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 13 Dan Marino 19 Scott Mitchell  9 Scott Secules Running backs 34 Aaron Craver FB/KR 21 Mark Higgs 20 Marc Logan KR 49 Tony Paige FB 33 Sammie Smith Wide receivers 86 Fred Banks 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 81 Randal Hill 11 Jim Jensen 89 Tony Martin 82 Scott Miller PR 81 James Pruitt 87 Mike Williams Tight ends 84 Greg Baty 88 Arthur Cox 80 Ferrell Edmunds 87 Charles Henry		Offensive linemen 65 Jeff Dellenbach C/T/G 74 Mark Dennis T 62 Harry Galbreath G 69 Keith Sims G 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C 78 Richmond Webb T 60 Bert Weidner C/G 61 Gene Williams T/G 75 Dave Zawatson G/T 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  7 Charlie Baumann K  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	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

1. 1991 Miami Dolphins