1976 Miami Dolphins Game Log

Record: 6-8-0, 3rd in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Don Shula (6-8-0)

Points For: 263 (18.8/g) 15th of 28

Points Against: 264 (18.9/g) 15th of 28

Expected W-L: 7.0-7.0

SRS: -0.08 (15th of 28), SOS: -0.01

Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger

Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger

Other Notable Asst.: Don Doll (Linebackers), John Sandusky (Offensive Line) and Mike Scarry (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Orange Bowl

Founder/Principal Owner: Joe Robbie

Head Coach/de facto General Manager: Don Shula

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Mon	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	30	21	13	21	197	1	1	1	2	9.5	9.0	61.9	88.8	48	204	4.3	2	3	3	3	3	2	77
2	Sun	September 19	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	14	30	17	32	146	1	3	5	52	6.2	3.9	53.1	36.7	22	108	4.9	1	0	0	2	2	6	226
3	Sun	September 26	boxscore	W			New York Jets	16	0	12	24	123	1	0	1	4	5.3	4.9	50.0	79.0	47	211	4.5	0	3	4	1	1	4	139
4	Sun	October 3	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	28	31	6	11	100	1	2	0	0	9.1	9.1	54.5	76.1	42	219	5.2	3	0	1	4	4	4	132
5	Sun	October 10	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	14	28	13	31	180	1	1	3	29	6.7	5.3	41.9	58.5	28	88	3.1	1	0	0	2	2	5	208
6	Sun	October 17	boxscore	L	OT		Kansas City Chiefs	17	20	25	35	262	1	2	4	44	8.7	6.7	71.4	78.5	37	179	4.8	1	1	2	2	2	4	185
7	Sun	October 24	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	20	8	15	90	0	1	6	42	8.8	4.3	53.3	43.8	42	200	4.8	2	3	3	2	2	2	88
8	Sun	October 31	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	10	3	12	22	100	1	0	3	32	6.0	4.0	54.5	81.6	37	157	4.2	0	1	1	1	1	7	267
9	Sun	November 7	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	27	7	16	21	181	2	0	0	0	8.6	8.6	76.2	133.2	42	142	3.4	1	2	3	3	3	3	129
10	Sun	November 14	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	9	21	108	0	0	5	36	6.9	4.2	42.9	59.2	32	116	3.6	0	1	1	0	0	6	244
11	Mon	November 22	boxscore	L			Baltimore Colts	16	17	17	28	251	1	2	3	35	10.2	8.1	60.7	72.2	26	87	3.3	1	1	1	1	2	6	171
12	Sun	November 28	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	13	17	22	33	190	2	0	2	19	6.3	5.4	66.7	101.8	33	134	4.1	0	0	2	1	2	5	180
13	Sun	December 5	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	45	27	11	22	207	2	1	1	12	10.0	9.0	50.0	94.3	29	218	7.5	3	1	2	6	6	3	107
14	Sat	December 11	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	7	29	12	30	133	1	2	3	29	5.4	4.0	40.0	37.2	26	55	2.1	0	0	0	1	1	5	209

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Mon	September 13	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	30	21	13	30	275	3	0	1	7	9.4	8.9	43.3	109.7	30	108	3.6	0	0	3	3	3	4	61
2	Sun	September 19	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	14	30	16	27	152	3	0	2	14	6.1	5.2	59.3	112.0	51	278	5.5	1	1	3	3	4	4	74
3	Sun	September 26	boxscore	W			New York Jets	16	0	16	26	159	0	1	1	12	6.6	5.9	61.5	62.8	20	65	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	6	157
4	Sun	October 3	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	28	31	17	29	426	2	1	1	10	15.0	14.2	58.6	111.6	41	167	4.1	2	1	4	4	4	2	158
5	Sun	October 10	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	14	28	11	14	163	1	0	2	14	12.6	10.2	78.6	139.0	49	169	3.4	3	0	0	4	4	7	167
6	Sun	October 17	boxscore	L	OT		Kansas City Chiefs	17	20	20	33	267	0	1	0	0	8.1	8.1	60.6	73.7	39	186	4.8	2	2	2	2	2	7	187
7	Sun	October 24	boxscore	W		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23	20	19	28	191	3	1	1	12	7.3	6.6	67.9	107.9	30	143	4.8	0	0	1	2	3	3	43
8	Sun	October 31	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	10	3	10	31	96	0	1	1	16	3.6	3.0	32.3	28.4	27	130	4.8	0	1	1	0	0	8	276
9	Sun	November 7	boxscore	W		@	New York Jets	27	7	12	24	154	0	1	2	29	7.6	5.9	50.0	53.1	28	116	4.1	1	0	1	1	1	5	112
10	Sun	November 14	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	4	8	96	0	0	1	6	12.8	10.7	50.0	93.7	48	258	5.4	2	0	0	2	2	5	96
11	Mon	November 22	boxscore	L			Baltimore Colts	16	17	13	20	177	1	0	5	57	11.7	7.1	65.0	109.8	44	163	3.7	1	1	1	2	2	4	63
12	Sun	November 28	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	13	17	15	23	178	2	3	1	13	8.3	7.4	65.2	78.1	30	133	4.4	0	1	1	2	2	2	154
13	Sun	December 5	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	45	27	13	29	155	2	2	0	0	5.3	5.3	44.8	56.0	42	269	6.4	1	2	2	3	3	5	115
14	Sat	December 11	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	7	29	16	25	181	3	0	2	3	7.4	6.7	64.0	125.2	46	226	4.9	1	1	2	2	4	1	39