1993 Miami Dolphins season

1993 Miami Dolphins season
1993 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
General manager	Eddie Jones
Home field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1992; Dolphins seasons; 1994 →;

The 1993 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League.

The season was marked by Don Shula passing George Halas's record for most wins, against the Philadelphia Eagles. Also, during the Week 5 game against Cleveland, quarterback Dan Marino ruptured his Achilles' tendon and was lost for the remainder of the season. Quarterback Scott Mitchell filled in for Marino and was Player of the Month for October 1993. Mitchell, too, became injured, leaving the then 9–2 team in the hands of Doug Pederson and NFL veteran Steve DeBerg.

Rookie running back Terry Kirby led the team with 75 pass receptions, and free-agent acquisition Irving Fryar caught 64 passes for 1,010 yards.^[1]

The Dolphins had a record of 9–2 on Thanksgiving Day, but lost their final five games of the season, missing the playoffs altogether. As of the 2020 NFL season the 1993 Miami Dolphins are the only team to reach 9-2 and not reach the playoffs.

Offseason[]

1993 NFL Draft[]

1993 Miami Dolphins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	25	O.J. McDuffie	WR	Penn State
3	78	Terry Kirby	RB	Virginia
4	105	Ronnie Bradford	DB	Colorado
5	132	Chris Gray	G	Auburn
6	164	Robert O'Neal	DB	Clemson
7	191	David Merritt	LB	North Carolina State
8	218	Dwayne Gordon	LB	New Hampshire

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Staff[]

**1993 Miami Dolphins staff**

	Front office President – Executive Vice President/General Manager – Eddie Jones Assistant General Manager – Bryan Wiedmeier Director of Player Personnel – Tom Heckert, Sr. Director of College Scouting – Tom Braatz Staff Assistant – Carl Taseff Head coaches Head Coach – Don Shula Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – John Sandusky Offensive coaches Offense/Quarterbacks – Gary Stevens Offensive Backs – Tony Nathan Wide Receivers – Larry Seiple Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Rich McGeorge			Defensive coaches Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – George Hill Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning –

Roster[]

**1993 Miami Dolphins final roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 Steve DeBerg 19 Scott Mitchell 14 Doug Pederson Running backs 41 Keith Byars FB 30 Bernie Parmalee 21 Mark Higgs 43 Terry Kirby 22 James Saxon FB Wide receivers 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 89 Tony Martin 81 O. J. McDuffie 83 Scott Miller PR 87 Mike Williams Tight ends 84 Greg Baty 88 Keith Jackson 85 Ronnie Williams		Offensive linemen 66 Eddie Blake G 65 Jeff Dellenbach C 74 Mark Dennis T 62 Chris Gray G 73 Ron Heller T 67 Jeff Novak G 69 Keith Sims G 57 Tom Thayer C 78 Richmond Webb T 60 Bert Weidner G Defensive linemen 91 Jeff Cross DE 90 Marco Coleman DE 92 David Griggs DE 96 Mike Golic DT 99 Chuck Klingbeil NT 79 Larry Webster DT		Linebackers 54 Chuck Bullough 51 Bryan Cox OLB 59 John Grimsley ILB 50 Dwight Hollier OLB 93 Cliff Odom ILB 56 John Offerdahl ILB Defensive backs 37 J. B. Brown CB 42 Chris Green CB 45 Bobby Harden SS 24 Vestee Jackson CB 47 Darrell Malone 25 Louis Oliver FS 26 Jarvis Williams SS 23 Troy Vincent CB Special teams 7 Dale Hatcher P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K		Reserve lists 77 G (IR) 32 Aaron Craver RB (IR) 44 Bobby Humphrey RB (IR) 13 Dan Marino QB (IR) 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C (IR) Practice squad -- Mike Middleton CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 5 inactive

Regular season[]

On November 14, Don Shula became the winningest head coach in NFL history by winning his 325th game. The Dolphins beat the Philadelphia Eagles.^[3]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 5	at Indianapolis Colts	W 24–20	1–0	Hoosier Dome	Recap
2	September 12	New York Jets	L 14–24	1–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
3	Bye
4	September 26	at Buffalo Bills	W 22–13	2–1	Rich Stadium	Recap
5	October 4	Washington Redskins	W 17–10	3–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
6	October 10	at Cleveland Browns	W 24–14	4–1	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 24	Indianapolis Colts	W 41–27	5–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
9	October 31	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–10	6–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
10	November 7	at New York Jets	L 10–27	6–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
11	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 19–14	7–2	Veterans Stadium	Recap
12	November 21	New England Patriots	W 17–13	8–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
13	November 25	at Dallas Cowboys	W 16–14	9–2	Texas Stadium	Recap
14	December 5	New York Giants	L 14–19	9–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
15	December 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–21	9–4	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
16	December 19	Buffalo Bills	L 34–47	9–5	Joe Robbie Stadium	Recap
17	December 27	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–45	9–6	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
18	January 2	at New England Patriots	L 27–33 (OT)	9–7	Foxboro Stadium	Recap

Game summaries[]

Week 13[]

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Week 16[]

Buffalo (9-4) at Miami (9-4)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bills	9	17	21	0	47
Dolphins	7	13	7	7	34

Date: December 19
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:59.44
Game attendance: 71,597
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Referee: Howard Roe
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg , Bob Trumpy

Standings[]

AFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Buffalo Bills	12	4	0	.750	329	242	W4
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	349	351	L5
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	270	247	L3
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	238	286	W4
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	189	378	L4

References[]

^ Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1
^ "1993 Miami Dolphins Draftees".
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.287
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.

Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference

[1] Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1

[2] "1993 Miami Dolphins Draftees".

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.287

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.

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