2002 Miami Dolphins season

2002 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Owner	Wayne Huizenga
Home field	Pro Player Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2002 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 37th overall, and 33rd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 11–5, instead winning only nine games.^[1] The team missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.

Before the season, the Dolphins acquired running back Ricky Williams. He made the Pro Bowl following the season, taking home the game's MVP honors. It was Williams' only Pro Bowl appearance of his career.

Personnel

Staff

2002 Miami Dolphins staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board – Wayne Huizenga President – Eddie Jones Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Bryan Wiedmeier Senior Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Rick Spielman Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Norv Turner Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mike Shula Running Backs – Joel Collier Wide Receivers – Robert Ford Tight Ends – Pat Jones Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive Quality Control – Judd Garrett			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Bob Sanders Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive Nickel Package – Bill Lewis Assistant Defensive Line/Defensive Quality Control – Robert Nunn Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Assistant Special Teams – Bernie Parmalee Kicking – Doug Blevins Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brad Roll

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	Detroit Lions	W 49–21	FOX 1:00pm	72,216
2	September 15, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	W 21–13	CBS 1:00pm	56,650
3	September 22, 2002	New York Jets	W 30–3	CBS 1:00pm	73,426
4	September 29, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 48–30	CBS 1:00pm	78,178
5	October 6, 2002	New England Patriots	W 26–13	CBS 1:00pm	73,369
6	October 13, 2002	at Denver Broncos	W 24–22	ESPN 8:30pm	75,941
7	October 20, 2002	Buffalo Bills	L 23–10	CBS 1:00pm	73,180
8	Bye
9	November 4, 2002	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–10	ABC 9:00pm	63,284
10	November 10, 2002	at New York Jets	L 13–10	ESPN 8:30pm	78,920
11	November 17, 2002	Baltimore Ravens	W 26–7	CBS 4:15pm	73,013
12	November 24, 2002	San Diego Chargers	W 30–3	CBS 1:00pm	73,138
13	December 1, 2002	at Buffalo Bills	L 38–21	CBS 1:00pm	73,287
14	December 9, 2002	Chicago Bears	W 27–9	ABC 9:00pm	73,609
15	December 15, 2002	Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	CBS 1:00pm	73,572
16	December 21, 2002	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–17	CBS 12:30pm	64,285
17	December 29, 2002	at New England Patriots	L 27–24	CBS 1:00pm	68,436

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(4) New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	359	336	W2
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	381	346	W1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	2–4	7–5	378	301	L2
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	379	397	W1

References

1. 2002 Miami Dolphins