2005 Miami Dolphins season

2005 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	Nick Saban
Home Field	Dolphins Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2004	2006

The 2005 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 40th overall, the 36th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins managed to improve upon their previous season's output of 4–12, posting a winning record of 9–7. They finished the season on a six game win streak.

Personnel

Staff

2005 Miami Dolphins staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board – Wayne Huizenga Chief Executive Officer – Joe Bailey Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Bryan Wiedmeier General Manager – Randy Mueller Head coaches Head Coach – Nick Saban Assistant Head Coach/Offense/Wide Receivers – Charlie Baggett Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Will Muschamp Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Scott Linehan Quarterbacks – Jason Garrett Running Backs – Bobby Williams Tight Ends – Derek Dooley Offensive Line – Hudson Houck Assistant Offensive Line – Tim Davis Offensive Quality Control – Judd Garrett Offensive Assistant – James Coley			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Richard Smith Defensive Line – Dan Quinn Assistant Defensive Line – Travis Jones Linebackers – George Edwards Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive Quality Control – Glenn Pires Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Special Teams Assistant – Dameyune Craig Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble Associate Strength and Conditioning – Bert Hill Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Eric Fears

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 2005	Denver Broncos	W 34–10	72,324
2	September 18, 2005	at New York Jets	L 17–7	77,918
3	September 25, 2005	Carolina Panthers	W 27–24	72,288
4	Bye
5	October 9, 2005	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–14	72,160
6	October 16, 2005	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–13	65,168
7	October 21, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–20	68,350
8	October 30, 2005	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–6	61,643
9	November 6, 2005	Atlanta Falcons	L 17–10	72,187
10	November 13, 2005	New England Patriots	L 23–16	73,405
11	November 20, 2005	at Cleveland Browns	L 22–0	72,773
12	November 27, 2005	at Oakland Raiders	W 33–21	49,097
13	December 4, 2005	Buffalo Bills	W 24–23	72,051
14	December 11, 2005	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–21	65,026
15	December 18, 2005	New York Jets	W 24–20	72,650
16	December 24, 2005	Tennessee Titans	W 24–10	72,001
17	January 1, 2006	at New England Patriots	W 28–26	68,756

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
y (4) New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	5–1	7–5	379	338	L1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	318	317	W6
Buffalo Bills	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	271	367	L1
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	240	355	W1