins|year=1967|border=2}}” Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

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Standings

{{1967 AFL Eastern standings}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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

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