1966 Miami Dolphins season
Owner(s) {{{owner}}}
Head Coach George Wilson
Home Field
Results
Record 3–11–0
Place 5th AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish did not qualify
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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] 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 [ ] [ 3]
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
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