1991 Miami Dolphins season

1991 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	Don Shula
Home Field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1990	1992

The 1991 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 26th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games and failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Personnel

Staff

1991 Miami Dolphins staff
	Front office President – Tim Robbie Executive Vice President/General Manager – Eddie Jones Assistant General Manager – Bryan Wiedmeier Director of Player Personnel – Charley Winner Director of College Scouting – Tom Heckert, Sr. Head coaches Head Coach – Don Shula Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – John Sandusky Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Pass Offense – Gary Stevens Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff Wide Receivers – Larry Seiple Coaches’ Assistant – Tony Nathan Coaches’ Assistant – Mike Shula			Defensive coaches Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive Line – Dan Sekanovich Linebackers – George Hill Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster

1991 Miami Dolphins roster
Quarterbacks 13 Dan Marino 19 Scott Mitchell  9 Scott Secules Running Backs 49 Tony Paige FB 33 Sammie Smith Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen 69 Keith Sims G 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C 78 Richmond Webb T Defensive Linemen 79 Donnie Gardner DE 95 T. J. Turner DE		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams  4 Reggie Roby P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K		Reserve Lists Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–31	80,252
2	September 8, 1991	Indianapolis Colts	W 17–6	51,155
3	September 15, 1991	at Detroit Lions	L 17–13	56,896
4	September 22, 1991	Green Bay Packers	W 16–13	56,583
5	September 29, 1991	at New York Jets	L 41–23	71,170
6	October 6, 1991	at New England Patriots	W 20–10	49,749
7	October 13, 1991	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 42–7	76,021
8	October 20, 1991	Houston Oilers	L 17–13	60,705
9	Bye
10	November 3, 1991	at Indianapolis Colts	W 10–6	55,899
11	November 10, 1991	New England Patriots	W 30–20	56,065
12	November 18, 1991	Buffalo Bills	L 41–27	71,062
13	November 24, 1991	at Chicago Bears	W 16–13	58,288
14	December 1, 1991	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 33–14	51,036
15	December 9, 1991	Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–13	60,616
16	December 15, 1991	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–30	47,731
17	December 22, 1991	New York Jets	L 23–20	69,636

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	458	318
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	314	293
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	343	349
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	211	305
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	143	381