The 1976 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 11th, and seventh as a member of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve on their
previous season's output of 10–4, winning only six games. One of these wins came over their new in-state rivals, the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The cl ...
— 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
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links
1976 Miami Dolphinsat
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Miami Dolphins seasons
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...
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