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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1971 AFC Champions
Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 174 points (12.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 141 points (10.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.7, Offense: 2.4, Defense: 5.3, SoS: -2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Don Shula(10-3-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
SS · #40 · Colorado
MLB · #85 · Notre Dame
rb · #31 · Indiana
dt · #71 · Grambling St.
LT · #77 · Indiana
FB · #39 · Syracuse
C · #61 · Indiana; Dayton
lde · #86 · Iowa Central
RT · #73 · TCU
lb · #58 · West Virginia
LDT · #75 · Chabot J.C.; Utah
TE · #80 · Utah
LCB · #25 · Purdue
rb · #32 · Florida A&M
QB · #12 · Purdue
RDT · #72 · San Joaquin Delta J.C.; Pacific
RCB · #45 · Toledo
db · #49 · Southern (LA)
RB · #21 · Wyoming
RLB · #57 · Auburn
LG · #67 · Notre Dame
c · #62 · South Dakota State
rb · #15 · none
RG · #66 · Bethune-Cookman
te · #88 · Michigan
t · #78 · Clemson
lb · #53 · Duke
qb · #10 · Miami (FL)
lt · #79 · Lamar
KR · #22 · West Texas A&M
db · #26 · Texas Southern
se · #89 · Iowa
db · #48 · Tennessee
lb · #56 · West Texas A&M
rdt · #74 · UCLA
LDE · #70 · Oklahoma
PR/FS · #13 · Georgia
P · #20 · Kentucky
RDE · #84 · Georgia
wr · #82 · Iowa State
LLB · #59 · Amherst
WR · #81 · Tulsa
WR · #42 · Ohio State
K · #1 · none