Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

First Season
1966
Team History
Miami Dolphins (1966-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-present) American Football League (1966-69) Eastern Division (1966-69)
Venue
Hard Rock Stadium (1987-present) Orange Bowl (1966-86)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami, Florida 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 plays its home games at Hard Rock Stadium, located in the northern suburb of Miami Gardens. The Dolphins are the oldest professional sports team in Florida. Of the four AFC East teams, the Dolphins are the only team in the division that was not a charter member of the American Football League (AFL).

The Dolphins were founded in 1965 by attorney-politician Joe Robbie and actor-comedian Danny Thomas and began play in the AFL in 1966. They became an NFL franchise after the completion of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1966
preseason	August 6	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
preseason	August 12	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Orange Bowl
Week 1	September 2	vs. Oakland Raiders	Orange Bowl
Week 2	September 9	vs. New York Jets	Orange Bowl
Week 3	September 18	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	October 2	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 6	October 16	vs. Denver Broncos	Orange Bowl
Week 7	October 23	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 8	November 6	vs. Buffalo Bills	Orange Bowl
Week 9	November 13	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 10	November 20	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 11	November 27	vs. Boston Patriots	Orange Bowl
Week 12	December 4	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 11	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Orange Bowl
Week 14	December 18	vs. Houston Oilers	Orange Bowl
1967
preseason	July 29	vs. Denver Broncos	Akron Rubber Bowl
preseason	August 12	vs. San Diego Chargers	Orange Bowl
Week 1	September 17	vs. Denver Broncos	Orange Bowl
Week 2	September 24	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Orange Bowl
Week 3	October 1	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 4	October 8	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 5	October 15	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 6	October 22	vs. New York Jets	Orange Bowl
Week 7	November 5	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 12	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 9	November 19	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 10	November 26	vs. Buffalo Bills	Orange Bowl
Week 11	December 3	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 12	December 10	vs. San Diego Chargers	Orange Bowl
Week 13	December 17	vs. Boston Patriots	Orange Bowl
Week 14	December 23	vs. Houston Oilers	Orange Bowl
1968
preseason	August 11	at Buffalo Bills	Aquinas Stadium
Week 3	September 28	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Orange Bowl
Week 7	October 27	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 8	November 3	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 9	November 10	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 24	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 12	December 1	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 14	December 15	vs. New York Jets	Orange Bowl
1969
preseason	August 9	vs. Chicago Bears	Orange Bowl
preseason	August 16	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Orange Bowl
preseason	August 23	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
Week 1	September 14	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
Week 2	September 20	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 3	September 28	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 5	October 11	vs. San Diego Chargers	Orange Bowl
Week 6	October 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 7	October 26	vs. Buffalo Bills	Orange Bowl
Week 8	November 2	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 10	November 16	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 30	vs. Boston Patriots	Tampa Stadium
Week 13	December 7	vs. Denver Broncos	Orange Bowl

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
preseason	September 5	vs. Washington Redskins	Tampa Stadium
Week 2	September 27	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 13	December 13	vs. New York Jets	Orange Bowl
postseason	December 27	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1971
preseason	August 21	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 4	October 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 5	October 17	vs. New England Patriots	Orange Bowl
Week 6	October 24	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 7	October 31	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 12	December 5	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 13	December 11	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
postseason	January 2, 1972	vs. Baltimore Colts	Orange Bowl
Super Bowl VI	January 16, 1972	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Tulane Stadium
1972
preseason	August 12	vs. Green Bay Packers	Orange Bowl
preseason	August 31	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 4	October 8	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 7	October 29	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 5	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 12	vs. New England Patriots	Orange Bowl
Week 10	November 19	vs. New York Jets	Orange Bowl
Week 12	December 3	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
postseason	December 24	vs. Cleveland Browns	Orange Bowl
postseason	December 31	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Super Bowl VII	January 14, 1973	at Washington Redskins	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1973
exhibition	July 27	at College All-Stars	Soldier Field
Week 7	October 28	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 9	November 11	vs. Baltimore Colts	Orange Bowl
Week 10	November 18	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Week 13	December 9	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 15	vs. Detroit Lions	Orange Bowl
Super Bowl VIII	January 13, 1974	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Rice Stadium
1974
exhibition	July 26	at College All-Stars	Soldier Field
Week 2	September 22	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 17	vs. Buffalo Bills	Orange Bowl
Week 13	December 8	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 15	vs. New England Patriots	Orange Bowl
postseason	December 21	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1975
preseason	September 13	vs. New York Giants	Orange Bowl
Week 3	October 5	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 4	October 12	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Orange Bowl
1976
preseason	August 14	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Orange Bowl
Week 5	October 10	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 22	vs. Baltimore Colts	Orange Bowl
Week 14	December 11	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Orange Bowl
1977
preseason	August 20	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 4	October 9	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 17	vs. Buffalo Bills	Orange Bowl
1978
Week 3	September 17	vs. Buffalo Bills	Orange Bowl
Week 4	September 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 14	December 3	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1979
preseason	August 11	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 3	September 16	at Minnesota Vikings	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 5	September 30	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
postseason	December 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 10	November 9	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
Week 14	December 8	vs. New England Patriots	Orange Bowl
1981
Week 3	September 20	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 6	October 12	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
1982
Week 4	November 29	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
postseason	January 23, 1983	vs. New York Jets	Orange Bowl
Super Bowl XVII	January 30, 1983	vs. Washington Redskins	Rose Bowl
1983
preseason	August 6	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 11	November 13	at New England Patriots	Sullivan Stadium
1984
postseason	January 6, 1985	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Orange Bowl
Super Bowl XIX	January 20, 1985	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Stanford Stadium
1985
Week 6	October 14	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 8	October 27	at Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome
Week 13	December 2	vs. Chicago Bears	Orange Bowl
1986
Week 3	September 21	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 11	November 16	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
1987
preseason	August 16	vs. Chicago Bears	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 10	November 29	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
1988
preseason	July 31	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Wembley Stadium
1989
Week 1	September 10	vs. Buffalo Bills	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 8	October 29	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 4	September 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 15	December 23	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 5, 1991	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Robbie Stadium
1991
preseason	August 4	vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Tokyo Dome
Week 11	November 18	vs. Buffalo Bills	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 13	December 1	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 16	December 22	vs. New York Jets	Joe Robbie Stadium
1992
Week 11	November 16	vs. Buffalo Bills	Joe Robbie Stadium
postseason	January 17, 1993	vs. Buffalo Bills	Joe Robbie Stadium
1993
Week 9	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1994
Week 10	November 13	vs. Chicago Bears	Joe Robbie Stadium
postseason	January 8, 1995	at San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium
1995
preseason	August 11	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome
Week 10	November 12	vs. New England Patriots	Joe Robbie Stadium
1996
Week 3	September 15	vs. New York Jets	Pro Player Park
1997
preseason	August 10	vs. Chicago Bears	Pro Player Stadium
Week 10	November 9	vs. New York Jets	Pro Player Stadium
1998
Week 9	November 8	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Pro Player Stadium
postseason	January 9, 1999	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium
1999
preseason	August 13	vs. New Orleans Saints	Pro Player Stadium
Week 1	September 13	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
Week 1	September 3	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Pro Player Stadium
Week 2	September 10	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
postseason	January 6, 2001	at Oakland Raiders	Network Associates Coliseum
2001
preseason	August 6	vs. St. Louis Rams	Fawcett Stadium
2002
Week 13	December 9	vs. Chicago Bears	Pro Player Stadium
2003
Week 12	November 27	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
2005
preseason	August 8	vs. Chicago Bears	Fawcett Stadium
Week 11	November 27	at Oakland Raiders	McAfee Coliseum
2007
Week 5	October 7	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
Week 8	October 28	vs. New York Giants	Wembley Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
preseason	August 14	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sun Life Stadium
Week 2	September 19	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 3	September 26	vs. New York Jets	Sun Life Stadium
Week 4	October 4	vs. New England Patriots	Sun Life Stadium
Week 9	November 14	vs. Tennessee Titans	Sun Life Stadium
2011
Week 11	November 24	at Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium
2014
Week 1	September 7	vs. New England Patriots	Sun Life Stadium
2015
preseason	September 3	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sun Life Stadium
Week 4	November 9	vs. New York Jets	Wembley Stadium
2016
Week 12	December 4	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2017
Week 3	October 1	vs. New Orleans Saints	Wembley Stadium
Week 9	November 13	at Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium
2018
Week 5	October 7	at Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium
Week 15	December 23	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Hard Rock Stadium
2019
Week 16	December 29	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium

2020s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2021
Week 1	September 12	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium

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1980s	1984 • 1988
1990s	1994 • 1995

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