1989 Miami Dolphins season

1989 Miami Dolphins season
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldJoe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
3

The 1989 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 24th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's 6–10 W-L record, winning eight games.[1] Despite this improvement they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, tying the longest such record in franchise history when the Dolphins failed to make the playoffs from 1966 to 1969. This was also the longest such record for coach Don Shula in his NFL career. 1989 was summed up for Miami in its season premiere and season finale, both losses at home: Buffalo stunned the Dolphins when they scored a TD as time ran out to win in week 1, and Kansas City won in week 16 in a contest where the gametime temperature was 32 degrees, a record for the coldest home game the Dolphins had ever played up to that time.

Shortly after the season ended, Miami Dolphins founder Joe Robbie died on January 7, 1990, at the age of 73.[2]

This was the first of 15 consecutive non-losing seasons for the Dolphins.

Offseason

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Draft

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Main article: 1989 NFL draft
1989 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Sammie Smith  Running back Florida State
1 25 Louis Oliver  Safety Florida
      Made roster  

Personnel

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Staff

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1989 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Mike Westhoff

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade


Roster

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1989 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

Practice squad


47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 10 Buffalo Bills L 24–27 0–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 54,541
2 September 17 at New England Patriots W 24–10 1–1 Sullivan Stadium 57,043
3 September 24 New York Jets L 33–40 1–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 65,908
4 October 1 at Houston Oilers L 7–39 1–3 Astrodome 53,326
5 October 8 Cleveland Browns W 13–10 (OT) 2–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 58,444
6 October 15 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–13 3–3 Riverfront Stadium 58,184
7 October 22 Green Bay Packers W 23–20 4–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,624
8 October 29 at Buffalo Bills L 17–31 4–4 Rich Stadium 80,208
9 November 5 Indianapolis Colts W 19–13 5–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 52,680
10 November 12 at New York Jets W 31–23 6–4 Giants Stadium 65,923
11 November 19 at Dallas Cowboys W 17–14 7–4 Texas Stadium 56,044
12 November 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–34 7–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 59,936
13 December 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–26 7–6 Arrowhead Stadium 54,610
14 December 10 New England Patriots W 31–10 8–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 55,918
15 December 17 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–42 8–7 Hoosier Dome 55,665
16 December 24 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–27 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 43,612

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(3) 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 409 317 W1
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 298 301 L1
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–8 331 379 L2
New England Patriots 5 11 0 .313 4–4 5–7 297 391 L3
New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 253 411 L3

Season summary

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Week 1

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See also: 1989 Buffalo Bills season and Bills–Dolphins rivalry
Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at Miami Dolphins (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 3 0 101427
Dolphins 0 10 7724

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game information

References

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  1. ^ 1989 Miami Dolphins
  2. ^ Joe Robbie, Owner of Dolphins Of Pro Football, Is Dead at 73
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