1989 Miami Dolphins season

24th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1989 8–8 3rd AFC East Don Shula Joe Robbie Stadium Failed to qualify 3 ILB John Offerdahl TE Ferrell Edmunds P Reggie Roby Dolphins seasons 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.1989 Miami Dolphins 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. Shortly after the season ended, Miami Dolphins founder Joe Robbie died on January 7, 1990, at the age of 73.Joe Robbie, Owner of Dolphins Of Pro Football, Is Dead at 73 This was the first of 15 consecutive non-losing seasons for the Dolphins. Offseason Draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 Miami Dolphins 1 9 Sammie Smith Running back Florida State yes 1 25 Louis Oliver Safety Florida yes 4 92 David Holmes Defensive back Syracuse no 5 121 Jeff Uhlenhake Center Ohio State yes 6 147 Wes Pritchett Linebacker Notre Dame no 7 176 Jim Zdelar Tackle Youngstown State no 8 203 Pete Stoyanovich Kicker Indiana yes 9 232 Dana Batiste Linebacker Texas A&M no 10 259 Deval Glover Wide receiver Syracuse no 10 275 Greg Ross Defensive tackle Memphis State no 11 288 Bert Weidner Defensive tackle Kent State yes 12 315 J. B. Brown Cornerback Maryland yes no no Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agent of notePlayerPositionCollegeAndre BrownWide receiverMiami (FL) Personnel Staff 1989 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Executive vice-president/general manager – Mike Robbie Vice-president – Don Shula Vice-president of administration and Finance – Eddie Jones Director of pro personnel – Charley Winner Director of college scouting – Tom Heckert, Sr. Head coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach – John Sandusky Quarterbacks/pass offense – Gary Stevens Offensive backs – Carl Taseff Receivers – Larry Seiple Offensive line – John Sandusky Assistant offensive line – Mike Westhoff Coaches' assistant – Tony Nathan Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Linebackers – George Hill Defensive backs – Mel Phillips Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade Roster 1989 Miami Dolphins 13 Dan Marino  9 Scott Secules 18 Cliff Stoudt 36 Tom Brown running back FB 27 Lorenzo Hampton KR 11 Jim Jensen wide receiver FB 20 Marc Logan FB/KR 33 Sammie Smith y 86 Fred Banks American football 82 Andre Brown wide receiver y 83 Mark Clayton American football, born 1961 85 Mark Duper 89 Tony Martin American football y 81 Scott Schwedes PR 80 Ferrell Edmunds 88 Brian Kinchen LS 77 Louis Cheek T 65 Jeff Dellenbach T/C 74 Mark Dennis American football T 61 Roy Foster American football G 62 Harry Galbreath G 72 Ronnie Lee American football T 76 Tom Toth G 63 Jeff Uhlenhake y C 97 John Bosa DE 98 Jackie Cline DE 91 Jeff Cross American football DE 90 Eric Kumerow DE 70 Brian Sochia NT 95 T. J. Turner defensive lineman DE 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 51 Greg Clark linebacker ILB 55 Hugh Green American football OLB 92 David Griggs American football y OLB 54 E. J. Junior OLB 55 Barry Krauss ILB 56 John Offerdahl ILB 37 J. B. Brown y cornerback CB 42 Ernest Gibson American football CB 29 Liffort Hobley FS 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Don McNeal CB 25 Louis Oliver y FS 24 Rodney Thomas defensive back CB 26 Jarvis Williams defensive back SS  4 Reggie Roby P 10 Pete Stoyanovich y K 50 Dave Ahrens ILB IR 66 Dana Batiste y LB IR 30 Ron Davenport FB IR 79 Jon Giesler T IR 99 Rick Graf OLB IR 41 African Grant y DB IR 84 Bruce Hardy TE IR 73 Greg Johnson offensive lineman T IR 49 William Judson CB IR 23 Troy Stradford RB IR 47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad 75 Pat Marlatt y DE 71 Barry Pettyjohn T 60 Bert Weidner y NT Regular season Schedule 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 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1 1989 Buffalo Bills season Bills–Dolphins rivalry Miami Dolphins 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at Miami Dolphins (0–0) September 10, 1989 4:00 p.m. EST Bills 3 0 10 14 Dolphins 0 10 7 7 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida 54,541 83 F C Jerry Markbreit Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database First quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 34 yard field goal, 2:34. Bills 3–0. Drive: Second quarter MIA – Troy Stradford 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:48. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: Third quarter BUF – Larry Kinnebrew 2-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 11:58. Tie 10–10. Drive: MIA – Marc Logan 2-yard blocked punt return (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 7:03. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: BUF – Scott Norwood 37-yard field goal, 2:11. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: Fourth quarter MIA – Andre Brown 8-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 4:17. Dolphins 24–13. Drive: BUF – Flip Johnson 26-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick), 2:50. Dolphins 24–20. Drive: BUF – Jim Kelly 2-yard run (Scott Norwood kick), 0:00. Bills 27–24. Drive: 51 yards. 51 Top passers BUF – Jim Kelly – 25/40, 265 yards, TD MIA – Dan Marino – 25/38, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Thurman Thomas – 13 rushes, 94 yards MIA – Troy Stradford – 12 rushes, 43 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Thurman Thomas – 8 receptions, 65 yards MIA – Ferrell Edmunds – 5 receptions, 58 yards References Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins