1980 Miami Dolphins

1980 Miami Dolphins Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (16 Games, 8-8)
1	Sun, 9/7/80	@ Buffalo Bills	Loss 7 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 7 0 7 Bills 0 3 0 14 17 0 - 3 7 - 3 7 - 10 7 - 17
2	Sun, 9/14/80	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Win 17 - 16
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 7 7 2 16 Dolphins 0 0 0 17 17 0 - 7 0 - 14 7 - 14 7 - 16 14 - 16 17 - 16
3	Sun, 9/21/80	@ Atlanta Falcons	Win 20 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 3 0 0 17 20 Falcons 0 7 7 3 17 3 - 0 3 - 7 3 - 14 3 - 17 10 - 17 17 - 17 20 - 17
4	Sun, 9/28/80	vs New Orleans Saints	Win 21 - 16
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 9 7 0 16 Dolphins 0 0 0 21 21 0 - 3 0 - 6 0 - 9 0 - 16 7 - 16 14 - 16 21 - 16
5	Sun, 10/5/80	vs Baltimore Colts	Loss 17 - 30
1 2 3 4 Total Colts 10 0 7 13 30 Dolphins 3 14 0 0 17 0 - 7 0 - 10 3 - 10 10 - 10 17 - 10 17 - 17 17 - 24 17 - 30
6	Sun, 10/12/80	@ New England Patriots	Loss 0 - 34
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0 Patriots 10 7 0 17 34 0 - 3 0 - 10 0 - 17 0 - 24 0 - 27 0 - 34
7	Sun, 10/19/80	vs Buffalo Bills	Win 17 - 14
1 2 3 4 Total Bills 0 0 7 7 14 Dolphins 7 7 3 0 17 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 17 - 7 17 - 14
8	Mon, 10/27/80	@ New York Jets	Loss 14 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 0 14 14 Jets 0 14 0 3 17 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 17 7 - 17 14 - 17
9	Sun, 11/2/80	@ Oakland Raiders	Loss 10 - 16
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 3 7 0 10 Raiders 6 10 0 0 16 0 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 9 3 - 16 10 - 16
10	Sun, 11/9/80	@ Los Angeles Rams	Win 35 - 14
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 14 7 7 35 Rams 0 7 0 7 14 7 - 0 14 - 0 14 - 7 21 - 7 28 - 7 28 - 14 35 - 14
11	Sun, 11/16/80	vs San Francisco 49ers	Win 17 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 7 0 6 0 13 Dolphins 3 7 7 0 17 3 - 0 3 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 13 17 - 13
12	Thu, 11/20/80	vs San Diego Chargers	Loss 24 - 27	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Chargers 7 10 7 0 3 27 Dolphins 7 10 0 7 0 24 7 - 0 7 - 7 7 - 10 14 - 10 14 - 17 17 - 17 17 - 24 24 - 24 24 - 27
13	Sun, 11/30/80	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	Loss 10 - 23
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 3 0 7 10 Steelers 0 13 3 7 23 0 - 3 0 - 10 3 - 10 3 - 13 3 - 16 10 - 16 10 - 23
14	Mon, 12/8/80	vs New England Patriots	Win 16 - 13	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Patriots 0 6 0 7 0 13 Dolphins 0 0 6 7 3 16 0 - 3 0 - 6 3 - 6 6 - 6 6 - 13 13 - 13 16 - 13
15	Sun, 12/14/80	@ Baltimore Colts	Win 24 - 14
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 7 0 10 24 Colts 7 0 7 0 14 0 - 7 7 - 7 14 - 7 14 - 14 17 - 14 24 - 14
16	Sat, 12/20/80	vs New York Jets	Loss 17 - 24
1 2 3 4 Total Jets 7 7 7 3 24 Dolphins 10 0 0 7 17 3 - 0 3 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 14 10 - 21 17 - 21 17 - 24

What was the record of the 1980 Miami Dolphins?

The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a 8-8 record. They went 5-3 at home and 3-5 on the road.

What division did the 1980 Miami Dolphins play in?

The 1980 Miami Dolphins played in the East Division of the American Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1980 Miami Dolphins?

During the regular season, the 1980 Miami Dolphins went 3-5 against their AFC East opponents.

What was the 1980 Miami Dolphins record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Baltimore Colts	1-1	50%	-3
Buffalo Bills	1-1	50%	-7
New England Patriots	1-1	50%	-31
New York Jets	0-2	0%	-10

What was the 1980 Miami Dolphins record by month?

The 1980 Miami Dolphins had their best month in September, when they went 3-1 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 1-3 and had a 25% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	3-1	75%	-1
October	1-3	25%	-47
November	2-3	40%	+3
December	2-1	66.7%	+6

Did the 1980 Miami Dolphins make the Playoffs?

No, the Dolphins didn't make the Playoffs in 1980.

What was the point differential for the 1980 Miami Dolphins?

The Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a point differential of -39. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Dolphins could have been expected to have about 6.7 wins, or a 7-9 record in the regular season.

How did the 1980 Miami Dolphins perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1980 Miami Dolphins went 6-4. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Dolphins went 4-2.

How did the 1980 Miami Dolphins perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1980 Miami Dolphins went 1-1 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1980 Miami Dolphins?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980 Miami Dolphins was a 3 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1980 Miami Dolphins?

The longest losing streak that the Miami Dolphins had during the 1980 regular season was 2 games, which occured 3 separate times.