1969 Miami Dolphins season

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1969 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach George Wilson
Home stadium Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record3–10–1
Division place5th AFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers 5
DE Bill Stanfill
G Larry Little
RB Jim Kiick
C Tom Goode
LB Nick Buoniconti

The 1969 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fourth season, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). This was the final season for George Wilson as head coach, as Don Shula was hired next season and coached the team for the next 25 seasons until 1995. The team looked to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1968. However, the Dolphins struggled from the season's start, losing their first 3 games before tying the Oakland Raiders and losing their next 2 games to start the season 0–5–1. After their week 7 win over the Buffalo Bills, the Dolphins would end the season with a 3–10–1 record. Their week 10 loss to the Bills would be the last time the Dolphins lost to them until 1980, as the Dolphins won 20 straight against Buffalo from 1970–1979. This became known as "The Streak", as it set an NFL record for the longest winning streak for one team against one opponent, which, as of 2023, is still an NFL record that has not been seriously threatened.

Contents

The Dolphins would not have another losing season until the 1976 Season.

Offseason

Common draft

1969 Miami Dolphins draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 Bill Stanfill *  Defensive end Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1969 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Roster

1969 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 14at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–270–1 Nippert Stadium 24,487 Recap
2September 20at Oakland Raiders L 17–200–2 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 48,477 Recap
3September 28at Houston Oilers L 10–200–3 Houston Astrodome 40,387 Recap
4October 4 Oakland Raiders T 20–200–3–1 Miami Orange Bowl 32,668 Recap
5October 11 San Diego Chargers L 14–210–4–1Miami Orange Bowl33,073 Recap
6October 19at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–170–5–1 Municipal Stadium 47,038 Recap
7October 26 Buffalo Bills W 24–61–5–1Miami Orange Bowl39,194 Recap
8November 2at New York Jets L 31–341–6–1 Shea Stadium 60,793 Recap
9November 9at Boston Patriots W 17–162–6–1 Alumni Stadium 10,665 Recap
10November 16at Buffalo Bills L 3–282–7–1 War Memorial Stadium 32,334 Recap
11November 23 Houston Oilers L 7–322–8–1Miami Orange Bowl27,114 Recap
12November 30 Boston Patriots L 23–382–9–1 Tampa Stadium 27,179 Recap
13December 7 Denver Broncos W 27–243–9–1Miami Orange Bowl24,972 Recap
14December 14 New York Jets L 9–273–10–1Miami Orange Bowl42,148 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Jets 1040.7148–0353269W2
Houston Oilers 662.5005–3278279W1
Boston Patriots 4100.2863–5266316L2
Buffalo Bills 4100.2862–6230359L2
Miami Dolphins 3101.2312–6233332L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.

References

  1. "1969 Miami Dolphins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.