1976 Miami Dolphins season

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

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
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

1976 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1976	at Buffalo Bills	W 30–21	77,683
2	September 19, 1976	at New England Patriots	L 30–14	46,053
3	September 26, 1976	New York Jets	W 16–0	49,754
4	October 3, 1976	Los Angeles Rams	L 31–28	60,753
5	October 10, 1976	at Baltimore Colts	L 28–14	58,832
6	October 17, 1976	Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–17	43,325
7	October 24, 1976	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–20	61,437
8	October 31, 1976	New England Patriots	W 10–3	52,863
9	November 7, 1976	at New York Jets	W 27–7	53,344
10	November 14, 1976	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–3	48,945
11	November 22, 1976	Baltimore Colts	L 17–16	62,104
12	November 28, 1976	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–13	74,715
13	December 5, 1976	Buffalo Bills	W 45–27	43,475
14	December 11, 1976	Minnesota Vikings	L 29–7	46,543

↑ 1976 Miami Dolphins
↑ "1976 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

Miami Dolphins

Founded in 1966 Based in Miami Gardens, Florida Headquartered in Davie, Florida

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Honor roll Training facility

Stadiums	Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium

Culture	"Fins" (Jimmy Buffett song) Wayne Huizenga Stephen M. Ross Joe Robbie T. D. Cheerleaders Ace Ventura: Pet Detective "Only Wanna Be with You" (Hootie & the Blowfish song) Ballers

Lore	Perfect season Announcerless Game Epic in Miami Snowplow Game Clock Play Monday Night Miracle

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets New England Patriots

Division championships (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1992 1994 2000 2008

Conference championships (5)	1971 1972 1973 1982 1984

League championships (2)	1972 (VII) 1973 (VIII)

Retired numbers	12 13 39

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1966–1969)

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Miami Dolphins seasons

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Tampa Bay	Washington		Seattle

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