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1980 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 266 points (16.6/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 9th.
Differential of -39 points (-2.4/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.6, Offense: -4.6, Defense: 3.1, SoS: 0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula (8-8-0)
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 7 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 17 | 13 | 200 | 110 | 90 | 6 | 22 | 357 | 213 | 144 | 7 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 16 | 14 | 249 | 131 | 118 | 2 | 18 | 314 | 145 | 169 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 20 | 17 | 19 | 246 | 186 | 60 | 1 | 18 | 359 | 310 | 49 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | New Orleans Saints | 21 | 16 | 22 | 424 | 296 | 128 | 5 | 17 | 263 | 183 | 80 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | L | 3-2 | Baltimore Colts | 17 | 30 | 20 | 356 | 278 | 78 | 1 | 25 | 436 | 282 | 154 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | L | 3-3 | @ | New England Patriots | 0 | 34 | 8 | 88 | 27 | 61 | 4 | 21 | 360 | 180 | 180 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | W | 4-3 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 14 | 15 | 232 | 83 | 149 | 3 | 18 | 289 | 221 | 68 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Mon | October 27 | boxscore | L | 4-4 | @ | New York Jets | 14 | 17 | 20 | 279 | 208 | 71 | 2 | 21 | 323 | 164 | 159 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 16 | 10 | 166 | 103 | 63 | 3 | 20 | 329 | 137 | 192 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | boxscore | W | 5-5 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 14 | 27 | 441 | 161 | 280 | 1 | 20 | 284 | 176 | 108 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | W | 6-5 | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 13 | 23 | 378 | 212 | 166 | 3 | 20 | 289 | 260 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Thu | November 20 | boxscore | L | OT | 6-6 | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 27 | 21 | 325 | 222 | 103 | 3 | 22 | 363 | 221 | 142 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | L | 6-7 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 23 | 14 | 224 | 143 | 81 | 4 | 20 | 435 | 267 | 168 | 3 | |
| 14 | Mon | December 8 | boxscore | W | OT | 7-7 | New England Patriots | 16 | 13 | 17 | 291 | 173 | 118 | 15 | 275 | 155 | 120 | |||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | 8-7 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 24 | 14 | 19 | 318 | 143 | 175 | 2 | 14 | 276 | 140 | 136 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 20 | boxscore | L | 8-8 | New York Jets | 17 | 24 | 22 | 347 | 212 | 135 | 2 | 18 | 272 | 152 | 120 | 5 | ||