1966 Miami Dolphins season

1966 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	George Wilson
Home Field
Results
Record	3–11–0
Place	5th AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
N/A	1967

The 1966 season was the Miami Dolphins inaugural season in the AFL. Future Harlem Globetrotters and Montreal Canadiens owner George N. Gillett, Jr. was a minority partner in the Miami Dolphins. ^[1]

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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Jim Grabowski	Running Back	University of Illinois

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Eastern Division
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

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Season Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	September 2, 1966	Oakland Raiders	L 23–14	0–1–0
2	September 9, 1966	New York Jets	L 19–14	0–2–0
3	September 18, 1966	at Buffalo Bills	L 58–24	0–3–0
4	Bye
5	October 2, 1966	at San Diego Chargers	L 44–10	0–4–0
6	October 9, 1966	at Oakland Raiders	L 21–10	0–5–0
7	October 16, 1966	Denver Broncos	W 24–7	1–5–0
8	October 23, 1966	at Houston Oilers	W 20–13	2–5–0
9	Bye
10	November 6, 1966	Buffalo Bills	L 29–0	2–6–0
11	November 13, 1966	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–16	2–7–0
12	November 20, 1966	at New York Jets	L 30–13	2–8–0
13	November 27, 1966	Boston Patriots	L 20–14	2–9–0
14	December 4, 1966	at Denver Broncos	L 17–7	2–10–0
15	December 11, 1966	Kansas City Chiefs	L 19–18	2–11–0
16	December 18, 1966	Houston Oilers	W 29–28	3–11–0

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

1966 AFL Seasonv · d · e
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

[1] The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D’Arcy Jenish, p.296, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 396

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298

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