1971 Miami Dolphins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Don Shula (10-3-1) | 10-3 | 2-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | Lost Super Bowl |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Dick Anderson | DB | February 10, 1946 | 6’2′ | 196 | Colorado |
| Nick Buoniconti | LB | December 15, 1940 | 5’11’ | 220 | Notre Dame |
| Terry Cole | RB | July 7, 1945 | 6’2′ | 220 | Indiana |
| Frank Cornish | DT | June 20, 1944 | 6’4′ | 282 | Grambling St. |
| Doug Crusan | T | July 26, 1946 | 6’5′ | 250 | Indiana |
| Larry Csonka | RB | December 25, 1946 | 6’3′ | 237 | Syracuse |
| Bob DeMarco | C-G | September 16, 1938 | 6’2′ | 248 | Indiana |
| Vern Den Herder | DE-NT | November 28, 1948 | 6’6′ | 250 | Central College (IA) |
| Norm Evans | T | September 28, 1942 | 6’5′ | 250 | TCU |
| Dale Farley | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6’3′ | 225 | West Virginia |
| Manny Fernandez | DT-DE | July 3, 1946 | 6’2′ | 250 | Utah |
| Marv Fleming | TE-SE | January 2, 1942 | 6’4′ | 232 | Utah |
| Tim Foley | DB | January 22, 1948 | 6’0′ | 194 | Purdue |
| Hubert Ginn | RB | January 4, 1947 | 5’10’ | 185 | Florida A&M |
| Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6’1′ | 190 | Purdue |
| Bob Heinz | DT-DE | July 25, 1947 | 6’6′ | 265 | Pacific |
| Curtis Johnson | DB | June 22, 1948 | 6’1′ | 196 | Toledo |
| Ray Jones | DB | December 24, 1947 | 5’11’ | 187 | Southern |
| Jim Kiick | RB | August 9, 1946 | 5’11’ | 214 | Wyoming |
| Mike Kolen | LB | January 31, 1948 | 6’2′ | 220 | Auburn |
| Bob Kuechenberg | G-T-C | October 14, 1947 | 6’2′ | 253 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Langer | C-G | May 16, 1948 | 6’2′ | 250 | South Dakota St. |
| Charlie Leigh | RB | October 29, 1945 | 5’11’ | 206 | none |
| Larry Little | G-T | November 2, 1945 | 6’1′ | 265 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6’2′ | 224 | Michigan |
| Wayne Mass | T | March 11, 1946 | 6’4′ | 240 | Clemson |
| Bob Matheson | LB | November 25, 1944 | 6’4′ | 238 | Duke |
| George Mira | QB | January 11, 1942 | 6’0′ | 190 | Miami (FL) |
| Wayne Moore | T | August 17, 1945 | 6’6′ | 265 | Lamar |
| Mercury Morris | RB | January 5, 1947 | 5’10’ | 190 | West Texas A&M |
| Lloyd Mumphord | DB | December 20, 1946 | 5’10’ | 176 | Texas Southern |
| Karl Noonan | SE-FL-WR | February 17, 1944 | 6’2′ | 198 | Iowa |
| Bob Petrella | DB | November 7, 1944 | 5’11’ | 190 | Tennessee |
| Jesse Powell | LB | April 14, 1947 | 6’2′ | 220 | West Texas A&M |
| John Richardson | DT | May 25, 1945 | 6’3′ | 245 | UCLA |
| Jim Riley | DE | July 6, 1945 | 6’4′ | 250 | Oklahoma |
| Jake Scott | DB | July 20, 1945 | 6’0′ | 188 | Georgia |
| Larry Seiple | TE-HB-P | February 14, 1945 | 6’0′ | 214 | Kentucky |
| Bill Stanfill | DE | January 13, 1947 | 6’5′ | 250 | Georgia |
| Otto Stowe | WR | February 25, 1949 | 6’2′ | 188 | Iowa St. |
| Doug Swift | LB | October 24, 1948 | 6’3′ | 226 | Amherst |
| Howard Twilley | WR-FL | December 25, 1943 | 5’10’ | 185 | Tulsa |
| Paul Warfield | WR-SE | November 28, 1942 | 6’0′ | 188 | Ohio St. |
| Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5’8′ | 175 | none |