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1978 Miami Dolphins Game Log

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Record: 11-5-0, 2nd in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Don Shula (11-5-0)

Points For: 372 (23.3/g) 2nd of 28

Points Against: 254 (15.9/g) 6th of 28

Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6

SRS: 7.56 (3rd of 28), SOS: .18

Playoffs:
Lost Wild Card 9-17 vs. Houston Oilers

Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger

Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger

Other Notable Asst.: John Sandusky (Offensive Line) and Mike Scarry (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Orange Bowl

Founder/Principal Owner: Joe Robbie

General Manager: Mike Robbie

Head Coach/Player Personnel: Don Shula

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1000

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

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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	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	20	33	15	29	175	2	2	1	12	6.4	5.8	51.7	64.6	25	154	6.2	1	0	0	2	3	4	154
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	42	0	14	22	148	3	1	2	15	7.4	6.2	63.6	103.8	42	292	7.0	2	0	0	6	6	5	177
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	31	24	7	14	88	1	0	1	9	6.9	5.9	50.0	93.7	46	285	6.2	3	1	1	4	4	4	186
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	3	17	6	17	61	0	3	2	15	4.5	3.2	35.3	6.9	23	82	3.6	0	1	1	0	0	5	211
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	24	10	12	21	144	2	1	0	0	6.9	6.9	57.1	90.2	34	123	3.6	1	1	1	3	3	4	172
6	Mon	October 9	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	21	0	14	24	152	2	0	1	4	6.5	6.1	58.3	104.9	41	183	4.5	0	0	2	3	3	5	221
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	28	21	13	21	122	2	0	1	9	6.2	5.5	61.9	109.6	35	139	4.0	2	0	1	4	4	6	238
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	24	33	22	36	189	2	2	4	38	6.3	4.7	61.1	70.3	26	144	5.5	1	1	2	3	3	5	188
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	26	8	15	23	189	3	2	1	6	8.5	7.9	65.2	94.0	39	120	3.1	0	1	1	3	3	6	247
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Dallas Cowboys	23	16	12	18	152	0	0	4	33	10.3	6.9	66.7	92.8	28	54	1.9	2	3	3	2	2	5	192
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	25	24	13	21	96	1	0	1	10	5.0	4.4	61.9	88.6	42	193	4.6	2	2	2	1	3	4	123
12	Mon	November 20	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	30	35	23	33	327	2	1	3	22	10.6	9.1	69.7	109.0	32	127	4.0	2	0	0	4	4	5	232
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L			New York Jets	13	24	20	34	150	1	3	3	37	5.5	4.1	58.8	42.5	27	106	3.9	0	2	2	1	1	5	175
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	16	0	14	27	142	1	1	3	28	6.3	4.7	51.9	64.1	43	153	3.6	0	3	3	1	1	7	292
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	23	6	14	26	163	0	2	0	0	6.3	6.3	53.8	41.0	29	97	3.3	1	3	3	2	2	6	258
16	Mon	December 18	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	23	3	12	13	171	2	0	0	0	13.2	13.2	92.3	158.3	36	114	3.2	1	1	1	2	3	5	200

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs 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
17	Sun	December 24	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	9	17	12	30	118	1	3	2	19	4.6	3.7	40.0	23.3	25	91	3.6	0	0	1	1	1	5	122

Opponent Game Logs

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	Sun	September 3	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	20	33	17	25	227	3	1	2	18	9.8	8.4	68.0	119.5	43	153	3.6	0	4	4	3	3	2	192
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	42	0	17	37	151	0	6	4	53	5.5	3.7	45.9	17.8	26	96	3.7	0	0	0	0	0	6	142
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	31	24	14	24	221	2	0	3	24	10.2	8.2	58.3	116.8	36	128	3.6	1	1	1	3	3	6	118
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	L		@	Philadelphia Eagles	3	17	13	19	115	1	0	2	13	6.7	5.5	68.4	101.9	50	222	4.4	1	1	1	2	2	5	109
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	24	10	21	33	211	1	0	0	0	6.4	6.4	63.6	91.9	36	140	3.9	0	1	3	1	1	3	33
6	Mon	October 9	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	21	0	19	35	153	0	2	1	8	4.6	4.3	54.3	41.7	24	94	3.9	0	0	1	0	0	7	188
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	28	21	22	30	287	1	2	3	26	10.4	8.7	73.3	86.4	34	117	3.4	2	0	0	3	3	4	49
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	24	33	10	22	168	0	1	1	8	8.0	7.3	45.5	52.8	46	225	4.9	4	1	2	4	4	5	94
9	Sun	October 29	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	26	8	7	14	39	1	4	5	32	5.1	2.1	50.0	40.5	33	192	5.8	0	0	0	0	1	6	127
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Dallas Cowboys	23	16	19	30	239	1	2	5	36	9.2	6.8	63.3	71.4	26	89	3.4	0	3	3	1	1	2	174
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	25	24	15	27	114	2	0	2	15	4.8	3.9	55.6	90.7	28	170	6.1	1	1	1	3	3	5	79
12	Mon	November 20	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	30	35	10	15	141	1	1	2	15	10.4	8.3	66.7	91.2	42	265	6.3	4	0	0	5	5	4	72
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L			New York Jets	13	24	17	26	222	1	1	3	35	9.9	7.7	65.4	88.9	35	85	2.4	2	1	2	3	3	4	50
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	Washington Redskins	16	0	12	28	167	0	4	2	10	6.3	5.6	42.9	23.1	27	123	4.6	0	0	0	0	0	7	167
15	Sun	December 10	boxscore	W			Oakland Raiders	23	6	24	38	234	1	5	3	29	6.9	5.7	63.2	49.6	30	85	2.8	0	0	2	0	1	5	100
16	Mon	December 18	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	23	3	19	34	219	0	3	3	21	7.1	5.9	55.9	38.7	27	77	2.9	0	1	1	0	0	3	30

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs 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
17	Sun	December 24	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	9	17	20	30	290	1	0	2	16	10.2	9.1	66.7	109.0	45	165	3.7	1	1	2	2	2	5	110

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