1970 Miami Dolphins season

1970 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach Don Shula
Home field Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record 10–4
Division place 2nd AFC East
Playoff finish Lost AFC Divisional Playoff
(at Raiders) 14-21

The 1970 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fifth, and first in the National Football League (NFL). The 1970 season marked the team's first winning season, and their first playoff appearance. The 1970 season was also the first season under head coach Don Shula, as he would be the head coach of the franchise until 1995, a span of 25 years as head coach. The team improved on their 3-10-1 record from 1969, and finished the season 10-4, second in the newly aligned AFC East to only eventual champion Baltimore. The Dolphins would get off to a fresh start, starting 4-1 before losing 3 straight to even their record at 4-4. However, Miami would whip off 6 straight to end the season and clinch their first ever winning season and playoff berth. In their first playoff game, they lost 21-14 in the Divisional Round to the Oakland Raiders, ending Miami's season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1970 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 29 Jim Mandich  Tight end Michigan
3 55 Tim Foley *  Defensive back Purdue
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1970 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Don Shula

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Roster

1970 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 20, 1970 at Boston Patriots L 27–14 0–1–0
32,607
2 September 27, 1970 at Houston Oilers W 20–10 1–1–0
39,840
3 October 3, 1970 Oakland Raiders W 20–13 2–1–0
57,140
4 October 10, 1970 at New York Jets W 20–6 3–1–0
62,712
5 October 18, 1970 at Buffalo Bills W 33–14 4–1–0
41,312
6 October 25, 1970 Cleveland Browns L 28–0 4–2–0
75,313
7 November 1, 1970 at Baltimore Colts L 35–0 4–3–0
60,240
8 November 8, 1970 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–17 4–4–0
58,171
9 November 15, 1970 New Orleans Saints W 21–10 5–4–0
52,866
10 November 22, 1970 Baltimore Colts W 34–17 6–4–0
67,699
11 November 30, 1970 at Atlanta Falcons W 20–7 7–4–0
54,036
12 December 6, 1970 Boston Patriots W 37–20 8–4–0
51,032
13 December 13, 1970 New York Jets W 16–10 9–4–0
75,099
14 December 20, 1970 Buffalo Bills W 45–7 10–4–0
70,990

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 11 2 1 .846 6–1–1 8–2–1 321 234 W4
Miami Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–3 297 228 W6
New York Jets 4 10 0 .286 2–6 2–9 255 286 L3
Buffalo Bills 3 10 1 .231 3–4–1 3–7–1 204 337 L5
Boston Patriots 2 12 0 .143 2–6 2–9 149 361 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs

WeekDateOpponentResultAttendance
DivisionalDecember 27, 1970at Oakland RaidersL 21–14
54,401

References

  1. ↑ "1970 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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