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1971 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1971 AFC Champions

Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 174 points (12.4/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 141 points (10.1/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 11.2-2.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 7th.

Coached by Don Shula (10-3-1)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
2 47 MIA Otto Stowe WR 4 1971 1974 0 0 1 36 4 29 0 43 742 10 Iowa State
3 74 MIA Dale Farley LB 3 1971 1973 0 0 0 13 West Virginia
4 99 MIA Joe Theismann QB 12 1974 1985 1 2 8 167 2044 3602 25206 160 138 355 1815 17 Notre Dame
6 151 MIA Dennis Coleman LB 1 1971 1971 0 0 0 9 Mississippi
7 178 MIA Ron Dickerson DB 0 0 0 Kansas State
9 230 MIA Vern Den Herder DE 12 1971 1982 0 0 10 166 1 7 1 Central College (IA)
10 255 MIA Ron Maree DT 0 0 0 Purdue
11 282 MIA Vic Surma T 0 0 0 Penn State
12 307 MIA Leroy Byars RB 0 0 0 Alcorn State
13 333 MIA Lonnie Hepburn DB 3 1971 1974 0 0 1 31 Texas Southern
14 359 MIA David Vaughn TE 0 0 0 Memphis
15 386 MIA Bob Richards G 0 0 0 California
16 410 MIA Chris Myers WR 0 0 0 Kenyon
17 437 MIA Curt Mark LB 0 0 0 Mayville St.