1971 Miami Dolphins season
The 1971 Miami Dolphins season was the team's sixth, and second in the National Football League (NFL).
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Personnel
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 |
1 |
September 19, 1971 |
at Denver Broncos |
T 10–10 |
0–0–1 |
51,228 |
2 |
September 26, 1971 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 29–14 |
1–0–1 |
45,139 |
3 |
October 3, 1971 |
New York Jets |
L 14–10 |
1–1–1 |
70,670 |
4 |
October 10, 1971 |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
W 23–13 |
2–1–1 |
60,099 |
5 |
October 17, 1971 |
New England Patriots |
W 41–3 |
3–1–1 |
58,822 |
6 |
October 24, 1971 |
at New York Jets |
W 30–14 |
4–1–1 |
62,130 |
7 |
October 31, 1971 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
W 20–14 |
5–1–1 |
72,903 |
8 |
November 7, 1971 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 34–0 |
6–1–1 |
61,016 |
9 |
November 14, 1971 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 24–21 |
7–1–1 |
66,435 |
10 |
November 21, 1971 |
Baltimore Colts |
W 17–14 |
8–1–1 |
75,312 |
11 |
November 29, 1971 |
Chicago Bears |
W 34–3 |
9–1–1 |
75,312 |
12 |
December 5, 1971 |
at New England Patriots |
L 34–13 |
9–2–1 |
61,457 |
13 |
December 11, 1971 |
at Baltimore Colts |
L 14–3 |
9–3–1 |
60,238 |
14 |
December 19, 1971 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 27–6 |
10–3–1 |
76,812 |
Game summaries
Week 2
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Dolphins |
3 |
9 | 7 | 10 |
29 |
Bills |
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0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
- Date: September 26
- Location: War Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 54°F • Wind 11
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 15 yard field goal | Dolphins 3–0 |
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| BUF | Wayne Patrick 1 yard run (Grant Guthrie kick) | Bills 7–3 |
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2 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 46 yard field goal | Bills 7–6 |
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2 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 13 yard field goal | Dolphins 9–7 |
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2 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 9 yard field goal | Dolphins 12–7 |
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3 |
| MIA | Larry Csonka 1 yard run (Garo Yepremian kick) | Dolphins 19–7 |
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3 |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 46 yard run (Grant Guthrie kick) | Dolphins 19–14 |
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4 |
| MIA | Paul Warfield 23 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | Dolphins 26–14 |
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4 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 48 yard field goal | Dolphins 29–14 |
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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Postseason
Schedule
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 Yeprmeniam, 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
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