1992 Miami Dolphins season

1992 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won AFC Divisional Playoff (Chargers) 31–0 Lost AFC Championship Game (Bills) 10-29

The 1992 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League.

The season began with the team attempting to improve on their 8–8 record in 1991.

The season was a success as the Dolphins finished the season 11–5, won the AFC East and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence since 1990. After beating the Chargers 31-0 in the Divisional Playoffs, they played host to their AFC East rivals the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game. However, 5 turnovers and a huge disparity in the running game meant they lost the game 29-10.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	7	Troy Vincent	Defensive Back	Wisconsin
1	12	Marco Coleman	Defensive End	Georgia Tech
2	43	Eddie Blake	Offensive Lineman	Auburn
3	70	Larry Webster	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
4	97	Dwight Hollier	Linebacker	North Carolina
5	124	Christopher Perez	Offensive Tackle	Kansas
6	155	Roosevelt Collins	Linebacker	TCU
7	199	Dave Moore	Tight End	Pittsburgh
8	209	Andre Powell	Linebacker	Penn State
9	236	Tony Tellington	Defensive Back	Youngstown State
10	267	Raoul Spears	Running Back	USC
11	294	Lee Miles	Wide Receiver	Baylor
11	296	Mike Barsotti	Quarterback	Fresno State
12	321	Milton Biggins	Tight End	Western Kentucky
12	328	Kameno Bell	Running Back	Illinois

Personnel

Staff

1992 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

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

Head coaches

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

Offensive coaches

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

Defensive coaches

Defense – Tom Olivadotti
Defensive Line – Joe Greene
Linebackers – George Hill
Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Westhoff

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster

1992 Miami Dolphins final roster

Quarterbacks

13 Dan Marino
19 Scott Mitchell

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

90 Marco Coleman OLB
51 Bryan Cox OLB
59 John Grimsley ILB
50 Dwight Hollier OLB
93 Cliff Odom ILB
56 John Offerdahl ILB
58 Mark Sander OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

4 Reggie Roby P
10 Pete Stoyanovich K

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 14, 1992	at Cleveland Browns	W 27–23	74,765
3	September 20, 1992	Los Angeles Rams	W 26–10	55,945
4	September 27, 1992	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–17	59,374
5	October 4, 1992	at Buffalo Bills	W 37–10	80,368
6	October 11, 1992	Atlanta Falcons	W 21–17	68,633
7	October 18, 1992	New England Patriots	W 38–17	57,282
8	October 25, 1992	Indianapolis Colts	L 31–20	61,117
9	November 1, 1992	at New York Jets	L 26–14	69,313
10	November 8, 1992	at Indianapolis Colts	W 28–0	59,892
11	November 16, 1992	Buffalo Bills	L 26–20	70,629
12	November 22, 1992	Houston Oilers	W 19–16	63,597
13	November 29, 1992	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–13	68,591
14	December 6, 1992	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–3	58,474
15	December 14, 1992	Los Angeles Raiders	W 20–7	67,098
16	December 20, 1992	New York Jets	W 19–17	68,275
17	December 27, 1992	at New England Patriots	W 16–13	34,726

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	5–3	9–3	340	281	W3
⁽⁴⁾ Buffalo Bills	11	5	0	.688	5–3	7–5	381	283	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	216	302	W5
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	3–5	4–8	220	315	L3
New England Patriots	2	14	0	.125	2–6	2–10	205	363	L5

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff

Miami Dolphins 31, San Diego Chargers 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	21	0	10	31

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), rain
Game attendance: 71,224
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

As the Dolphins defense shut out the Chargers, holding San Diego quarterback Stan Humphries to just 18 of 44 completions for 140 yards and intercepting him four times. Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino threw 3 touchdown passes in the second quarter. All of Marino's touchdowns were set up by interceptions.

AFC Championship Game

Buffalo Bills 29, Miami Dolphins 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	10	10	6	29
Dolphins	3	0	0	7	10

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), clear
Game attendance: 72,703
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

The Bills intercepted Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino twice, recovered 3 fumbles, forced 4 sacks, and held Miami to just 33 rushing yards.

Awards and honors

Dan Marino, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
Dan Marino, All-Pro Selection

References

Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference

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

1992 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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