1969 Miami Dolphins season

4th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1969 3–10–1 5th AFL Eastern George Wilson Miami Orange Bowl Did not qualify 5 DE Bill Stanfill G Larry Little RB Jim Kiick C Tom Goode LB Nick Buoniconti Dolphins seasons The 1969 Miami Dolphins season was the team's fourth season, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL). This was the final season for George Wilson as head coach, as Don Shula was hired next season and coached the team for the next 25 seasons until 1995. The team looked to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1968. However, the Dolphins struggled from the season's start, losing their 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. Their week 10 loss to the Bills would be the last time the Dolphins lost to them until 1980, as the Dolphins won 20 straight against Buffalo from 1970 to 1979. This became known as "The Streak", as it set an NFL record for the longest winning streak for one team against one opponent, which, as of 2023, is still an NFL record that has not been seriously threatened. The Dolphins would not have another losing season until the 1976 Season. Offseason Common draft 1969 NFL/AFL draft 1969 Miami Dolphins 1 11 Bill Stanfill Defensive end Georgia yes yes 2 37 Bob Heinz Defensive tackle Pacific yes no 3 63 Mercury Morris Running back West Texas State yes yes 4 89 Norm McBride Defensive end Utah yes no 5 115 Willie Pearson Defensive back North Carolina A&T yes no 5 128 Karl Kremser Kicker Tennessee yes no 6 141 Ed Tuck Guard Notre Dame yes no 7 167 John Egan Center Boston College no no 7 174 John Kulka Guard Penn State no no 8 193 Bruce Weinstein Tight end Yale no no 9 219 Jesse Powell Linebacker West Texas State yes no 10 245 Jim Mertens Tight end Fairmont State yes no 11 271 Mike Berdis Defensive tackle/Offensive tackle North Dakota State no no 12 297 Dale McCullers Linebacker Florida State yes no 13 323 Amos Ayres Defensive back Arkansas AM&N no no 14 349 Glenn Thompson Offensive tackle Troy State no no 15 375 Chick McGeehan Wide receiver Tennessee no no 16 401 Lloyd Mumphord Defensive back Texas Southern yes no 17 427 Tom Krallman Defensive end Xavier no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1969_draft.htm 1969 Miami Dolphins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 18, 2014 Personnel Staff 1969 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Director of player personnel – Joe Thomas Head coach – George Wilson Offensive backs – John Idzik Offensive line – Ernie Hefferle Defensive line – Les Bingaman Defensive backs – Tom Keane Roster 1969 Miami Dolphins 11 Rick Norton  5 John Stofa 39 Larry Csonka 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris y 31 Barry Pryor y 16 Tommy Boutwell y 99 Jim Hines 28 Gene Milton 89 Karl Noonan 87 Jim Mertens y 20 Larry Seiple P 71 John Boynton American football T 77 Doug Crusan T 73 Norm Evans T 58 Tom Goode American football C 66 Larry Little G 63 Billy Neighbors G 78 Maxie Williams G 75 Manny Fernandez American football DT 72 Bob Heinz y DT 53 Norm McBride y DE 74 John Richardson American football DT 70 Jim Riley American football DE 84 Bill Stanfill y DE 85 Nick Buoniconti MLB 55 Randy Edmunds American football OLB 50 Frank Emanuel MLB 52 Jimmy Keyes OLB 54 Dale McCullers y OLB 56 Jesse Powell American football y OLB 51 Ed Weisacosky OLB 40 Dick Anderson FS 47 Tom Beier SS 26 Lloyd Mumphord y CB 41 Willie Pearson y no CB 48 Bob Petrella SS 49 Jimmy Warren CB 25 Dick Westmoreland CB 15 Karl Kremser y K 24 Jack Clancy WR IR 83 Jim Cox tight end TE IR 42 Bill Darnall WR IR 12 Bob Griese QB IR 59 Joe Mirto no G IR 35 Stan Mitchell American football RB IR 82 Doug Moreau TE IR 43 Bob Neff S IR 62 Ed Tuck y no G IR 81 Howard Twilley WR IR 79 Jim Urbanek DT IR 61 Fred Woodson no G IR 29 Garry Grady y no CB 80 Bob Joswick DE Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 14 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–27 0–1 Nippert Stadium 24,487 Recap 2September 20, 1969 at Oakland Raiders L 17–20 0–2 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 48,477 Recap 3 September 28 at Houston Oilers L 10–20 0–3 Houston Astrodome 40,387 Recap 4October 4, 1969 Oakland Raiders T 20–20 0–3–1 Miami Orange Bowl 32,668 Recap 5October 11, 1969 San Diego Chargers L 14–21 0–4–1 Miami Orange Bowl 33,073 Recap 6 October 19 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–17 0–5–1 Municipal Stadium 47,038 Recap 7 October 26 Buffalo Bills W 24–6 1–5–1 Miami Orange Bowl 39,194 Recap 8 November 2 at New York Jets L 31–34 1–6–1 Shea Stadium 60,793 Recap 9 November 9 at Boston Patriots W 17–16 2–6–1 Alumni Stadium 10,665 Recap 10 November 16 at Buffalo Bills L 3–28 2–7–1 War Memorial Stadium 32,334 Recap 11 November 23 Houston Oilers L 7–32 2–8–1 Miami Orange Bowl 27,114 Recap 12 November 30 Boston Patriots L 23–38 2–9–1 Tampa Stadium 27,179 Recap 13 December 7 Denver Broncos W 27–24 3–9–1 Miami Orange Bowl 24,972 Recap 14 December 14 New York Jets L 9–27 3–10–1 Miami Orange Bowl 42,148 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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