| 10-6 | Lost Divisional |
| Record | Outcome |
The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a 10-6 record. They went 6-2 at home and 4-4 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Miami Dolphins went 10-7. Their final game was a loss in the Divisional Round to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 1979 Miami Dolphins played in the East Division of the American Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1979 Miami Dolphins went 5-3 against their AFC East opponents.
Yes, the Miami Dolphins made the Playoffs in 1979. They lost their only game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round.
The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a point differential of +84. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Dolphins could have been expected to have about 10.6 wins, or a 11-5 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1979 Miami Dolphins went 2-4. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Dolphins went 1-3.
During the regular season, the 1979 Miami Dolphins went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 Miami Dolphins was a 4 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Miami Dolphins had during the 1979 regular season was 2 games, which only happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
= Division Opponent
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | |
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| Regular Season | ||||
| 1 | Sun, Sep 2, 1979 Sun, Sep 2 | @ Buffalo Bills Bills | Win W 9 - 7 | |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 9, 1979 Sun, Sep 9 | vs Seattle Seahawks Seahawks | Win W 19 - 10 | |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 16, 1979 Sun, Sep 16 | @ Minnesota Vikings Vikings | Win W 27 - 12 | |
| 4 | Sun, Sep 23, 1979 Sun, Sep 23 | vs Chicago Bears Bears | Win W 31 - 16 | |
| 5 | Sun, Sep 30, 1979 Sun, Sep 30 | @ New York Jets Jets | Loss L 27 - 33 | |
| 6 | Mon, Oct 8, 1979 Mon, Oct 8 | @ Oakland Raiders Raiders | Loss L 3 - 13 | |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 14, 1979 Sun, Oct 14 | vs Buffalo Bills Bills | Win W 17 - 7 | |
| 8 | Sun, Oct 21, 1979 Sun, Oct 21 | @ New England Patriots Patriots | Loss L 13 - 28 | |
| 9 | Sun, Oct 28, 1979 Sun, Oct 28 | vs Green Bay Packers Packers | Win W 27 - 7 | |
| 10 | Mon, Nov 5, 1979 Mon, Nov 5 | vs Houston Oilers Oilers | Loss L 6 - 9 | |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 11, 1979 Sun, Nov 11 | vs Baltimore Colts Colts | Win W 19 - 0 | |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 18, 1979 Sun, Nov 18 | @ Cleveland Browns Browns | Loss L 24 - 30 | OT |
| 13 | Sun, Nov 25, 1979 Sun, Nov 25 | @ Baltimore Colts Colts | Win W 28 - 24 | |
| 14 | Thu, Nov 29, 1979 Thu, Nov 29 | vs New England Patriots Patriots | Win W 39 - 24 | |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 9, 1979 Sun, Dec 9 | @ Detroit Lions Lions | Win W 28 - 10 | |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 Sat, Dec 15 | vs New York Jets Jets | Loss L 24 - 27 | |
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Divisional Divisional Round | Sun, Dec 30, 1979 Sun, Dec 30 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers | Loss L 14 - 34 | |
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