5th season in franchise history; first in the National Football League
1970 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach
Don Shula
Home field
Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record
10–4
Division place
2nd AFC East
Playoff finish
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 14–21
Pro Bowlers
3 QB Bob Griese WR Paul Warfield FB Larry Csonka
← 1969
Dolphins seasons
1971 →
The 1970 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fifth, and first in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team's first winning season, first playoff appearance, and first of 26 seasons under head coach Don Shula. The team improved on their 3–10–1 record from 1969, and finished the regular season at 10–4, second in the newly-aligned AFC East to only the Baltimore Colts, the eventual Super Bowl champion. In 1970, the Dolphins defeated the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders for the first time in franchise history.[1]
The Dolphins got off to a fresh start at 4–1, but lost three straight to even their record at 4–4. Miami then won six straight to end the season to clinch their first-ever winning season and playoff berth, as the wild card team. They met the Oakland Raiders in the opening divisional round, whom they had defeated in Miami in early October,[2] but lost 21–14 on the road in the sun and mud.[3][4][5]
Shula had moved over to the Dolphins on February 18, 1970,[6] after seven seasons as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, now in the same division.[7][8]
^100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.26
^"Raiders still seek first win after loss to Miami". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. October 5, 1970. p. 10.
^"Lamonica's 'bomb' wins for Raiders". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. December 28, 1970. p. 1, part 2.
^"Oakland slips, slides past Dolphin defense". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. December 28, 1970. p. 22.
^Maule, Tex (January 4, 1971). "Rushing to stake a claim". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
^100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.24
^"Shula replaces Miami's Wilson". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. February 19, 1970. p. 1, part 2.
^"Dollar signs convince Shula to jump to Miami Dolphins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 19, 1970. p. 4D.
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