1989 Miami Dolphins season

1989 Miami Dolphins season
1989 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home stadium	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoffs	Failed to qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 ILB John Offerdahl; TE Ferrell Edmunds; P Reggie Roby;
	← 1988; Dolphins seasons; 1990 →;

The 1989 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 24th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's 6–10 W-L record, winning eight games.^[1] Despite this improvement they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, tying the longest such record in franchise history when the Dolphins failed to make the playoffs from 1966 to 1969. This was also the longest such record for coach Don Shula in his NFL career. 1989 was summed up for Miami in its season premiere and season finale, both losses at home: Buffalo stunned the Dolphins when they scored a TD as time ran out to win in week 1, and Kansas City won in week 16 in a contest where the gametime temperature was 32 degrees, a record for the coldest home game the Dolphins had ever played up to that time.

Head coachDon Shula

Home stadiumJoe Robbie Stadium

Record8–8

Division place3rd AFC East

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Shortly after the season ended, Miami Dolphins founder Joe Robbie died on January 7, 1990, at the age of 73.^[2]

This was the first of 15 consecutive non-losing seasons for the Dolphins.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1989 Miami Dolphins draft
1	9	Sammie Smith	Running back	Florida State
1	25	Louis Oliver	Safety	Florida
4	92	David Holmes	Defensive back	Syracuse
5	121	Jeff Uhlenhake	Center	Ohio State
6	147	Wes Pritchett	Linebacker	Notre Dame
7	176	Jim Zdelar	Tackle	Youngstown State
8	203	Pete Stoyanovich	Kicker	Indiana
9	232	Dana Batiste	Linebacker	Texas A&M
10	259	Deval Glover	Wide receiver	Syracuse
10	275	Greg Ross	Defensive tackle	Memphis State
11	288	Bert Weidner	Defensive tackle	Kent State
12	315	J. B. Brown	Cornerback	Maryland
Made roster

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 10	Buffalo Bills	L 24–27	0–1	Joe Robbie Stadium	54,541
2	September 17	at New England Patriots	W 24–10	1–1	Sullivan Stadium	57,043
3	September 24	New York Jets	L 33–40	1–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	65,908
4	October 1	at Houston Oilers	L 7–39	1–3	Astrodome	53,326
5	October 8	Cleveland Browns	W 13–10 (OT)	2–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	58,444
6	October 15	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–13	3–3	Riverfront Stadium	58,184
7	October 22	Green Bay Packers	W 23–20	4–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	56,624
8	October 29	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–31	4–4	Rich Stadium	80,208
9	November 5	Indianapolis Colts	W 19–13	5–4	Joe Robbie Stadium	52,680
10	November 12	at New York Jets	W 31–23	6–4	Giants Stadium	65,923
11	November 19	at Dallas Cowboys	W 17–14	7–4	Texas Stadium	56,044
12	November 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–34	7–5	Joe Robbie Stadium	59,936
13	December 3	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–26	7–6	Arrowhead Stadium	54,610
14	December 10	New England Patriots	W 31–10	8–6	Joe Robbie Stadium	55,918
15	December 17	at Indianapolis Colts	L 13–42	8–7	Hoosier Dome	55,665
16	December 24	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–27	8–8	Joe Robbie Stadium	43,612

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills⁽³⁾	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	409	317	W1
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	298	301	L1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–8	331	379	L2
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	4–4	5–7	297	391	L3
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	253	411	L3

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	0	10	14	27
Dolphins	0	10	7	7	24

1989 Miami Dolphins season

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Season summary

Week 1

References

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