1966 Miami Dolphins season
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1966 Miami Dolphins season
| 1966 Miami Dolphins season | |||||||
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| Head coach | George Wilson | ||||||
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 3–11–0 | ||||||
| Division Place | 5th AFL Eastern | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1966 season Miami Dolphins season was the team's inaugural year in the American Football League. Future Harlem Globetrotters and Montreal Canadiens owner George N. Gillett, Jr. was a minority partner in the Miami Dolphins. [1]
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Offseason
AFL Draft
With the first pick overall, the Dolphins selected Running Back Jim Grabowski from the University of Illinois.[2] Grabowski was also drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the NFL Draft. The result was a bidding war between the two franchises to obtain Grabowski’s services. The Packers signed Grabowski and he played for them for five seasons.
Main article: 1966 AFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 1 | Jim Grabowski | Running Back | University of Illinois |
Regular season
Season standings
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Buffalo Bills | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 358 | 255 |
| Boston Patriots | 8 | 4 | 2 | .677 | 315 | 283 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 322 | 312 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 335 | 396 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 213 | 362 |
Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2, 1966 | Oakland Raiders | L 23–14 | 0–1–0 |
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| 2 | September 9, 1966 | New York Jets | L 19–14 | 0–2–0 |
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| 3 | September 18, 1966 | at Buffalo Bills | L 58–24 | 0–3–0 |
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| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | October 2, 1966 | at San Diego Chargers | L 44–10 | 0–4–0 |
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| 6 | October 9, 1966 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–10 | 0–5–0 |
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| 7 | October 16, 1966 | Denver Broncos | W 24–7 | 1–5–0 |
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| 8 | October 23, 1966 | at Houston Oilers | W 20–13 | 2–5–0 |
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| 9 | Bye | ||||
| 10 | November 6, 1966 | Buffalo Bills | L 29–0 | 2–6–0 |
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| 11 | November 13, 1966 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 34–16 | 2–7–0 |
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| 12 | November 20, 1966 | at New York Jets | L 30–13 | 2–8–0 |
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| 13 | November 27, 1966 | Boston Patriots | L 20–14 | 2–9–0 |
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| 14 | December 4, 1966 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–7 | 2–10–0 |
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| 15 | December 11, 1966 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 19–18 | 2–11–0 |
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| 16 | December 18, 1966 | Houston Oilers | W 29–28 | 3–11–0 |
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Roster
Notes and references
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.296, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 396
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Denver |
| Buffalo | Kansas City |
| Houston | Oakland |
| Miami | San Diego |
| New York Jets | |
| 1966 AFL Draft • 1966 AFL Championship Game • 1966 AFL All-Star game • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 NFL Season |
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