2003 Miami Dolphins season

2003 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home field	Pro Player Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 2003 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 38th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 9–7, instead winning 10 games. This marked the seventh consecutive winning season for the team and fifteenth straight with a record of .500 or better, but for the second straight year they failed to clinch a playoff berth.

Personnel

Staff

2003 Miami Dolphins staff
	Front Office Owner/Chairman of the Board – Wayne Huizenga President – Eddie Jones Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Bryan Wiedmeier Senior Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Rick Spielman Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Norv Turner Offensive Coaches Running Backs – Joel Collier Wide Receivers – Robert Ford Tight Ends – Pat Jones Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive Quality Control/Quarterbacks – Judd Garrett			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Assistant Defensive Line – Glenn Pires Linebackers – Bob Sanders Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive Nickel Package – Bill Lewis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Assistant Special Teams/Offensive Assistant – Bernie Parmalee Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brad Roll

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 7, 2003	Houston Texans	L 21–20	CBS 1:00pm	73,010
2	September 14, 2003	at New York Jets	W 21–10	CBS 1:00pm	77,461
3	September 21, 2003	Buffalo Bills	W 17–7	ESPN 8:30pm	73,458
4	Bye
5	October 5, 2003	at New York Giants	W 23–10	CBS 1:00pm	78,863
6	October 12, 2003	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–10	CBS 1:00pm	66,437
7	October 19, 2003	New England Patriots	L 19–13	CBS 1:00pm	73,650
8	October 27, 2003	at San Diego Chargers	W 26–10	ABC 9:00pm	73,014
9	November 2, 2003	Indianapolis Colts	L 23–17	CBS 1:00pm	73,258
10	November 9, 2003	at Tennessee Titans	L 31–7	CBS 1:00pm	68,809
11	November 16, 2003	Baltimore Ravens	W 9–6	CBS 1:00pm	73,333
12	November 23, 2003	Washington Redskins	W 24–23	ESPN 8:30pm	73,578
13	November 27, 2003	at Dallas Cowboys	W 40–21	CBS 4:00pm	64,110
14	December 7, 2003	at New England Patriots	L 12–0	CBS 4:15pm	68,436
15	December 15, 2003	Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–27	ABC 9:00pm	73,780
16	December 21, 2003	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–3	CBS 1:00pm	73,319
17	December 28, 2003	New York Jets	W 23–21	CBS 1:00pm	73,720

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	5–1	11–1	348	238	W12
Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	311	261	W2
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	243	279	L3
New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	1–5	6–6	283	299	L2