2004 Miami Dolphins season

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2004 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerWayne Huizenga
Head coachDave Wannstedt (resigned during bye week; 1–8 record)
Jim Bates (Interim)
Home fieldPro Player Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Jason Taylor
CB Patrick Surtain

The 2004 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 39th overall, and 35th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–6, instead only going 4–12 after starting the season 0–6.[1] The team was adversely affected by the premature retirement of their star running back, Ricky Williams, and the trade of holdout defensive end Adewale Ogunleye for wide receiver Marty Booker, as well as career ending injuries to fullback Rob Konrad and defensive tackle Tim Bowens. With this season record below .500 the team would have their first losing season since 1988. To make matters worse, two of their games were postponed due to Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Jeanne.

Despite the disappointing season, the Dolphins, at 2–11 were able to upset the defending and eventual Super Bowl champion 12–1 New England Patriots, a memorable game of the Dolphins-Patriots rivalry known as "The Night That Courage Wore Orange", and handed the Patriots their second loss of the season.[2] During Week 6, their match with the Buffalo Bills is the only time in the NFL since 1968 that the last two winless teams have met each other.[3]

Staff[edit]

2004 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster[edit]

2004 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 16 inactive, 6 practice squad

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 11 Tennessee Titans L 7–17 0–1 Pro Player Stadium 69,987
2 September 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 13–16 0–2 Paul Brown Stadium 65,705
3 September 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–13 0–3 Pro Player Stadium 72,225
4 October 3 New York Jets L 9–17 0–4 Pro Player Stadium 73,157
5 October 10 at New England Patriots L 10–24 0–5 Gillette Stadium 68,756
6 October 17 at Buffalo Bills L 13–20 0–6 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,214
7 October 24 St. Louis Rams W 31–14 1–6 Pro Player Stadium 72,945
8 November 1 at New York Jets L 14–41 1–7 Giants Stadium 78,216
9 November 7 Arizona Cardinals L 23–24 1–8 Pro Player Stadium 72,612
10 Bye
11 November 21 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–24 1–9 Qwest Field 66,644
12 November 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–17 2–9 Monster Park 66,156
13 December 5 Buffalo Bills L 32–42 2–10 Pro Player Stadium 73,084
14 December 12 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 2–11 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,027
15 December 20 New England Patriots W 29–28 3–11 Pro Player Stadium 73,629
16 December 26 Cleveland Browns W 10–7 4–11 Pro Player Stadium 73,169
17 January 2 at Baltimore Ravens L 23–30 4–12 M&T Bank Stadium 69,843

"The Night That Courage Wore Orange"[edit]

On December 20, the 2–11 Dolphins upset the 12–1 defending and eventual Super Bowl champion Patriots on Monday Night Football by a score of 29–28. Late in the game, A. J. Feeley threw a game-winning touchdown to Derrius Thompson on 4th down and 10. Bleacher Report writer Thomas Galicia nicknamed the game "The Night That Courage Wore Orange".[4]

Images[edit]

Standings[edit]

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) New England Patriots 14 2 0 .875 5–1 10–2 437 260 W2
(5) New York Jets 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 333 261 L2
Buffalo Bills 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 395 284 L1
Miami Dolphins 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 275 354 L1

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2004 Miami Dolphins
  2. ^ Galicia, Thomas. "Miami Dolphins-New England Patriots: Greatest Games In The Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Last Winless Team in Each NFL season
  4. ^ Galicia, Thomas (October 4, 2010). "Miami Dolphins-New England Patriots: Greatest Games In The Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 8, 2017.