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1979 Miami Dolphins Game Log

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Record: 10-6-0, 1st in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Don Shula (10-6-0)

Points For: 341 (21.3/g) 11th of 28

Points Against: 257 (16.1/g) 4th of 28

Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4

SRS: 4.33 (5th of 28), SOS: -0.92

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 14-34 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger

Other Notable Asst.: Steve Crosby (Special Teams), Dan Henning (Quarterbacks), John Sandusky (Offensive Line) and Mike Scarry (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Orange Bowl

Founder/Principal Owner: Joe Robbie

General Manager: Mike Robbie

Head Coach/Player Personnel: Don Shula

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +900

Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	9	7	14	27	118	0	1	2	21	5.1	4.1	51.9	48.1	40	175	4.4	1	1	3	0	1	5	201
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	19	10	15	27	198	2	0	1	10	7.7	7.1	55.6	103.6	30	117	3.9	0	2	2	1	2	7	261
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	27	12	15	22	183	2	2	1	3	8.5	8.0	68.2	86.0	42	136	3.2	2	0	0	3	4	4	130
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	31	16	12	17	196	0	0	1	11	12.2	10.9	70.6	108.9	39	193	4.9	4	1	3	4	4	0	0
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	27	33	22	45	286	3	1	1	10	6.6	6.2	48.9	82.3	23	68	3.0	0	2	2	3	3	6	195
6	Mon	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	3	13	10	19	57	0	2	6	49	5.6	2.3	52.6	18.9	35	169	4.8	0	1	1	0	0	4	164
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	17	7	7	12	101	0	1	0	0	8.4	8.4	58.3	51.0	46	178	3.9	1	1	2	2	2	3	109
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	13	28	12	27	69	1	3	1	3	2.7	2.5	44.4	24.4	29	135	4.7	0	2	2	1	1	5	164
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	27	7	19	28	280	1	0	2	24	10.9	9.3	67.9	112.2	50	195	3.9	2	2	3	3	3	2	106
10	Mon	November 5	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	6	9	14	26	138	0	2	2	20	6.1	4.9	53.8	37.0	26	102	3.9	0	2	2	0	0	5	194
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	19	0	12	25	123	2	2	2	18	5.6	4.6	48.0	55.9	32	124	3.9	0	2	2	1	2	7	303
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L	OT	@	Cleveland Browns	24	30	16	31	196	2	3	1	8	6.6	6.1	51.6	53.4	30	121	4.0	1	1	1	3	3	6	255
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	28	24	12	24	165	3	0	2	13	7.4	6.3	50.0	112.0	32	100	3.1	1	0	0	4	4	6	253
14	Thu	November 29	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	39	24	11	22	152	1	2	1	11	7.4	6.6	50.0	49.8	41	170	4.1	3	3	3	4	4	4	192
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W		@	Detroit Lions	28	10	18	23	179	2	1	6	54	10.1	6.2	78.3	110.0	41	142	3.5	2	0	0	4	4	5	183
16	Sat	December 15	boxscore	L			New York Jets	24	27	26	41	322	1	2	0	0	7.9	7.9	63.4	75.5	25	62	2.5	2	1	3	3	3	2	93

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 30	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	34	22	40	224	1	2	3	19	6.1	5.2	55.0	58.7	22	25	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	4	58

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	9	7	7	13	76	0	1	1	9	6.5	5.4	53.8	39.3	25	45	1.8	0	0	2	1	1	6	143
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	W			Seattle Seahawks	19	10	21	46	226	1	3	2	21	5.4	4.7	45.7	40.7	28	119	4.3	0	1	2	1	1	5	104
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	27	12	14	25	106	0	3	1	11	4.7	4.1	56.0	26.8	28	137	4.9	0	4	4	0	0	2	152
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	31	16	16	25	155	0	2	1	5	6.4	6.0	64.0	47.9	28	85	3.0	1	3	3	1	1	2	140
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	27	33	6	10	186	1	1	0	0	18.6	18.6	60.0	97.9	47	168	3.6	2	0	1	3	5	5	98
6	Mon	October 8	boxscore	L		@	Oakland Raiders	3	13	12	22	112	1	0	3	31	6.5	4.5	54.5	83.9	30	97	3.2	0	0	1	1	2	6	145
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	17	7	11	21	108	0	1	3	29	6.5	4.5	52.4	47.3	22	70	3.2	1	0	0	1	1	5	85
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	New England Patriots	13	28	17	25	170	1	0	2	21	7.6	6.3	68.0	100.4	44	129	2.9	2	0	1	4	4	5	77
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	27	7	12	20	143	1	1	4	37	9.0	6.0	60.0	77.7	14	53	3.8	0	0	0	1	1	6	152
10	Mon	November 5	boxscore	L			Houston Oilers	6	9	6	10	11	0	0	2	14	2.5	.9	60.0	64.6	46	179	3.9	0	3	4	0	0	7	178
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	W			Baltimore Colts	19	0	18	30	149	0	2	7	52	6.7	4.0	60.0	45.0	30	82	2.7	0	0	1	0	0	9	297
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L	OT	@	Cleveland Browns	24	30	23	42	345	3	0	1	13	8.5	8.0	54.8	105.8	31	148	4.8	1	1	2	3	3	5	86
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W		@	Baltimore Colts	28	24	25	43	297	3	2	1	7	7.1	6.8	58.1	83.2	31	119	3.8	0	1	2	3	3	3	35
14	Thu	November 29	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	39	24	21	39	327	3	2	4	23	9.0	7.6	53.8	86.2	26	93	3.6	0	1	1	3	3	3	32
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	W		@	Detroit Lions	28	10	9	25	100	1	2	4	41	5.6	3.4	36.0	28.7	20	82	4.1	0	1	1	1	1	6	145
16	Sat	December 15	boxscore	L			New York Jets	24	27	12	22	226	2	3	0	0	10.3	10.3	54.5	81.1	34	96	2.8	2	0	1	3	4	2	184

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 30	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	34	21	31	220	2	0	1	10	7.4	6.9	67.7	109.6	40	159	4.0	3	0	0	4	5	2	118

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