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.
- 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 | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 23-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 27-0 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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.