The 1971 Miami Dolphins season was the team's sixth, and second in the National Football League.
Offseason [edit]
NFL Draft [edit]
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Regular season [edit]
Schedule [edit]
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Opponent |
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Record |
Attendance |
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September 19, 1971 |
at Denver Broncos |
T 10–10 |
0–0–1 |
51,228
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September 26, 1971 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 29–14 |
1–0–1 |
45,139
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October 3, 1971 |
New York Jets |
L 14–10 |
1–1–1 |
70,670
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October 10, 1971 |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
W 23–13 |
2–1–1 |
60,099
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October 17, 1971 |
New England Patriots |
W 41–3 |
3–1–1 |
58,822
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October 24, 1971 |
at New York Jets |
W 30–14 |
4–1–1 |
62,130
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October 31, 1971 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
W 20–14 |
5–1–1 |
72,903
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| 8 |
November 7, 1971 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 34–0 |
6–1–1 |
61,016
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November 14, 1971 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 24–21 |
7–1–1 |
66,435
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| 10 |
November 21, 1971 |
Baltimore Colts |
W 17–14 |
8–1–1 |
75,312
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November 29, 1971 |
Chicago Bears |
W 34–3 |
9–1–1 |
75,312
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| 12 |
December 5, 1971 |
at New England Patriots |
L 34–13 |
9–2–1 |
61,457
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| 13 |
December 11, 1971 |
at Baltimore Colts |
L 14–3 |
9–3–1 |
60,238
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December 19, 1971 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 27–6 |
10–3–1 |
76,812
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Playoffs [edit]
Standings [edit]
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Roster [edit]
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Running Backs- Pablo Leos
Wide Receivers- Osama Nelson
Tight Ends- Chicken Little
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Offensive Linemen- Megay Gil
Defensive Linemen- Lorenzo D-Town Gayrra
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Linebackers- Jaime Reyes
Defensive Backs- Donovan Gomez
Special Teams- Andres Gaycia
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Postseason [edit]
AFC Divisional Playoff [edit]
Miami Dolphins 27 K.C. Chiefs 24 (20T)
AFC Championship Game [edit]
Miami Dolphins 21 Baltimore Colts 0
Super Bowl VI [edit]
Dallas Cowboys 24 Miami Dolphins 3
Scoring summary [edit]
- 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)
Awards and honors [edit]
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Notes and references [edit]
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
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