2004 Miami Dolphins season

2004 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home Field	Pro Player Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Place	4th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2003	2005

Miami Dolphins fans, displeased with Ricky Williams' drug-related suspension and subsequent retirement from the NFL in 2004, block out his name on their jerseys.

The 2004 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 39th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–6, instead only going 4–12 after starting the season 0–6. The team was adversely affected by the premature (drug-related) retirement of their star running back, Ricky Williams.

Personnel

Staff

2004 Miami Dolphins staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board – Wayne Huizenga President – Eddie Jones Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Bryan Wiedmeier General Manager – Rick Spielman Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Marc Trestman Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chris Foerster Running Backs – Joel Collier Wide Receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight Ends – Bernie Parmalee Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive Quality Control/Receivers – Judd Garrett Fellowship Coach-Offense/Special Teams – Jeff Dellenbach			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Assistant Defensive Line – Glenn Pires Linebackers – Bob Sanders Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive Nickel Package – Bill Lewis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Eric Fears

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 11, 2004	Tennessee Titans	L 17–7	CBS 1:00pm	69,987
2	September 19, 2004	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–13	ESPN 8:30pm	65,705
3	September 26, 2004	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–3	CBS 1:00pm	72,225
4	October 3, 2004	New York Jets	L 17–9	CBS 4:00pm	73,157
5	October 10, 2004	at New England Patriots	L 24–10	CBS 1:00pm	68,756
6	October 17, 2004	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–13	CBS 1:00pm	72,714
7	October 24, 2004	St. Louis Rams	W 31–14	FOX 1:00pm	72,945
8	November 1, 2004	at New York Jets	L 41–14	ABC 9:00pm	78,216
9	November 7, 2004	Arizona Cardinals	L 24–23	FOX 1:00pm	72,612
10	Bye
11	November 21, 2004	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–17	CBS 4:00pm	66,644
12	November 28, 2004	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–17	CBS 4:00pm	66,156
13	December 5, 2004	Buffalo Bills	L 42–32	CBS 1:00pm	73,084
14	December 12, 2004	at Denver Broncos	L 20–17	CBS 4:00pm	75,027
15	December 20, 2004	New England Patriots	W 29–28	ABC 9:00pm	73,629
16	December 26, 2004	Cleveland Browns	W 10–7	ESPN 8:30pm	73,169
17	January 2, 2005	at Baltimore Ravens	L 30–23	CBS 1:00pm	69,843

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	437	260	W2
New York Jets	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	333	261	L2
Buffalo Bills	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	395	284	L1
Miami Dolphins	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	275	354	L1