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 and would mark the start of a four-season span of barren postseason chances. 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
Head coaches
Head coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach – David Shula Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade
Roster 1986 Miami Dolphins final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at San Diego Chargers L 28–50 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,726 2 September 14 Indianapolis Colts W 30–10 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 51,848 3 September 21 at New York Jets L 45–51 (OT) 1–2 Giants Stadium 71,025 4 September 28 San Francisco 49ers L 16–31 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 70,264 5 October 5 at New England Patriots L 7–34 1–4 Sullivan Stadium 60,689 6 October 12 Buffalo Bills W 27–14 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 49,467 7 October 19 Los Angeles Raiders L 28–30 2–5 Miami Orange Bowl 53,421 8 October 26 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–13 3–5 Hoosier Dome 58,350 9 November 2 Houston Oilers W 28–7 4–5 Miami Orange Bowl 43,804 10 November 10 at Cleveland Browns L 16–26 4–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,949 11 November 16 at Buffalo Bills W 34–24 5–6 Rich Stadium 76,474 12 November 24 New York Jets W 45–3 6–6 Miami Orange Bowl 70,206 13 November 30 Atlanta Falcons L 14–20 6–7 Miami Orange Bowl 53,762 14 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 31–27 7–7 Louisiana Superdome 64,761 15 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams W 37–31 (OT) 8–7 Anaheim Stadium 62,629 16 December 22 New England Patriots L 27–34 8–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,516
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Final roster
1986 Miami Dolphins final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics 45 active, 6 inactive, 0 practice squad
Season summary
Week 1 at Chargers 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
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
Week 3 at Jets Game information NYJ – Johnny Hector 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 12:09. Jets 10–7. NYJ – Johnny Hector 8-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 10:00. Jets 17–7. MIA – Dan Johnson 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:26. Jets 17–14. MIA – Mark Duper 13-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 5:06. Dolphins 21–17. NYJ – Wesley Walker 65-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 3:12. Jets 24–21. NYJ – Wesley Walker 50-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:34. Jets 31–21. MIA – Mark Duper 46-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 10:48. Jets 31–28. MIA – Fuad Reveiz 44-yard field goal, 7:12. Tie 31–31. MIA – Bruce Hardy 1-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 4:12. Dolphins 38–31. NYJ – Dennis Bligen 7-yard run (Pat Leahy kick), 8:42. Tie 38–38. MIA – Mark Clayton 4-yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick), 2:56. Dolphins 45–38. NYJ – Wesley Walker 21-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 0:00. Tie 45–45. NYJ – Wesley Walker 43-yard pass from Ken O'Brien, 12:25. Jets 51–45.
The Jets-Dolphins rivalry reached an apex in this Week 3 matchup as Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino unleashed ten combined touchdowns, the last a 43-yard score to Wesley Walker and a 51–45 overtime win for the Jets.
Week 6 vs. Bills 1 2 3 4 Total Bills 7 0 0 7 14 • Dolphins 3 7 10 7 27
Week 11 at Bills
Standings
References
External links
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