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Miami Dolphins
Established 1966 Play in Miami Gardens, Florida
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League/Conference affiliations
American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-present)
Current uniform
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Team colors	Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Navy Blue, and White
Mascot	T. D.
Personnel
Owner	Wayne Huizenga
General Manager	Randy Mueller
Head Coach	[Cam Cameron]
Team history
Miami Dolphins (1966–present) Miami Dolphins Historical Teams 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Team NicknamesThe Fins
Championships
League Championships (2) Super Bowl Championships (2) 1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII)
Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984
Division Championships (12) AFC East: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2000
Home fields
Miami Orange Bowl (1966-1986) Dolphin Stadium (1987-present) a.k.a. Joe Robbie Stadium (1987-1996) a.k.a. Pro Player Park (1996) a.k.a. Pro Player Stadium (1996-2004) a.k.a. Dolphins Stadium (2005)

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami, Florida Metropolitan Area. They play their home games in the Miami suburb of Miami Gardens. Currently, the Dolphins are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins began play in the American Football League as an expansion team in 1966, and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.

Contents 1 Season-by-season records 2 Players of note 2.1 Current Roster 2.2 Pro Football Hall of Famers 2.3 Retired numbers 2.4 Dolphins Honor Roll 2.5 Other notable alumni 3 Head Coaches 3.1 Current Staff 4 Notes and references 5 External links

[edit] Season-by-season records

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff Results
1966	3	11	0	5th AFL East	--
1967	4	10	0	4th AFL East	--
1968	5	8	1	3rd AFL East	--
1969	3	10	1	5th AFL East	--
Merged into NFL
1970	10	4	0	2nd AFC East	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders)
1971	10	3	1	1st AFC East	Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) Won Conference Championship (B. Colts) Lost Super Bowl VI (Cowboys)
1972	14	0	0	1st AFC East	Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) Won Conference Championship (Steelers) Won Super Bowl VII (Redskins)
1973	12	2	0	1st AFC East	Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) Won Conference Championship (Raiders) Won Super Bowl VIII (Vikings)
1974	11	3	0	1st AFC East	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders)
1975	10	4	0	2nd AFC East	--
1976	6	8	0	3rd AFC East	--
1977	10	4	0	2nd AFC East	--
1978	11	5	0	2nd AFC East	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers)
1979	10	6	0	1st AFC East	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers)
1980	8	8	0	3rd AFC East	--
1981	11	4	1	1st AFC East	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers)
1982	7	2	0	2nd AFC Conf.	Won First Round (Patriots) Won Second Round (Chargers) Won Conference Championship (Jets) Lost Super Bowl XVII (Redskins)
1983	12	4	0	1st AFC East	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks)
1984	14	2	0	1st AFC East	Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) Won Conference Championship (Steelers) Lost Super Bowl XIX (49ers)
1985	12	4	0	1st AFC East	Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) Lost Conference Championship (Patriots)
1986	8	8	0	3rd AFC East	--
1987	8	7	0	3rd AFC East	--
1988	6	10	0	5th AFC East	--
1989	8	8	0	3rd AFC East	--
1990	12	4	0	2nd AFC East	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bills)
1991	8	8	0	3rd AFC East	--
1992	11	5	0	1st AFC East	Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) Lost Conference Championship (Bills)
1993	9	7	0	2nd AFC East	--
1994	10	6	0	1st AFC East	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers)
1995	9	7	0	3rd AFC East	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bills)
1996	8	8	0	4th AFC East	--
1997	9	7	0	2nd AFC East	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots)
1998	10	6	0	2nd AFC East	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos)
1999	9	7	0	3rd AFC East	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars)
2000	11	5	0	1st AFC East	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders)
2001	11	5	0	2nd AFC East	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens)
2002	9	7	0	3rd AFC East	--
2003	10	6	0	2nd AFC East	--
2004	4	12	0	4th AFC East	--
2005	9	7	0	2nd AFC East	--
*2006	1	2	0	T-2nd AFC East	--
Totals	383	261	4	(1966-2005, including AFL & NFL playoffs)

* = Current Standing

[edit] Players of note

[edit] Current Roster

Miami Dolphins roster view • talk • edit
Quarterbacks  9 John Beck  7 Chad Henne  4 Josh McCown Running Backs 23 Ronnie Brown 38 Patrick Cobbs 46 Boomer Grigsby FB 26 Lex Hilliard FB 45 Reagan Mauia FB 31 Jalen Parmele 34 Ricky Williams Wide Receivers 15 Davone Bess 83 Greg Camarillo 17 John Dunlap 14 Jayson Foster 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. KR/PR 82 Derek Hagan 85 David Kircus 84 Selwyn Lymon 18 Ernest Wilford 11 Justin Wynn Tight Ends 81 Anthony Fasano 80 Aaron Halterman 88 David Martin 48 Matthew Mulligan 87 Justin Peelle 89 Sean Ryan		Offensive Linemen 60 Mike Byrne C 72 Vernon Carey T 69 Trey Darilek OL 73 Dan Gore T 67 Daren Heerspink T 77 Jake Long T 76 Steve McKinney G/C 61 Shawn Murphy G 68 Ike Ndukwe G 64 Samson Satele C 65 Justin Smiley G 75 Matt Spanos C 66 Donald Thomas G 78 Julius Wilson T Defensive Linemen 71 Lionel Dotson DE 95 Jason Ferguson NT 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 70 Kendall Langford DE 97 Phillip Merling DE 98 Matt Roth DE 96 Paul Soliai NT 94 Randy Starks DE/NT 62 Anthony Toribio NT 90 Rodrique Wright DE		Linebackers 56 Charlie Anderson OLB 51 Akin Ayodele ILB 57 Titus Brown OLB 52 Channing Crowder ILB 59 Junior Glymph OLB 50 Edmond Miles ILB 74 Quentin Moses OLB 93 Rob Ninkovich OLB 49 Kelly Poppinga ILB 55 Joey Porter OLB 43 Keith Saunders OLB 58 Kelvin Smith ILB 53 Reggie Torbor ILB Defensive Backs 32 Jason Allen FS/CB 25 Will Allen CB 35 Scorpio Babers CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 27 Will Billingsley CB/S 47 Courtney Bryan SS 20 Chris Crocker FS 29 Travis Daniels CB 28 Keith Davis SS 21 André Goodman CB 24 Renaldo Hill FS 33 Nathan Jones CB 22 Michael Lehan CB 41 Joey Thomas CB Special Teams  1 Dan Carpenter K 92 John Denney LS  3 Jay Feely K  2 Brandon Fields P		Reserve Lists -- Tab Perry WR (IR) Rookies in italics Roster updated 2008-06-09 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers

• 42 Paul Warfield, WR, 1970-74, elected 1983
• 39 Larry Csonka, RB, 1968-74 & 1979, elected 1987
• 62 Jim Langer, C, 1970-79, elected 1987
• 12 Bob Griese, QB, 1968-80, elected 1990
• 66 Larry Little, G, 1969-80, elected 1993
• 347 Don Shula, Head Coach, 1970-95, elected 1997
• 57 Dwight Stephenson, C, 1980-87, elected 1998
• 85 Nick Buoniconti, LB, 1969-76, elected 2001
• 13 Dan Marino, QB, 1983-99, elected 2005

Each of these players is honored with a placard on the facing of the upper level of one end zone at Dolphins Stadium. So is team founder-owner Joe Robbie, who has not yet been elected to the Hall of Fame. In place of a uniform number, Shula has the number 347, representing his record number of NFL coaching victories, 276 of them as Dolphins head coach.

[edit] Retired numbers

• 12 Bob Griese, QB, 1967-80 (retired May 6, 1982, at the Dolphins' annual awards banquet) ^[1]
• 13 Dan Marino, QB, 1983-99 (retired September 17, 2000, at halftime of the Dolphins-Baltimore Ravens game) ^[2]
• 39 Larry Csonka, FB, 1968-74, 1979 (retired December 9, 2002, at halftime of the Dolphins-Chicago Bears game) ^[3]

Unofficially retired

• 57 Dwight Stephenson, C, 1980-87
• 62 Jim Langer, C, 1970-79
• 85 Nick Buoniconti, LB, 1969-76

[edit] Dolphins Honor Roll

The Dolphins Honor Roll consists of all the Hall of Famers listed above, plus WR Mark Duper, WR Mark Clayton, G Bob Kuechenberg, WR Nat Moore, founder and owner Joe Robbie, and a special entry for the entire undefeated 1972 team.

[edit] Other notable alumni

• Joe Auer, RB
• Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar, RB
• Trace Armstrong, DE
• Larry Csonka, FB
• Bob Baumhower, DE
• Doug Betters, DE
• Tim Bowens, DT
• Jimmy Cefalo, WR
• Mark Clayton, WR
• Vern Den Herder
• A.J. Duhe, LB
• Mark Duper, WR
• Manny Fernandez
• Irving Fryar, WR
• Bob Griese, QB
• Keith Jackson, TE
• Jim 'Crash' Jensen, RB, WR
• Jimmy Johnson, Coach
• Jim Kiick, RB
• Sam Madison, CB
• Dan Marino, QB
• O.J. McDuffie, WR
• Mercury Morris, RB
• Tony Nathan, RB
• John Offerdahl, LB
• Reggie Roby, P
• Joe Rose, TE
• Jake Scott, FS, PR
• Junior Seau, LB
• Don Shula, Coach
• Keith Sims, OL
• Bill Stanfill, DE
• Troy Stradford, RB
• Patrick Surtain, CB
• Richmond Webb, OL
• David Woodley, QB
• Cris Carter, WR
• Oronde Gadsden, WR
• Ricky Williams, RB

[edit] Head Coaches

• George Wilson (1966-1969)
• Don Shula (1970-1995)
• Jimmy Johnson (1996-1999)
• Dave Wannstedt (2000-2004)
• Jim Bates (interim) (2004)
• Nick Saban (2005-2007)
• Cam Cameron (2007-present)

[edit] Current Staff

• Head Coach - Tony Sparano
• Offensive Coordinator - Mike Mularkey
• Defensive Coordinator - Dom Capers
• Special Teams Coach - Keith Armstrong
• Special Assistant To the Head Coach - Dom Capers
• Quarterbacks Coach - Jason Garrett
• Running Backs Coach - Bobby Williams
• Wide Receivers Coach - Charlie Baggett
• Tight Ends Coach - Derek Dooley
• Offensive Line Coach - Hudson Houck
• Offensive Quality Control - James Coley
• Offensive Assistant - Tim Davis
• Defensive Line Coach - Dan Quinn
• Linebackers Coach - George Edwards
• Defensive Backs Coach - Mel Phillips
• Defensive Quality Control - Glenn Pires
• Defensive Assistant - Patrick Suddes
• Assistant Defensive Line - Travis Jones
• Secondary - Mel Phillips
• Special Assistant for Player Programs - John Gamble
• Strength and Conditioning - Bert Hill
• Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Bo Davis
• Football Operations Staff - Steve Tovar

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Miami Dolphins official web site
• Sports E-Cyclopedia.com
• Miami Dolphins at the English Wikipedia

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