The 1976 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 11th, and seventh as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve on their previous season's 10–4 record, winning only six games.1976 Miami Dolphins One of these wins came over their new in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who proceeded to lose all 14 games that year. The 6–8 finish marked the first losing record of head coach Don Shula's career.
The Dolphins would not have another losing season until the 1988 Season.
Offseason 1976 expansion draft
+ Miami Dolphins selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Bruce EliaLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers00Norm EvansOffensive tackleSeattle Seahawks00Doug SwiftLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL draft
Personnel Coaches / Staff
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Buffalo Bills W 30–21 1–0 Rich Stadium 77,683 2 September 19 at New England Patriots L 14–30 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 46,053 3 September 26 New York Jets W 16–0 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 49,754 4 October 3 Los Angeles Rams L 28–31 2–2 Miami Orange Bowl 60,753 5 October 10 at Baltimore Colts L 14–28 2–3 Memorial Stadium 58,832 6 October 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–20 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 43,325 7 October 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–20 3–4 Tampa Stadium 61,437 8 October 31 New England Patriots W 10–3 4–4 Miami Orange Bowl 52,863 9 November 7 at New York Jets W 27–7 5–4 Shea Stadium 53,344 10 November 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–14 5–5 Three Rivers Stadium 48,945 11 Baltimore Colts L 16–17 5–6 Miami Orange Bowl 62,104 12 November 28 at Cleveland Browns L 13–17 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,715 13 December 5 Buffalo Bills W 45–27 6–7 Miami Orange Bowl 43,475 14 Minnesota Vikings L 7–29 6–8 Miami Orange Bowl 46,543 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1976 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com