As of the end of the 2011 season, there were two teams against which the Texans had never lost: the Chicago Bears ( 2-0 ) and Miami Dolphins ( 6-0 ).

For the first few years the Dolphins full-time training camp and practice facilities were at Saint Andrew's School, a private boys boarding prep school in Boca Raton.

For most of their early history, the Dolphins were coached by Don Shula, the most successful head coach in professional football history in terms of total games won.

The Dolphins were led by head coach Don Shula and featured a defense that gave up the fifth-fewest points in the NFL in the regular season.

Despite those two close triumphs ( 22 – 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17 – 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game ), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 – 26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young ( Super Bowl MVP ) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.

The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10 – 3 – 1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins, and posting postseason victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Colts.

The Dolphins were based primarily around their league-leading running attack, led by running backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick.

When asked about the Dolphins ' defensive team prior to Super Bowl VI, Landry said that he could not recall any of the players ' names, but they were a big concern to him.

Said Cornell Green, " The difference between the Dolphins and Cowboys was that the Dolphins were just happy to be in the game and the Cowboys came to win the game.

Morrall had previously played for Dolphins head coach Don Shula when they were both with the Baltimore Colts, where Morrall backed up quarterback Johnny Unitas and started in Super Bowl III.

Because of injuries to defensive linemen ( at the beginning of the season the Dolphins were down to four healthy defensive linemen ) defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger created what he called the " 53 " defense, in which versatile Bob Matheson ( number 53 ) would be used as either a defensive end in the standard 4-3 defense or as a fourth linebacker in a 3-4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle.

However a 15-yard illegal man downfield penalty on left guard Bob Kuechenberg nullified a 20-yard pass completion to tight end Marv Fleming on the first play after the turnover, and the Dolphins were forced to punt after three more plays.

The Redskins were forced to use up all of their timeouts on the Dolphins ' ensuing five-play possession, but forced Miami to punt ( nearly blocking the punt ) from its own 36-yard line with 1: 14 remaining in the game, giving themselves a chance to drive for the tying touchdown.

The Dolphins ' Larry Csonka became the first running back to be named Super Bowl MVP ; both his 145 rushing yards and his 33 carries were Super Bowl records.

Although the Dolphins were unable to match their 17-0 perfect season of 1972, many sports writers, fans, and Dolphins players themselves felt that the 1973 team was better.

The Dolphins were still using their " 53 " defense devised at the beginning of the 1971 season, where Bob Matheson (# 53 ) would be brought in as a fourth linebacker in a 3-4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle.

The Dolphins were the first team to appear in three consecutive Super Bowls.

Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Alan Page and Miami Dolphins left guard Bob Kuechenberg were former teammates at the University of Notre Dame.

For this game, the Miami Dolphins were assigned the home team.

The Dolphins wear white jerseys at home typically for day games, but due to a ( since changed ) uniform policy, the Dolphins were obligated to wear their aqua jerseys as the designated home team, although Miami wore its aqua jerseys for its final regular season home game ( on a Saturday afternoon ) that season vs. the Detroit Lions.

The Dolphins rushed for 196 yards, did not have any turnovers, and were not penalized in the first 52 minutes.

The only successful drop kick in the NFL since the 1941 NFL Championship game was by Doug Flutie, the backup quarterback of the New England Patriots, against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, for an extra point after a touchdown.

Washington attempted to convert the fourth down with a run by Riggins, just like their successful fourth down conversion against the Miami Dolphins in the previous Super Bowl.

On September 21, 2008, the Miami Dolphins used a version of the single-wing offense ( specifically the Wildcat offense ) against the New England Patriots on six plays, which produced five touchdowns ( four rushing and one passing ) in a 38-13 upset victory, after its successful adoption on the college and high school level by several teams.

* The Miami Dolphins executed a successful " 87 Circle Curl Lateral " play at the end of the first half of their AFC playoff game against the San Diego Chargers on January 2, 1982.

After a successful 334 total yards game against the Dolphins with Rauch and quarterback, Steve Spurrier, calling the plays.

Shula's early training camps with the Dolphins, with four workouts a day, would soon be the stuff of sweltering, painful legend.

In Snyder's first season as owner, the Redskins went 10 – 6, including a four-game winning streak early in the season, and made it to the playoffs for the first time in Norv Turner's career, and the first time for the Redskins since 1992 in the final game of the season, on January 2, 2000, against the Dolphins.

Several UB football stars from the 1950s and early 1960s went on to play professional football, including quarterback John Stofa with the American Football League's Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals, and defensive lineman Gerry Philbin with the AFL's New York Jets.

Also, it is reported that Buoniconti sends a Christmas card every year to former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Bob Lurtsema, whose roughing-the-passer violation in an early 1972 game aided the Dolphins ' undefeated season.

In the Week 7 win against the Dolphins, in the early second half McGahee already racked up 76 yards with an average of 4. 2 yards per carry.

Following his release from San Francisco following the 2005 season, he signed with the Miami Dolphins but was released early in the season.

Phipps had limited success for the Browns and Warfield was a major factor in the Dolphins ' championships in the early 1970s.

Little was a key contributor to the success of the Dolphins ' punishing running attack of the early and mid-1970s, which featured Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick.

The logo of the Redcliffe Dolphins from the early 2000s ( decade ) to 2005The Dolphins won the 2006 Queensland Cup, beating Toowomba in the grand final at Suncorp Stadium under the coaching of Anthony Griffin.

During a season when the Dolphins ' offensive line mightily struggled early in the year, Carey was the lone bright spot.

* Glenn Blackwood and Lyle Blackwood of the Miami Dolphins " Killer B's " defense of the early 1980s

He was a member of the undefeated 1972 team, and was an integral part of the ball-control running game which characterized the Dolphins under head coach Don Shula in the early 1970s.

The book provides insight into the history of the Dolphins and the state of professional football in the late Sixties and early and mid Seventies.

The Dolphins also won Super Bowl VIII, becoming the first team to appear in three consecutive Super Bowls, and the second team ( the first AFL / AFC team ) to win back-to-back championships.

They allowed 210 points and also scored an NFL best 456 points, becoming the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to score the most points in the league and allow the fewest.

Although the Dolphins lost that Super Bowl in a bitter loss to the Dallas Cowboys, there was no denying that this was a team that was quickly becoming a powerhouse.

In Argentina there have been reports of Peale's Dolphins becoming trapped in gillnets but the extent of this is not known.

He later coached the Detroit Lions to the NFL Championship Game, 1957 NFL Championship before becoming the first coach of the Miami Dolphins.

Widely expected to be a Super Bowl contender, the Colts won their first 13 games, prompting much speculation about the possibility of the Colts becoming the NFL's first team to finish the season undefeated since the 1972 Miami Dolphins.

The Patriots entered the game as 12-point favorites after becoming the first team to complete the first perfect regular season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, and the only one since the league expanded to a 16-game regular season schedule in 1978.

He was selected with the first overall pick of the 1984 NFL Draft, becoming the first wide receiver to be taken number one overall, and played professionally for the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins of the NFL.

( Despite the Jets – Patriots rivalry becoming more intense during the show's run than the Dolphins – Jets rivalry, it was never mentioned on the show ; however, the Monday Night Miracle did take place during the show's third season.

After becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2009, Berger re-signed with the Miami Dolphins.

The PCU Dolphins won the series in two games, with Gabriel Espinas becoming the first-ever Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year within the same season.