1991 Miami Dolphins season

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1991 Miami Dolphins season
Head coachDon Shula
General managerEddie Jones
Home fieldJoe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 1991 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 26th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games[1] and failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1991 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 23 Randal Hill Wide Receiver Miami (FL)
3 60 Aaron Craver Running back Fresno State
5 113 Bryan Cox Linebacker Western Illinois
5 121 Gene Williams Guard Iowa State
7 191 Chris Green Defensive back Illinois
8 220 Roland Smith Defensive back Miami (FL)
9 246 Scott Miller Wide receiver UCLA
10 275 Michael Titley Tight end Iowa
11 302 Ernie Rogers Guard California
12 331 Joe Brunson Defensive tackle Tennessee-Chattanooga

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1991 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office
  • President – Tim Robbie
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Eddie Jones
  • Assistant General Manager – Bryan Wiedmeier
  • Director of Player Personnel – Charley Winner
  • Director of College Scouting – Tom Heckert, Sr.

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Don Shula
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – John Sandusky

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defense – Tom Olivadotti
  • Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich
  • Linebackers – George Hill
  • Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster[]

1991 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • -- RB
  • -- TE


Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 1 at Buffalo Bills L 31–35 0–1 Rich Stadium 80,252
2 September 8 Indianapolis Colts W 17–6 1–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,155
3 September 15 at Detroit Lions L 13–17 1–2 Pontiac Silverdome 56,896
4 September 22 Green Bay Packers W 16–13 2–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,583
5 September 29 at New York Jets L 23–41 2–3 Giants Stadium 71,170
6 October 6 at New England Patriots W 20–10 3–3 Sullivan Stadium 49,749
7 October 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–42 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,021
8 October 20 Houston Oilers L 13–17 3–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 60,705
9 Bye
10 November 3 at Indianapolis Colts W 10–6 4–5 Hoosier Dome 55,899
11 November 10 New England Patriots W 30–20 5–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,065
12 November 18 Buffalo Bills L 27–41 5–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,062
13 November 24 at Chicago Bears W 16–13 6–6 Soldier Field 58,288
14 December 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 33–14 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,036
15 December 9 Cincinnati Bengals W 37–13 8–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 60,616
16 December 15 at San Diego Chargers L 30–38 8–7 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,731
17 December 22 New York Jets L 20–23 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,636

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC East
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Buffalo Bills 13 3 0 .813 7–1 10–2 458 318 L1
(6) New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 314 293 W1
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 5–7 343 349 L2
New England Patriots 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–9 211 305 L1
Indianapolis Colts 1 15 0 .063 1–7 1–11 143 381 L6

References[]

  1. ^ 1991 Miami Dolphins
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