1978 Miami Dolphins season

1978 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach Don Shula
Home field Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record 11–5
Division place 1st AFC East
Playoff finish Lost Wildcard
The Dolphins playing against the Houston Oilers in the 1978 AFC Wild Card game.

The 1978 Miami Dolphins season saw the team return to the NFL playoffs for the first time since 1974, with an 11–5 record. Quarterback Bob Griese missed the first seven games due to a knee injury. The Dolphins got off to a 5-2 start behind back-up Don Strock. Upon Griese's return the Dolphins earned a birth to the playoffs as a Wild Card. Helping to lead the Dolphins back to the postseason was Running Back Delvin Williams who set a team record with 1,258 yards rushing on the season. In the first playoff game involving two Wild Cards the Dolphins were stunned 17-9 by the Houston Oilers at the Orange Bowl. In the process the Dolphins set two notable records: scoring first in all but one of their sixteen regular season games,[1] and never trailing at any point in eleven games.[2] The former record was equalled by the 2004 Patriots, and the latter was beaten by the 2005 Colts.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Dolphins points Opponents Record Attendance
1 Sep 3 at New York Jets Loss 20 33 0–1
49,598
2 Sep 10 at Baltimore Colts Win 42 0 1–1
47,730
3 Sep 17 Buffalo Bills Win 31 24 2–1
48,373
4 Sep 24 at Philadelphia Eagles Loss 3 17 2–2
62,998
5 Oct 1 St. Louis Cardinals Win 24 10 3–2
43,882
6 Oct 9 Cincinnati Bengals Win 21 0 4–2
54,729
7 Oct 15 at San Diego Chargers Win 28 21 5–2
50,637
8 Oct 22 at New England Patriots Loss 24 33 5–3
60,424
9 Oct 29 Baltimore Colts Win 26 8 6–3
53,524
10 Nov 5 Dallas Cowboys Win 23 16 7–3
69,414
11 Nov 12 at Buffalo Bills Win 25 24 8–3
48,623
12 Nov 20 at Houston Oilers Loss 30 35 8–4
50,290
13 Nov 26 New York Jets Loss 13 24 8–5
49,255
14 Dec 3 at Washington Redskins Win 16 0 9–5
52,860
15 Dec 10 Oakland Raiders Win 23 6 10–5
73,003
16 Dec 18 New England Patriots Win 23 3 11–5
72,071

Results

Week 3

1 234Total
Bills 0 7314 24
Dolphins 7 7107 31

[3]

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New England Patriots(2) 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 358 286 L1
Miami Dolphins(4) 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 372 254 W3
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 6–2 7–5 359 364 L2
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 1–7 3–9 239 421 L5
Buffalo Bills 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–10 302 354 W1

Roster

Miami Dolphins 1978 roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

    Rookies in italics

    Playoffs

    AFC Wildcard Playoff (Sunday December 24, 1978): vs. Houston Oilers

    Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Oilers 7 0 01017
    Dolphins 7 0 029

    at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

    Notes and references

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