Record 10–3–1 Head coach Don Shula Home field Miami Orange Bowl | Division place 1st AFC East Start date 1971 | |
Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs
(Chiefs) 27–24 (2OT)
Won Conference Championship
(Colts) 21–0
Lost Super Bowl VI
(Cowboys) 24–3 Similar 1971 Kansas City Chief, 1973 Miami Dolphins, 1982 Miami Dolphins, 1984 Miami Dolphins, 1972 Miami Dolphins | ||
The 1971 Miami Dolphins season was the team's sixth, and second in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on its 10-4 record from 1970 and finished 10-3-1. The Dolphins opened the season tying the Denver Broncos, the first season opener in NFL history to end in a tie, before splitting their next 2 games to sit at 1-1-1. The Dolphins then won 8 in a row to sit at 9-1-1. The Dolphins won their first division title, finishing first in the AFC East, and then defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round in 2 overtimes, the game is considered the longest in NFL history, and then advanced to their first ever AFC championship game, where they defeated the reigning champion Colts, 21-0, and went on to play in Super Bowl VI, their first Super Bowl berth. However, in the Super Bowl, Miami was walloped 24-3 by Dallas.
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
AFC Divisional Playoff
Miami Dolphins 27 K.C. Chiefs 24 (20T)
AFC Championship Game
Miami Dolphins 21 Baltimore Colts 0
Super Bowl VI
Dallas Cowboys 24 Miami Dolphins 3