1986 Miami Dolphins season

1986 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Joe Robbie
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Orange Bowl
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None

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. This was the first time in six seasons the team did not qualify for the playoffs. 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

Staff

1986 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office President – Joe Robbie Executive Vice President/General Manager – Mike Robbie Vice President – Don Shula Director of Player Personnel – Chuck Connor Director of Pro Scouting – Charley Winner Head coaches Head Coach – Don Shula Assistant Head Coach – David Shula Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – David Shula Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff Tight Ends – Mike Westhoff Offensive Line – John Sandusky

Defensive coaches Defense – Chuck Studley Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich Linebackers – Bob Matheson Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster

1986 Miami Dolphins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 13 Dan Marino 10 Don Strock Running backs (RB) 34 Woody Bennett 30 Ron Davenport 27 Lorenzo Hampton 22 Tony Nathan 23 Joe Carter 33 Craig Ellis Wide receivers (WR) 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 89 Nat Moore 11 Jim Jensen 82 James Pruitt Tight ends (TE) 87 Dan Johnson 84 Bruce Hardy

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Jeff Dellenbach T 74 Cleveland Green T 79 Jon Giesler T 57 Dwight Stephenson C 61 Roy Foster G 66 Larry Lee G 72 Ronnie Lee G 68 Greg Koch T 76 Tom Toth G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 73 Bob Baumhower NT 75 Doug Betters DE 71 Mike Charles NT 78 Jerome Foster DE/DT 99 George Little DE 91 Mack Moore DE 95 T.J. Turner DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 Mark Brown OLB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 56 John Offerdahl ILB 50 Jackie Shipp ILB 55 Hugh Green 94 Larry Kolic 53 David Frye 90 Andy Hendel 54 Alex Moyer 91 Fred Robinson 53 Jack Squirek 54 Johnny Taylor Defensive backs (DB) 47 Glenn Blackwood SS 43 Bud Brown FS 49 William Judson CB 44 Paul Lankford CB 42 Robert Sowell 28 Don McNeal 40 Mike Kozlowski 42 Lyle Blackwood 32 Donald Brown 26 Donovan Rose 18 Mike Smith 19 Reyna Thompson Special teams  7 Fuad Reveiz K  4 Reggie Roby P

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at San Diego Chargers	L 50–28	57,726
2	September 14, 1986	Indianapolis Colts	W 30–10	51,848
3	September 21, 1986	at New York Jets	L 51–45	71,025
4	September 28, 1986	San Francisco 49ers	L 31–16	70,264
5	October 5, 1986	at New England Patriots	L 34–7	60,689
6	October 12, 1986	Buffalo Bills	W 27–14	49,467
7	October 19, 1986	Los Angeles Raiders	L 30–28	53,421
8	October 26, 1986	at Indianapolis Colts	W 17–13	58,350
9	November 2, 1986	Houston Oilers	W 28–7	43,804
10	November 10, 1986	at Cleveland Browns	L 26–16	77,949
11	November 16, 1986	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–24	76,474
12	November 24, 1986	New York Jets	W 45–3	70,206
13	November 30, 1986	Atlanta Falcons	L 20–14	53,762
14	December 7, 1986	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–27	64,761
15	December 14, 1986	at Los Angeles Rams	W 37–31	62,629
16	December 22, 1986	New England Patriots	L 34–27	74,516

Final roster

1986 Miami Dolphins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 13 Dan Marino 10 Don Strock Running backs (RB) 34 Woody Bennett FB 30 Ron Davenport FB 33 Craig Ellis RB 27 Lorenzo Hampton RB 22 Tony Nathan RB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 11 Jim Jensen 89 Nat Moore 82 James Pruitt Tight ends (TE) 84 Bruce Hardy 87 Dan Johnson

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Jeff Dellenbach C/G 61 Roy Foster G 68 Greg Koch T 63 Larry Lee G 72 Ronnie Lee G/T 57 Dwight Stephenson C 76 Tom Toth G Defensive linemen (DL) 73 Bob Baumhower NT 75 Doug Betters DE 71 Mike Charles NT 99 George Little DE 70 Brian Sochia DE 95 T.J. Turner DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 Mark Brown ILB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 53 David Frye OLB 90 Andy Hendel ILB 94 Larry Kolic OLB 56 John Offerdahl ILB 90 Fred Robinson OLB 50 Jackie Shipp ILB Defensive backs (DB) 47 Glenn Blackwood SS 43 Bud Brown SS 32 Donald Brown CB 49 William Judson CB 40 Mike Kozlowski FS 28 Don McNeal CB 26 Donovan Rose S 24 Reyna Thompson CB Special teams 7 Fuad Reveiz K 4 Reggie Roby P

Reserve 42 Lyle Blackwood FS (IR) 53 Jay Brophy MLB (IR) 78 Jerome Foster NT (IR) 79 Jon Giesler T (IR) 74 Cleveland Green T (IR) 55 Hugh Green OLB (IR) 44 Paul Lankford CB (IR) 91 Mack Moore DE (IR) 18 Mike Smith DB (IR) Rookies in italics 45 active, 6 reserve, 0 practice squad

Season summary

Week 1 at Chargers

See also: 1986 San Diego Chargers season

Miami Dolphins (0–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	14	7	7	28
Chargers	17	9	14	10	50

at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
• Game attendance: 57,726
• Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database

Game information
Dolphins Dan Marino 23/36, 290 Yds, 3 TD Lorenzo Hampton 6 Rush, 26 Yds Mark Clayton 5 Rec, 143 Yds, 2 TD Chargers Dan Fouts 23/35, 293 Yds, 3 TD Lionel James 10 Rush, 61 Yds Wes Chandler 6 Rec, 78 Yds, TD

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

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 7 3 0 0 10 • Dolphins 7 13 10 0 30 Date: September 14 Location: Orange Bowl TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert, Bob Griese

Scoring summary Q1 10:57 IND Bentley 1 yard run (Biasucci kick) IND 7–0 Q1 0:18 MIA Hampton 5 yard run (Reveiz kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 7:40 MIA Moore 4 yard pass from Marino (kick failed) MIA 13–7 Q2 5:03 MIA Pruitt 71 yard punt return (Reveiz kick) MIA 20–7 Q2 0:22 IND Biasucci 23 yard field goal MIA 20–10 Q3 10:45 MIA Hampton 21 yard run (Reveiz kick) MIA 27–10 Q3 3:31 MIA Reveiz 27 yard field goal MIA 30–10

Standings

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

External links

• 1986 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com