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1979 Miami Dolphins season

Head coach

Don Shula

Home field

Orange Bowl

Results

Record

10–6

Division place

1st AFC East

Playoff finish

Lost AFC Divisional Playoff to Pittsburgh 34–14

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1978		1980 >

The 1979 Miami Dolphins season was the 14th year of existence for the Miami Dolphins franchise. Although they finished at 10–6, one win fewer than the previous year, they were still able to win the AFC East Division outright. They ultimately lost in the division round of the NFL playoffs to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Schedule
- 2.2 Standings
3 Playoffs
- 3.1 AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday December 30, 1979): at Pittsburgh Steelers
- 3.2 Roster
4 Awards and honors
- 4.1 Milestones
5 Notes and references

Offseason [edit]

NFL Draft [edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
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Regular season [edit]

Schedule [edit]

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Dolphins points	Opponents	Record	Attendance
1	Sept. 2	at Buffalo Bills	Win	9	7	1–0	69,441
2	Sept. 9	Seattle Seahawks	Win	19	10	2–0	56,233
3	Sept. 16	at Minnesota Vikings	Win	27	12	3–0	46,187
4	Sept. 23	Chicago Bears	Win	31	16	4–0	66,011
5	Sept. 30	at New York Jets	Loss	27	33	4–1	51,496
6	Oct. 8	at Oakland Raiders	Loss	3	13	4–2	52,419
7	Oct. 14	Buffalo Bills	Win	17	7	5–2	45,597
8	Oct. 21	at New England Patriots	Loss	13	28	5–3	61,096
9	Oct. 28	Green Bay Packers	Win	27	7	6–3	47,741
10	Nov. 5	Houston Oilers	Loss	6	9	6–4	70,273
11	Nov. 11	Baltimore Colts	Win	19	0	7–4	50,193
12	Nov. 18	at Cleveland Browns	Loss (OT)	24	30	7–5	80,374
13	Nov. 25	at Baltimore Colts	Win	28	24	8–5	38,016
14	Nov. 29	New England Patriots	Win	39	24	9–5	69,174
15	Dec. 9	at Detroit Lions	Win	28	10	10–5	78,087
16	Dec. 15	New York Jets	Loss	24	27	10–6	49,915

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Standings [edit]

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	5–3	6–6	341	257
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	411	326
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	337	383
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	4–4	5–7	268	279
Baltimore Colts	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–10	271	351

Playoffs [edit]

AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday December 30, 1979): at Pittsburgh Steelers [edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	7	7	14
Steelers	20	0	7	7	34

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game attendance: 50,214
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play by play), John Brodie (color commentator)

Game information
Pittsburgh – Thornton 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Stallworth 17 pass from Bradshaw (kick blocked) Pittsburgh – Swann 20 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) Miami – Harris 7 pass from Griese (von Schamann kick) Pittsburgh – Bleier 1 run (Bahr kick) Pittsburgh – Harris 5 run (Bahr kick) Miami – Csonka 1 run (von Schamann kick)

Roster [edit]

Awards and honors [edit]

Larry Csonka returned to the Dolphins in 1979 for one last season before retiring, after leaving in 1975 for the World Football League and spending the next three seasons after with the New York Giants. He led the team with 837 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, in addition to one receiving touchdown. His return led to him being named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Milestones [edit]

Notes and references [edit]

^ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1979-mia

Miami Dolphins

Founded in 1966 • Based in Miami Gardens, Florida

The Franchise

Franchise • Seasons • History • Players • First-round draft picks • Starting Quarterbacks • Honor Roll

Stadiums

Orange Bowl • Sun Life Stadium

Culture

Fight Song • Wayne Huizenga • Stephen M. Ross • Joe Robbie • T. D. • Cheerleaders • Only Wanna Be With You

Lore

Perfect Season • Garo's Gaffe • Snowplow Game • The Epic in Miami • The Clock Play • The Monday Night Miracle

Rivalries

Buffalo Bills • New York Jets • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Chicago Bears

Head Coaches

Wilson • Shula • Johnson • Wannstedt • Bates • Saban • Cameron • Sparano • Bowles • Philbin

Division Championships (14)

1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2008

Conference Championships (5)

1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984

League Championships (2)

1972, 1973

Retired Numbers

12, 13, 39

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League • Conference: American Football Conference • Division: East Division

Seasons (48)

1960s	1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

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1979 NFL season

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		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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