1971 Miami Dolphins season
1971 Miami Dolphins season | |
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Head coach | Don Shula |
Home field | Miami Orange Bowl |
Results | |
Record | 10–3–1 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Playoff finish |
Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 27–24 (2OT) Won Conference Championship (Colts) 21–0 Lost Super Bowl VI (Cowboys) 24–3 |
The 1971 Miami Dolphins season was the team's sixth, and second in the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins won their first division title, finishing first in the AFC East, and went on to play in Super Bowl VI, a 24-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1971 NFL Draft
1971 Miami Dolphins draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 47 | Otto Stowe | Wide receiver | Iowa State | |
3 | 74 | Dale Farley | Linebacker | West Virginia | |
4 | 99 | Joe Theismann * | Quarterback | Notre Dame | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
1971 Miami Dolphins staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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1 | September 19, 1971 | at Denver Broncos | T 10–10 | 0–0–1 | |
2 | September 26, 1971 | at Buffalo Bills | W 29–14 | 1–0–1 | |
3 | October 3, 1971 | New York Jets | L 14–10 | 1–1–1 | |
4 | October 10, 1971 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–13 | 2–1–1 | |
5 | October 17, 1971 | New England Patriots | W 41–3 | 3–1–1 | |
6 | October 24, 1971 | at New York Jets | W 30–14 | 4–1–1 | |
7 | October 31, 1971 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 20–14 | 5–1–1 | |
8 | November 7, 1971 | Buffalo Bills | W 34–0 | 6–1–1 | |
9 | November 14, 1971 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–21 | 7–1–1 | |
10 | November 21, 1971 | Baltimore Colts | W 17–14 | 8–1–1 | |
11 | November 29, 1971 | Chicago Bears | W 34–3 | 9–1–1 | |
12 | December 5, 1971 | at New England Patriots | L 34–13 | 9–2–1 | |
13 | December 11, 1971 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–3 | 9–3–1 | |
14 | December 19, 1971 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–6 | 10–3–1 | |
Game summaries
Week 2
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Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Miami Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 5–3 | 7–3–1 | 315 | 174 | W1 |
Baltimore Colts | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 313 | 140 | L1 |
New England Patriots | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4–4 | 6–5 | 238 | 325 | W1 |
New York Jets | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4–4 | 6–5 | 212 | 299 | W2 |
Buffalo Bills | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 1–7 | 1–10 | 184 | 394 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972. [3]
Postseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 25, 1971 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–24 | |
Conference Championship | January 2, 1972 | Baltimore Colts | W 21–0 | |
Super Bowl VI | January 16, 1972 | N Dallas Cowboys | L 24–3 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff
Miami Dolphins 27 K.C. Chiefs 24 (20T)
AFC Championship Game
Miami Dolphins 21 Baltimore Colts 0
Super Bowl VI
Dallas Cowboys 24 Miami Dolphins 3
Scoring summary
- Dallas Mike Clark, FG 14 yds (3–0)
- Dallas L.Alworth, 9 yd pass from Staubach (Mike Clark kick, 10–0)
- Miami Yepremian, FG 23 yds (10–3)
- Dallas Duane Thomas, 5 yd run (Mike Clark kick, 17–3)
- Dallas Mike Ditka, 4 yd pass from Staubach (Mike Clark kick, 24–3)
References
- ↑ "1971 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
External links
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