1977 Miami Dolphins season

The 1977 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 12th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 6–8, winning ten games.[1] After suffering their first losing season under Coach Don Shula, the Dolphins bounced back to finish 10-4. Bob Griese had a stellar year, despite being forced to wear thick eyeglasses due to a problem with his contacts. Griese, whose season was highlighted by a six touchdown game in St. Louis against the Cardinals, was named Player of the year by the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.

1977 Miami Dolphins season
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldOrange Bowl
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1977 NFL Draft
1977 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 A.J. Duhe *  Linebacker LSU
2 40 Bob Baumhower *  Nose Tackle Alabama
3 71 Mike Watson  Offensive Tackle Miami (OH)
5 113 Mike Michel  Punter Stanford
5 123 Leroy Harris  Running Back Arkansas State
7 180 Bruce Herron  Linebacker New Mexico
8 207 Horace Perkins  Defensive Back Colorado
9 237 Robert Turner  Running Back Oklahoma State
10 264 Mark Carter  Offensive Tackle Eastern Michigan
11 291 John Alexander  Defensive End Rutgers
12 321 Terry Anderson  Wide Receiver Bethune-Cookman
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff
1977 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Don Shula

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Carl Taseff
  • Punting – Tom Keane

Roster
1977 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 at Buffalo Bills W 13–0
76,097
2 September 25, 1977 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–15
40,503
3 October 2, 1977 Houston Oilers W 27–7
49,619
4 October 9, 1977 at Baltimore Colts L 45–28
57,829
5 October 16, 1977 New York Jets W 21–17
43,446
6 October 23, 1977 Seattle Seahawks W 31–13
29,855
7 October 30, 1977 San Diego Chargers L 14–13
40,670
8 November 6, 1977 at New York Jets W 14–10
51,582
9 November 13, 1977 New England Patriots W 17–5
67,502
10 November 20, 1977 at Cincinnati Bengals L 23–17
46,733
11 November 24, 1977 at St. Louis Cardinals W 55–14
50,269
12 December 5, 1977 Baltimore Colts W 17–6
68,977
13 December 11, 1977 at New England Patriots L 14–10
61,064
14 December 17, 1977 Buffalo Bills W 31–14
39,626

Week 11
1 234Total
• Dolphins 14 14207 55
Cardinals 7 007 14

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Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts(2) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 9–3 295 221 W1
Miami Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–4 313 197 W1
New England Patriots 9 5 0 .643 4–4 7–5 278 217 L1
New York Jets 3 11 0 .214 2–6 2–10 191 300 L2
Buffalo Bills 3 11 0 .214 2–6 2–10 160 313 L1

Awards and honors

References
  1. 1977 Miami Dolphins
  2. "1977 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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