1976 Miami Dolphins season
Appearance
1976 Miami Dolphins season | |
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Head coach | Don Shula |
Home field | Orange Bowl |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1976 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 11th, and seventh as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10–4, winning only six games.[1] One of these wins came over their new in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — who proceeded to lose all 14 games that year. The 6–8 finish marked the first losing record of head coach Don Shula's career.
Offseason
NFL Draft
1976 Miami Dolphins draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | Larry Gordon | Linebacker | Arizona State | |
1 | 19 | Kim Bokamper * | Defensive end | San Jose State | |
2 | 49 | Loaird McCreary | Tight End | Tennessee State | |
3 | 80 | Duriel Harris | Wide Receiver | New Mexico State | |
4 | 98 | Melvin Mitchell | Guard | Tennessee State | |
6 | 174 | Gary Davis | Running Back | Cal Poly-SLO | |
7 | 185 | Joe Ingersoll | Guard | UNLV | |
7 | 200 | John Owens | Defensive End | Tennessee State | |
8 | 230 | Bob Simpson | Defensive End | Colorado | |
9 | 257 | Norris Thomas | Defensive Back | Southern Miss | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 13, 1976 | at Buffalo Bills | W 30–21 | |
2 | September 19, 1976 | at New England Patriots | L 30–14 | |
3 | September 26, 1976 | New York Jets | W 16–0 | |
4 | October 3, 1976 | Los Angeles Rams | L 31–28 | |
5 | October 10, 1976 | at Baltimore Colts | L 28–14 | |
6 | October 17, 1976 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–17 | |
7 | October 24, 1976 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–20 | |
8 | October 31, 1976 | New England Patriots | W 10–3 | |
9 | November 7, 1976 | at New York Jets | W 27–7 | |
10 | November 14, 1976 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–3 | |
11 | November 22, 1976 | Baltimore Colts | L 17–16 | |
12 | November 28, 1976 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–13 | |
13 | December 5, 1976 | Buffalo Bills | W 45–27 | |
14 | December 11, 1976 | Minnesota Vikings | L 29–7 |
Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Baltimore Colts(2) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 7–1 | 11–1 | 417 | 246 | W1 |
New England Patriots(4) | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 376 | 236 | W6 |
Miami Dolphins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 263 | 264 | L1 |
New York Jets | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 169 | 383 | L4 |
Buffalo Bills | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 0–8 | 2–10 | 245 | 363 | L10 |
References
- ^ 1976 Miami Dolphins
- ^ "1976 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.