List of Miami Dolphins seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Miami Dolphins American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Dolphins' franchise from 1966 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.

Although the Miami Dolphins were not successful before joining the NFL, from 1970 when they played their first season after the NFL-AFL merger until 2001 they were one of the most successful teams in the league, playing in the postseason on 22 occasions over those 32 years and winning 335 and tieing two of 528 games for an overall win percentage of 63.6. Early in this period the Dolphins won their only two Super Bowls in consecutive seasons, in the process achieving the only modern-day perfect season in any major professional sports league during only their third year in the NFL. Much of this success was orchestrated by coach Don Shula who joined the team in 1970 and stayed with them until his retirement in 1995.

After Shula retired in 1995, the Dolphins remained a force for six years under successors Jimmy Johnson and Dave Wannstedt, but since 2002 and especially since 2004 have fallen on harder times, only once reaching the playoffs in the past ten seasons. In 2007, they nearly suffered an anti-perfect season, winning only one game in overtime.

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• Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Italicized numbers mean that the records are subject to change each week due to regular season or postseason games being played.

Super Bowl Champions (1970–present)

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Wild Card Berth

One-Game Playoff Berth

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular Season				Post Season Results	Awards
					Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
1966	1966	AFL		Eastern	5th	3	11	0
1967	1967	AFL		Eastern	4th	4	10	0
1968	1968	AFL		Eastern	3rd	5	8	1
1969	1969	AFL		Eastern	5th	3	10	1
1970	1970	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	4	0	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 21-14
1971	1971	NFL	AFC	East	1st	10	3	1	Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 27-24 Won AFC Championship (Colts) 21-0 Lost Super Bowl VI (Cowboys) 24-3
1972	1972	NFL	AFC	East	1st	14	0	0	Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 20-14 Won AFC Championship (Steelers) 21-17 Won Super Bowl VII (Redskins) 14-7	Coach of the Year - Don Shula Super Bowl MVP - Jake Scott
1973	1973	NFL	AFC	East	1st	12	2	0	Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 34-16 Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 27-10 Won Super Bowl VIII (Vikings) 24-7	Defensive POY - Dick Anderson Super Bowl MVP - Larry Csonka
1974	1974	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	3	0	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 28-26
1975	1975	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	4	0
1976	1976	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	6	8	0
1977	1977	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	4	0		Defensive Rookie of the Year - A.J. Duhe
1978	1978	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	11	5	0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 17-9
1979	1979	NFL	AFC	East	1st	10	6	0	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 34-14
1980	1980	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	8	8	0
1981	1981	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	4	1	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 41-38
1982	1982	NFL	AFC		2nd1	7	2	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 28-13 Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 34-13 Won AFC Championship (Jets) 14-0 Lost Super Bowl XVII (Redskins) 27-17
1983	1983	NFL	AFC	East	1st	12	4	0	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 27-20	Defensive POY - Doug Betters
1984	1984	NFL	AFC	East	1st	14	2	0	Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 31-10 Won AFC Championship (Steelers) 45-28 Lost Super Bowl XIX (49ers) 38-16	MVP - Dan Marino Offensive POY - Dan Marino
1985	1985	NFL	AFC	East	1st	12	4	0	Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 24-21 Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 31-14
1986	1986	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	8	8	0
1987	1987	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	8	7	0
1988	1988	NFL	AFC	East	5th	6	10	0
1989	1989	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	8	8	0
1990	1990	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	12	4	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 17-16 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 44-34
1991	1991	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	8	8	0
1992	1992	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	5	0	Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 31-0 Lost AFC Championship (Bills) 29-10
1993	1993	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	9	7	0
1994	1994	NFL	AFC	East	1st	10	6	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 27-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 22-21	Defensive Rookie of the Year - Tim Bowens Comeback POY - Dan Marino
1995	1995	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	9	7	0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 37-22
1996	1996	NFL	AFC	East	4th	8	8	0
1997	1997	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	9	7	0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 17-3
1998	1998	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	6	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 24-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 38-3	Walter Payton Man of the Year - Dan Marino
1999	1999	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	9	7	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 20-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars) 62-7
2000	2000	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	5	0	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 23-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 27-0
2001	2001	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	11	5	0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 20-3
2002	2002	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	9	7	0
2003	2003	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	6	0
2004	2004	NFL	AFC	East	4th	4	12	0
2005	2005	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	9	7	0
2006	2006	NFL	AFC	East	4th	6	10	0		Defensive POY - Jason Taylor
2007	2007	NFL	AFC	East	4th	1	15	0
2008	2008	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	5	0	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 27-9
2009	2009	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	7	9	0
2010	2010	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	7	9	0
2011	2011	NFL	AFC	East	-	0	7	0
Total						394	290	4	(1966–2010, includes only regular season)
						20	20	0	(1966–2010, includes only playoffs)
						414	310	4	(1966–2010, includes both regular season and playoffs; 2 NFL Championships)

¹ Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.

References

• "Miami Dolphins History". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/MIA. Retrieved May 2008.