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1972 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 14-0-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1972 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 385 points (27.5/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 171 points (12.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 214 points (15.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.2-1.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.3/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 11.0, Offense: 4.5, Defense: 6.5, SoS: -4.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula
Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 10 | 19 | 296 | 100 | 196 | 2 | 16 | 332 | 198 | 134 | 4 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | Houston Oilers | 34 | 13 | 30 | 435 | 161 | 274 | 4 | 7 | 167 | 104 | 63 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | boxscore | W | 3-0 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 14 | 14 | 254 | 134 | 120 | 2 | 12 | 240 | 109 | 131 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | W | 4-0 | @ | New York Jets | 27 | 17 | 23 | 394 | 220 | 174 | 1 | 16 | 270 | 147 | 123 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | boxscore | W | 5-0 | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 10 | 14 | 239 | 86 | 153 | 1 | 15 | 243 | 110 | 133 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | boxscore | W | 6-0 | Buffalo Bills | 24 | 23 | 20 | 310 | 80 | 230 | 4 | 11 | 188 | 24 | 164 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | boxscore | W | 7-0 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 23 | 0 | 24 | 375 | 89 | 286 | 1 | 12 | 192 | 78 | 114 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | W | 8-0 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 30 | 16 | 21 | 327 | 73 | 254 | 1 | 12 | 172 | 99 | 73 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | boxscore | W | 9-0 | New England Patriots | 52 | 0 | 21 | 482 | 301 | 181 | 1 | 11 | 169 | 77 | 92 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | W | 10-0 | New York Jets | 28 | 24 | 20 | 346 | 132 | 214 | 3 | 14 | 283 | 175 | 108 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Mon | November 27 | boxscore | W | 11-0 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 10 | 24 | 426 | 226 | 200 | 2 | 12 | 224 | 173 | 51 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | boxscore | W | 12-0 | @ | New England Patriots | 37 | 21 | 29 | 501 | 197 | 304 | 3 | 14 | 217 | 107 | 110 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | W | 13-0 | @ | New York Giants | 23 | 13 | 16 | 367 | 163 | 204 | 1 | 21 | 343 | 222 | 121 | 6 | |
| 14 | Sat | December 16 | boxscore | W | 14-0 | Baltimore Colts | 16 | 0 | 16 | 284 | 114 | 170 | 2 | 13 | 257 | 126 | 131 | 6 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sun | December 24 | boxscore | W | 15-0 | Cleveland Browns | 20 | 14 | 17 | 272 | 74 | 198 | 2 | 15 | 283 | 118 | 165 | 5 | ||
| ConfChamp | Sun | December 31 | boxscore | W | 16-0 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 17 | 19 | 314 | 121 | 193 | 1 | 13 | 250 | 122 | 128 | 2 | |
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 14 | boxscore | W | 17-0 | N | Washington Redskins | 14 | 7 | 12 | 253 | 69 | 184 | 2 | 16 | 228 | 87 | 141 | 3 | |
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