1991 Miami Dolphins season

1991 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

The 1991 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 26th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games^[1] and failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	23	Randal Hill	Wide Receiver	Miami (FL)
3	60	Aaron Craver	Running back	Fresno State
5	113	Bryan Cox	Linebacker	Western Illinois
5	121	Gene Williams	Guard	Iowa State
7	191	Chris Green	Defensive back	Illinois
8	220	Roland Smith	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
9	246	Scott Miller	Wide receiver	UCLA
10	275	Michael Titley	Tight end	Iowa
11	302	Ernie Rogers	Guard	California
12	331	Joe Brunson	Defensive tackle	Tennessee-Chattanooga

Personnel

Staff

1991 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

President – Tim Robbie
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Eddie Jones
Assistant General Manager – Bryan Wiedmeier
Director of Player Personnel – Charley Winner
Director of College Scouting – Tom Heckert, Sr.

Head coaches

Head Coach – Don Shula
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – John Sandusky

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Pass Offense – Gary Stevens
Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff
Wide Receivers – Larry Seiple
Coaches’ Assistant – Tony Nathan
Coaches’ Assistant – Mike Shula

Defensive coaches

Defense – Tom Olivadotti
Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich
Linebackers – George Hill
Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Westhoff

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster

1991 Miami Dolphins final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

34 Aaron Craver FB/KR
21 Mark Higgs
20 Marc Logan KR
49 Tony Paige FB
33 Sammie Smith

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

91 Jeff Cross DE
79 Donnie Gardner DE
99 Chuck Klingbeil NT
98 Shawn Lee NT/DE
96 Alfred Oglesby NT
70 Brian Sochia NT
67 Pat Swoopes NT
95 T. J. Turner DE

Linebackers

53 Ned Bolcar ILB
50 Louis Cooper OLB/ILB
51 Bryan Cox OLB
55 Hugh Green OLB
92 David Griggs OLB
54 E. J. Junior ILB/OLB
93 Cliff Odom ILB
56 John Offerdahl ILB
52 Mike Reichenbach ILB

Defensive backs

37 J. B. Brown CB
35 Kerry Glenn CB
42 Chris Green CB
45 Bobby Harden SS
48 Mike Iaquaniello SS/FS
24 Vestee Jackson CB
44 Paul Lankford CB
28 Michael McGruder CB
25 Louis Oliver FS
26 Jarvis Williams SS

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–31	80,252
2	September 8, 1991	Indianapolis Colts	W 17–6	51,155
3	September 15, 1991	at Detroit Lions	L 17–13	56,896
4	September 22, 1991	Green Bay Packers	W 16–13	56,583
5	September 29, 1991	at New York Jets	L 41–23	71,170
6	October 6, 1991	at New England Patriots	W 20–10	49,749
7	October 13, 1991	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 42–7	76,021
8	October 20, 1991	Houston Oilers	L 17–13	60,705
9	Bye
10	November 3, 1991	at Indianapolis Colts	W 10–6	55,899
11	November 10, 1991	New England Patriots	W 30–20	56,065
12	November 18, 1991	Buffalo Bills	L 41–27	71,062
13	November 24, 1991	at Chicago Bears	W 16–13	58,288
14	December 1, 1991	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 33–14	51,036
15	December 9, 1991	Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–13	60,616
16	December 15, 1991	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–30	47,731
17	December 22, 1991	New York Jets	L 23–20	69,636

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	7–1	10–2	458	318	L1
⁽⁶⁾ New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	314	293	W1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	343	349	L2
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–9	211	305	L1
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–11	143	381	L6

References

↑ 1991 Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins
Founded in 1966 Based in Miami Gardens, Florida Headquartered in Davie, Florida
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Records Honor roll Training facility Broadcasters
Stadiums	Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium
Culture	"Fins" (Jimmy Buffett song) Wayne Huizenga Stephen M. Ross Joe Robbie T. D. Cheerleaders Ace Ventura: Pet Detective "Only Wanna Be with You" (Hootie & the Blowfish song) Ballers
Lore	Perfect season The Sea of Hands Announcerless Game Epic in Miami Snowplow Game Clock Play Monday Night Miracle
Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New England Patriots New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Division championships (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1992 1994 2000 2008
Conference championships (5)	1971 1972 1973 1982 1984
League championships (2)	1972 (VII) 1973 (VIII)
Retired numbers	12 13 39
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1966–1969)
Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Championship seasons in bold

Miami Dolphins seasons
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1991 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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