1988 Miami Dolphins season

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1988 Miami Dolphins season
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldJoe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 1988 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 23rd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–7, winning only six games[1] and failing to reach the playoffs for the third straight season.

Even without future Pro Football Hall of Fame center Dwight Stephenson, who was forced to retire prior to this season due to injuries, the Dolphins offensive line set the record for fewest sacks in a single season with 7 during 1988, protecting quarterback Dan Marino. Marino was only sacked on 0.98% of his dropbacks in 1988, also a single-season NFL record.[2]

This would be the last time Don Shula recorded a losing record during his tenure as Dolphins coach, and in his coaching career overall.

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1988 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Don Shula
  • Assistant Head Coach – David Shula

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Mike Westhoff

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster[]

1988 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • Currently vacant


Rookies in italics
 26 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[3]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4, 1988 at Chicago Bears L 34–7
63,330
2 September 11, 1988 at Buffalo Bills L 9–6
79,520
3 September 18, 1988 Green Bay Packers W 24–17
54,409
4 September 25, 1988 at Indianapolis Colts L 15–13
59,638
5 October 2, 1988 Minnesota Vikings W 24–7
59,867
6 October 9, 1988 at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–14
50,751
7 October 16, 1988 San Diego Chargers W 31–28
58,972
8 October 23, 1988 New York Jets L 44–30
68,292
9 October 30, 1988 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14
67,352
10 November 6, 1988 at New England Patriots L 21–10
60,840
11 November 14, 1988 Buffalo Bills L 31–6
67,091
12 November 20, 1988 New England Patriots L 6–3
53,526
13 November 27, 1988 at New York Jets L 38–34
52,752
14 December 4, 1988 Indianapolis Colts L 31–28
45,236
15 December 12, 1988 Cleveland Browns W 38–31
61,884
16 December 18, 1988 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 40–24
36,051

Game summaries[]

Week 6[]

1 234Total
• Dolphins 0 2400 24
Raiders 0 077 14

[4]

Standings[]

AFC East
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(2) 12 4 0 .750 7–1 10–2 329 237 L1
Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 354 315 W1
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–5 250 284 L1
New York Jets 8 7 1 .531 3–5 6–7–1 372 354 W2
Miami Dolphins 6 10 0 .375 0–8 3–9 319 380 L1

Awards and records[]

  • October 23, 1988: Dan Marino set a franchise record for most passing yards in one game (521)[5]
  • November 6, 1988: Jim Jensen set a franchise record for most receptions in one game (12) [5]
  • Brian Sochia, Pro Bowl selection

References[]

  1. ^ 1988 Miami Dolphins
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com – NFL Single-Season Sacked % Leaders
  3. ^ "1988 Miami Dolphins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.60

External links[]

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