1976_Miami_Dolphins_season

1976 Miami Dolphins season
1976 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Orange Bowl
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	4 ; QB Bob Griese ; G Bob Kuechenberg ; C Jim Langer ; PR/KR Nat Moore
	← 1975; Dolphins seasons; 1977 →;

1976 Miami Dolphins season

11th season in franchise history

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.

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The Dolphins would not have another losing season until the 1988 Season.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1976 Miami Dolphins draft
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


	Quarterbacks 12 Bob Griese 15 Earl Morrall 10 Don Strock Running backs 32 Benny Malone 36 Don Nottingham FB 31 Norm Bulaich FB 27 Gary Davis 35 Clayton Heath 33 Stan Winfrey FB Wide receivers 89 Nat Moore 86 Freddie Solomon 26 Duriel Harris 82 Ike Hill 43 Mike Holmes 82 Morris Owens 81 Howard Twilley Tight ends 87 Andre Tillman 88 Jim Mandich 80 Loaird McCreary		Offensive linemen 79 Wayne Moore T 67 Bob Kuechenberg G 62 Jim Langer C 66 Larry Little G 71 Darryl Carlton T 78 Tom Drougas T 68 Melvin Mitchell T 64 Ed Newman G 65 Wally Pesuit G Defensive linemen 83 Vern Den Herder DE 74 Randy Crowder DT 60 Don Reese DT 84 Bill Stanfill DE 70 John "Tiny" Andrews DE 72 Bob Heinz DT		Linebackers 50 Larry Gordon LLB 56 Steve Towle MLB 53 Bob Matheson RLB 85 Nick Buoniconti 51 Rusty Chambers 51 Mike Dennery 51 Andy Selfridge Defensive backs 41 Jeris White CB 45 Curtis Johnson CB 49 Charlie Babb SS 44 Barry Hill FS 40 Dick Anderson S 47 Ted Backman CB 48 Ken Ellis CB 25 Tim Foley CB 30 Bryant Salter FS Special teams 1 Garo Yepremian K 20 Larry Seiple P		Reserve lists 58 Kim Bokamper LOLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Earnest Rhone LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 13	at Buffalo Bills	W 30–21	1–0	Rich Stadium	77,683
2	September 19	at New England Patriots	L 14–30	1–1	Schaefer Stadium	46,053
3	September 26	New York Jets	W 16–0	2–1	Miami Orange Bowl	49,754
4	October 3	Los Angeles Rams	L 28–31	2–2	Miami Orange Bowl	60,753
5	October 10	at Baltimore Colts	L 14–28	2–3	Memorial Stadium	58,832
6	October 17	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–20 (OT)	2–4	Miami Orange Bowl	43,325
7	October 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–20	3–4	Tampa Stadium	61,437
8	October 31	New England Patriots	W 10–3	4–4	Miami Orange Bowl	52,863
9	November 7	at New York Jets	W 27–7	5–4	Shea Stadium	53,344
10	November 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–14	5–5	Three Rivers Stadium	48,945
11	November 22	Baltimore Colts	L 16–17	5–6	Miami Orange Bowl	62,104
12	November 28	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–17	5–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,715
13	December 5	Buffalo Bills	W 45–27	6–7	Miami Orange Bowl	43,475
14	December 11	Minnesota Vikings	L 7–29	6–8	Miami Orange Bowl	46,543

AFC East
view talk edit	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

1976_Miami_Dolphins_season

1976 Miami Dolphins season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

References

External links

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