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The Dolphins went 14–0 in the regular season and won all three postseason games to finish 17–0, the only undefeated and untied season in NFL history. Three other teams, the Chicago Bears in 1934 and 1942 and the New England Patriots in 2007 , reached the NFL's title game undefeated and untied, but all three lost the championship.
THE 1972 MIAMI DOLPHINS ROSTER NUMBER, NAME, POSITION: ... He appeared in the first three games of the ‘72 season on special teams, sustained an injury and then was on taxi squad the rest of the ...
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Dolphins’ Perfect Season, The Miami Herald is running weekly conversations with members of the 1972 team that went 17-0.
The team improved on their 3–10–1 record from 1969, and finished the regular season at 10–4, second in the newly aligned AFC East to only the Baltimore Colts, the eventual Super Bowl champion. During this season, the Dolphins defeated the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders for the first time in franchise history.
The 1973 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's eighth season and fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The team entered the 1973 season as defending Super Bowl champion following its perfect undefeated 1972 season. In week 1, the Dolphins extended their winning streak to 18 with a 21–13 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
For yet another season, the 1972 Dolphins (17-0) will remain the NFL's only perfect champions. For years, the members of the '72 Dolphins have celebrated their undefeated legacy by drinking ...
Miami and New England are also the only two franchises to have posted undefeated regular-season records since the NFL-AFL merger, with Miami going 14–0 in 1972 and New England going 16–0 in 2007, but only the 1972 Dolphins were able to win the Super Bowl. As of the 2024 season, the Dolphins lead the all-time series 64–55. [102]
Mike McDaniel was born a decade — 10 years, one month and 20 days, to be exact — after the 1972 Dolphins hoisted the Lombardi Trophy and became the first team in NFL history to achieve a ...