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1986 Miami Dolphins season

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21st season in franchise history
1986 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerJoe Robbie
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldMiami Orange Bowl
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers

The 1986 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 21st as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games.[1] This was the first time in six seasons the team did not qualify for the playoffs and would mark the start of a four-season span of barren postseason chances. This was also the team's final season at the Orange Bowl before moving into their new stadium Joe Robbie Stadium the following season.

Personnel

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Staff

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1986 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

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1986 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 at San Diego Chargers L 28–50 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,726
2 September 14 Indianapolis Colts W 30–10 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 51,848
3 September 21 at New York Jets L 45–51 (OT) 1–2 Giants Stadium 71,025
4 September 28 San Francisco 49ers L 16–31 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 70,264
5 October 5 at New England Patriots L 7–34 1–4 Sullivan Stadium 60,689
6 October 12 Buffalo Bills W 27–14 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 49,467
7 October 19 Los Angeles Raiders L 28–30 2–5 Miami Orange Bowl 53,421
8 October 26 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–13 3–5 Hoosier Dome 58,350
9 November 2 Houston Oilers W 28–7 4–5 Miami Orange Bowl 43,804
10 November 10 at Cleveland Browns L 16–26 4–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,949
11 November 16 at Buffalo Bills W 34–24 5–6 Rich Stadium 76,474
12 November 24 New York Jets W 45–3 6–6 Miami Orange Bowl 70,206
13 November 30 Atlanta Falcons L 14–20 6–7 Miami Orange Bowl 53,762
14 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 31–27 7–7 Louisiana Superdome 64,761
15 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams W 37–31 (OT) 8–7 Anaheim Stadium 62,629
16 December 22 New England Patriots L 27–34 8–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,516

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Final roster

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1986 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve

Rookies in italics
45 active, 6 reserve, 0 practice squad

Season summary

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Week 1 at Chargers

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Miami Dolphins (0–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 14 7728
Chargers 17 9 141050

at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California

Game information
Dolphins
Chargers

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MIA SD
1 10:52 Chargers Gary Anderson 18-yard touchdown reception from Dan Fouts, Rolf Benirschke kick good 0 7
1 2:17 Chargers 26-yard field goal by Rolf Benirschke 0 10
1 0:24 Chargers Tim Spencer 17-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good 0 17
2 12:00 Dolphins Mark Clayton 22-yard touchdown reception from Dan Marino, Fuad Reveiz kick good 7 17
2 4:02 Chargers Buford McGee 4-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick no good 7 23
2 2:19 Dolphins Mark Clayton 49-yard touchdown reception from Dan Marino, Fuad Reveiz kick good 14 23
2 0:28 Chargers 36-yard field goal by Rolf Benirschke 14 26
3 9:22 Chargers Wes Chandler 7-yard touchdown reception from Dan Fouts, Rolf Benirschke kick good 14 33
3 6:47 Dolphins Nat Moore 6-yard touchdown reception from Dan Marino, Fuad Reveiz kick good 21 33
3 0:21 Chargers Pete Holohan 17-yard touchdown reception from Dan Fouts, Rolf Benirschke kick good 21 40
4 14:15 Chargers Buford McGee 4-yard touchdown run, Rolf Benirschke kick good 21 47
4 5:48 Chargers 36-yard field goal by Rolf Benirschke 21 50
4 0:58 Dolphins Nat Moore 17-yard touchdown reception from Dan Marino, Fuad Reveiz kick good 28 50
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 50

Week 2

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1 234Total
Colts 7 300 10
• Dolphins 7 13100 30
Scoring summary
Q110:57INDBentley 1 yard run (Biasucci kick)IND 7–0
Q10:18MIAHampton 5 yard run (Reveiz kick)Tie 7–7
Q27:40MIAMoore 4 yard pass from Marino (kick failed)MIA 13–7
Q25:03MIAPruitt 71 yard punt return (Reveiz kick)MIA 20–7
Q20:22INDBiasucci 23 yard field goalMIA 20–10
Q310:45MIAHampton 21 yard run (Reveiz kick)MIA 27–10
Q33:31MIAReveiz 27 yard field goalMIA 30–10

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Week 3 at Jets

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Week Three: Miami Dolphins (1–1) at New York Jets (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Dolphins 7 14 177045
Jets 3 28 014651

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 12:09. Jets 10–7.
  • NYJ – Johnny Hector 8-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 10:00. Jets 17–7.
  • MIA – Dan Johnson 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:26. Jets 17–14.
  • MIA – Mark Duper 13-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 5:06. Dolphins 21–17.
  • NYJ – Wesley Walker 65-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 3:12. Jets 24–21.
  • NYJ – Wesley Walker 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:34. Jets 31–21.
Third quarter
  • MIA – Mark Duper 46-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 10:48. Jets 31–28.
  • MIA – Fuad Reveiz 44-yard field goal, 7:12. Tie 31–31.
  • MIA – Bruce Hardy 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 4:12. Dolphins 38–31.
Fourth quarter
  • NYJ – Dennis Bligen 7-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 8:42. Tie 38–38.
  • MIA – Mark Clayton 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 2:56. Dolphins 45–38.
  • NYJ – Wesley Walker 21-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:00. Tie 45–45.
Overtime
  • NYJ – Wesley Walker 43-yard pass from Ken O'Brien, 12:25. Jets 51–45.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

The Jets-Dolphins rivalry reached an apex in this Week 3 matchup as Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino unleashed ten combined touchdowns, the last a 43-yard score to Wesley Walker and a 51–45 overtime win for the Jets.

Week 6 vs. Bills

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1 234Total
Bills 7 007 14
• Dolphins 3 7107 27

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Week 11 at Bills

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Miami Dolphins (4-6) at Buffalo Bills (3-7)
1 234Total
• Dolphins 0 101014 34
Bills 7 1430 24

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Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
New England Patriots (3) 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 412 307 W1
New York Jets (4) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 364 386 L5
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 5–3 6–6 430 405 L1
Buffalo Bills 4 12 0 .250 1–7 3–11 287 348 L3
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 1–7 2–10 229 400 W3

References

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  1. ^ 1986 Miami Dolphins
  2. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-14.
  3. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-07.
  4. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Jan-07.
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