1978 Miami Dolphins season

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1978 Miami Dolphins season
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldMiami Orange Bowl
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishLost Wildcard

The 1978 Miami Dolphins season saw the team return to the NFL playoffs for the first time since 1974, with an 11–5 record. In the process the Dolphins set two notable records: scoring first in all but one of their sixteen regular season games,[1] and never trailing at any point in eleven games.[2] The former record was equalled by the 2004 Patriots, and the latter was beaten by the 2005 Colts.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Dolphins points Opponents Record Attendance
1 Sep 3 at New York Jets Loss 20 33 0–1
49,598
2 Sep 10 at Baltimore Colts Win 42 0 1–1
47,730
3 Sep 17 Buffalo Bills Win 31 24 2–1
48,373
4 Sep 24 at Philadelphia Eagles Loss 3 17 2–2
62,998
5 Oct 1 St. Louis Cardinals Win 24 10 3–2
43,882
6 Oct 9 Cincinnati Bengals Win 21 0 4–2
54,729
7 Oct 15 at San Diego Chargers Win 28 21 5–2
50,637
8 Oct 22 at New England Patriots Loss 24 33 5–3
60,424
9 Oct 29 Baltimore Colts Win 26 8 6–3
53,524
10 Nov 5 Dallas Cowboys Win 23 16 7–3
69,414
11 Nov 12 at Buffalo Bills Win 25 24 8–3
48,623
12 Nov 20 at Houston Oilers Loss 30 35 8–4
50,290
13 Nov 26 New York Jets Loss 24 13 8–5
49,255
14 Dec 3 at Washington Redskins Win 16 0 9–5
52,860
15 Dec 10 Oakland Raiders Win 23 6 10–5
73,003
16 Dec 18 New England Patriots Win 23 3 11–5
72,071

Results

Week 3

1 234Total
Bills 0 7314 24
• Dolphins 7 7107 31
Scoring summary
1MIALeroy Harris 4 yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)MIA 7–0
2BUFTerry Miller 1 yard run (Tom Dempsey kick)Tie 7–7
2MIAAndre Tillman 6 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)MIA 14–7
3MIAGaro Yepremian 49 yard field goalMIA 17–7
3BUFTom Dempsey 46 yard field goalMIA 17–10
3MIAGary Davis 65 yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)MIA 24–10
4BUFFrank Lewis 92 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)MIA 24–17
4MIADelvin Williams 18 yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)MIA 31–17
4BUFRoland Hooks 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)MIA 31–24

[3]

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New England Patriots(2) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 358 286 L1
Miami Dolphins(4) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 372 254 W3
New York Jets(8) 8 8 0 .500 6–2 7–5 359 364 L2
Buffalo Bills 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–10 302 354 W1
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 1–7 3–9 240 421 L5

Roster

Miami Dolphins 1978 roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Playoffs

AFC Wildcard Playoff (Sunday December 24, 1978): vs. Houston Oilers

Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 7 0 01017
Dolphins 7 0 029

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Game information
  • Scoring
    • MIA – Tillman 13 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick) MIA 7–0
    • HOU – Wilson 13 pass from Pastorini (Fritsch kick) 7–7
    • HOU – field goal Fritsch 35 HOU 10–7
    • HOU – Campbell 1 run (Fritsch kick) HOU 17–7
    • MIA – Safety, Pastorini ran out of end zone HOU 17–9

Awards and honors

Milestones

Notes and references

  1. ^ In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the regular season, team scored first
  2. ^ In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, in the regular season, team never trailed during game
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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