The 1971 Miami Dolphins season was the team's sixth, and second in the National Football League.
| 1971 Miami Dolphins season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Don Shula | ||||||
| Home field | Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–3–1 | ||||||
| Division place | 1st AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 27–24 (2OT) Won Conference Championship (Colts) 21–0 Lost Super Bowl VI (Cowboys) 24–3 |
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Into pale sea, look west at the hill of water: it is half the
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—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
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