1989_Miami_Dolphins_season

1989 Miami Dolphins season
1989 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 ILB John Offerdahl; TE Ferrell Edmunds; P Reggie Roby;
	← 1988; Dolphins seasons; 1990 →;

1989 Miami Dolphins season

24th season in franchise history

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.

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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.

Regular season

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	Quarterbacks 13 Dan Marino 9 Scott Secules 18 Cliff Stoudt Running backs 36 Tom Brown FB 27 Lorenzo Hampton KR 11 Jim Jensen FB 20 Marc Logan FB/KR 33 Sammie Smith Wide receivers 86 Fred Banks 82 Andre Brown 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 89 Tony Martin 81 Scott Schwedes PR Tight ends 80 Ferrell Edmunds 88 Brian Kinchen LS		Offensive linemen 77 Louis Cheek T 65 Jeff Dellenbach T/C 74 Mark Dennis T 61 Roy Foster G 62 Harry Galbreath G 72 Ronnie Lee T 76 Tom Toth G 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C Defensive linemen 97 John Bosa DE 98 Jackie Cline DE 91 Jeff Cross DE 90 Eric Kumerow DE 70 Brian Sochia NT 95 T. J. Turner DE		Linebackers 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 51 Greg Clark ILB 55 Hugh Green OLB 92 David Griggs OLB 54 E. J. Junior OLB 55 Barry Krauss ILB 56 John Offerdahl ILB Defensive backs 37 J. B. Brown CB 42 Ernest Gibson CB 29 Liffort Hobley FS 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Don McNeal CB 25 Louis Oliver FS 24 Rodney Thomas CB 26 Jarvis Williams SS Special teams 4 Reggie Roby P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K		Reserve lists 50 Dave Ahrens ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Dana Batiste LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 30 Ron Davenport FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Jon Giesler T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 99 Rick Graf OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 African Grant DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 84 Bruce Hardy TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Greg Johnson T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 49 William Judson CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Troy Stradford RB/PR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 75 Pat Marlatt DE 71 Barry Pettyjohn T 60 Bert Weidner NT 47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad Rookies in italics

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

AFC East
view talk edit	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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	0	10	14	27
Dolphins	0	10	7	7	24

1989_Miami_Dolphins_season

1989 Miami Dolphins season

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Season summary

Week 1

References

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