1969 Miami Dolphins season

1969 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	George Wilson
Home field	Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record	3–10–1
Division place	5th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1969 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fourth season, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). This would also be the final season for George Wilson as head coach, as Don Shula would be hired next season to start a dynasty for Miami and to coach the team for the next 25 seasons until 1995. The team looked to improve on it's 5-8-1 record from 1968. However, the Dolphins would struggle from the seasons start, losing it's 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. It should also be noted that their week 10 loss to the Buffalo Bills would be the last time the Dolphins would lose to the Bills until 1980, as the Dolphins would win 20 straight against the Bills from 1970-1979. This became known as "The Streak", as it set an NFL record for longest winning streak for one team against one opponent.

Offseason

Common draft

Main article: 1969 NFL draft

1969 Miami Dolphins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Bill Stanfill *	Defensive end	Georgia
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1969 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office President – Joe Robbie Director of Player Personnel – Joe Thomas Head coaches Head Coach – George Wilson Offensive coaches Offensive Backs – John Idzik Offensive Line – Ernie Hefferle

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Les Bingaman Defensive Backs – Tom Keane

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 14, 1969	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 27–21	0–1–0	24,487
2	September 20, 1969	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–17	0–2–0	48,477
3	September 28, 1969	at Houston Oilers	L 20–10	0–3–0	40,387
4	October 4, 1969	Oakland Raiders	T 20–20	0–3–1	32,668
5	October 11, 1969	San Diego Chargers	L 21–14	0–4–1	33,073
6	October 19, 1969	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–10	0–5–1	47,038
7	October 26, 1969	Buffalo Bills	W 24–6	1–5–1	39,194
8	November 2, 1969	at New York Jets	L 34–31	1–6–1	60,793
9	November 9, 1969	at Boston Patriots	W 17–16	2–6–1	10,665
10	November 16, 1969	at Buffalo Bills	L 28–3	2–7–1	32,334
11	November 23, 1969	Houston Oilers	L 32–7	2–8–1	27,114
12	November 30, 1969	Boston Patriots	L 38–23	2–9–1	27,179
13	December 7, 1969	Denver Broncos	W 27–24	3–9–1	24,972
14	December 14, 1969	New York Jets	L 27–9	3–10–1	42,148

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

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

External links

• 1969 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com