1995 Miami Dolphins season

1995 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	Don Shula
Home Field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost AFC Wild Card Game
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1994	1996

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
25	Miami Dolphins	Billy Milner	Tackle	Houston

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	New York Jets	W 52–14	71,317
2	September 10, 1995	at New England Patriots	W 20–3	60,239
3	September 18, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–10	72,874
4	Bye
5	October 1, 1995	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–23	52,671
6	October 8, 1995	Indianapolis Colts	L 27–24	68,471
7	October 15, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	L 33–30	55,628
8	October 22, 1995	at New York Jets	L 17–16	67,228
9	October 29, 1995	Buffalo Bills	W 23–6	71,060
10	November 6, 1995	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–14	61,966
11	November 12, 1995	New England Patriots	L 34–17	70,399
12	November 20, 1995	San Francisco 49ers	L 44–20	73,080
13	November 26, 1995	at Indianapolis Colts	L 36–28	60,414
14	December 3, 1995	Atlanta Falcons	W 21–20	63,395
15	December 11, 1995	Kansas City Chiefs	W 13–6	70,321
16	December 17, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–20	79,531
17	December 24, 1995	at St. Louis Rams	W 41–22	63,876

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	350	335
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	331	316
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	398	332
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	294	377
New York Jets	3	13	0	.188	233	384

Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Game

Buffalo Bills 37, Miami Dolphins 22 1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 0 0 0 22 22 Bills 10 14 3 10 37 at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), cloudy Game attendance: 73,103 Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil

Although Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino completed 33 out of 64 passes for 422 yards, the Bills jumped to a 27–0 lead going into the fourth quarter, and rushed for an NFL playoff record 341 yards.

Don Shula's retirement

Don Shula retired at the end of the 1995 season ending one of the greatest coaching legacies in NFL history. He set numerous records in his 33 seasons as a head coach. He is first in most games coached (526), most consecutive seasons coached (33), and Super Bowl Appearances – six, appearing once with the Baltimore Colts and five times with the Miami Dolphins. Shula had a 2–4 record in his six Super Bowl appearances.

Awards and honors

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

Notes and references

• Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference
• Miami Dolphins on jt-sw.com