1988 Miami Dolphins season

23rd season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1988 6–10 5th AFC East Don Shula Joe Robbie Stadium Did not qualify 2 WR Mark Clayton NT Brian Sochia Dolphins seasons The 1988 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 23rd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–7, winning only six games1988 Miami Dolphins and failing to reach the playoffs for the third straight season. Even without future Pro Football Hall of Fame center Dwight Stephenson, who was forced to retire prior to this season due to injuries, the Dolphins offensive line set the record for fewest sacks in a single season with 7 during 1988, protecting quarterback Dan Marino. Marino was only sacked on 0.98% of his dropbacks in 1988, also a single-season NFL record.Pro-Football-Reference.com – NFL Single-Season Sacked % Leaders This would be the last time Don Shula recorded a losing record during his tenure as Dolphins coach, and in his coaching career overall. It would be the final losing season for the Dolphins for 15 years. Offseason NFL draft 1988 NFL draft 1988 Miami Dolphins 1 16 Eric Kumerow Linebacker Ohio State yes no 2 42 Jarvis Williams Safety Florida yes no 3 73 Ferrell Edmunds Tight end Maryland yes yes 4 99 Greg Johnson Guard Oklahoma yes no 5 126 Rodney Thomas Cornerback BYU yes no 6 153 Mel Bratton Running back Miami (FL) no no 6 156 George Cooper Running back Ohio State no no 7 180 Kerwin Bell Quarterback Florida no no 8 212 Harry Galbreath Guard Tennessee yes no 8 220 Louis Cheek Tackle Texas A&M yes no 9 239 Jeff Cross Defensive end Missouri yes yes 10 266 Artis Jackson Defensive tackle Texas Tech no no 11 292 Tom Kelleher Running back Holy Cross no no 12 320 Brian Kinchen Tight end LSU yes no no Personnel Staff 1988 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Executive vice president/general manager – Mike Robbie Vice president of administration and finance – Eddie Jones Vice president – Don Shula Director of player personnel – Chuck Connor Director of pro scouting – Charley Winner Head coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach – David Shula Quarterbacks/pass game – David Shula Offensive backs – Carl Taseff Receivers – Larry Seiple Tight ends – Mike Westhoff Offensive line – John Sandusky Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Linebackers – Chuck Studley Defensive backs – Mel Phillips Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade Roster 1988 Miami Dolphins 47 15 17 Ron Jaworski 13 Dan Marino 34 Woody Bennett FB 20 Joe Cribbs KR 33 Tony Burse 30 Ron Davenport FB 27 Lorenzo Hampton 11 Jim Jensen wide receiver FB 23 Troy Stradford 86 Fred Banks American football 83 Mark Clayton American football, born 1961 81 Scott Schwedes PR 82 Jimmy Teal 80 Ferrell Edmunds y 88 Brian Kinchen y LS 77 Louis Cheek y T 65 Jeff Dellenbach C 61 Roy Foster American football G 62 Harry Galbreath y G 79 Jon Giesler T 73 Greg Johnson offensive lineman y T 72 Ronnie Lee American football T 76 Tom Toth G 98 Jackie Cline DE 93 Jeff Cross American football y DE 92 Nate Hill American football y DE 69 Mike Lambrecht NT 70 Brian Sochia NT 95 T. 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Turner defensive lineman DE 51 Mark Brown linebacker born 1961 ILB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 53 David Frye American football OLB 58 Tony Furjanic ILB 99 Rick Graf OLB 55 Hugh Green American football OLB 54 Larry Kolic ILB 56 John Offerdahl ILB 43 Bud Brown American football SS 29 Liffort Hobley SS 49 William Judson CB 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Don McNeal CB 38 Bruce Plummer CB 24 Reyna Thompson CB 26 Jarvis Williams defensive back y FS  7 Fuad Reveiz K  4 Reggie Roby P 47 Glenn Blackwood S IR 97 John Bosa DE IR 36 Tom Brown running back FB PUP 67 Chris Conlin T PUP 74 Mark Dennis American football T IR 85 Mark Duper WR NF-Ill. 84 Bruce Hardy TE IR 87 Dan Johnson American football TE PUP 90 Eric Kumerow y DE IR 52 Scott Nicolas LB IR 68 Chris Scott defensive end DE IR 50 Jackie Shipp LB IR 48 Chad Stark RB IR 57 Dwight Stephenson C PUP 45 Rodney Thomas defensive back y CB IR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1988_roster.htm 1988 Miami Dolphins starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 26, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Chicago Bears L 7–34 0–1 Soldier Field 63,330 2 September 11 at Buffalo Bills L 6–9 0–2 Rich Stadium 79,520 3 September 18 Green Bay Packers W 24–17 1–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 54,409 4 September 25 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–15 1–3 Hoosier Dome 59,638 5 October 2 Minnesota Vikings W 24–7 2–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 59,867 6 October 9 at Los Angeles Raiders W 24–14 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,751 7 October 16 San Diego Chargers W 31–28 4–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 58,972 8 October 23 New York Jets L 30–44 4–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 68,292 9 October 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 5–4 Tampa Stadium 67,352 10 November 6 at New England Patriots L 10–21 5–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,840 11 November 14, 1988 Buffalo Bills L 6–31 5–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 67,091 12 November 20 New England Patriots L 3–6 5–7 Joe Robbie Stadium 53,526 13 November 27 at New York Jets L 34–38 5–8 Giants Stadium 52,752 14 December 4 Indianapolis Colts L 28–31 5–9 Joe Robbie Stadium 45,236 15 December 12, 1988 Cleveland Browns W 38–31 6–9 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,884 16 December 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–40 6–10 Three Rivers Stadium 36,051 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 5 First time Dan Marino faced the Minnesota Vikings in the regular season. Minnesota Vikings (3-1) at Miami Dolphins (2-2) Vikings 0 0 0 7 Dolphins 0 17 7 0 Oct 2, 1988 Joe Robbie Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 59,867 88 F - Wind 8 mph onmph Jerry Markbreit Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts CBS https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810020mia.htm Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins - October 2nd, 1988 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6 Dolphins 0 24 0 0 Raiders 0 0 7 7 October 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 1:00 p.m. 74 F, wind 10 mph on yes 2 MIA Lorenzo Hampton 1 yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick) Dolphins 7–0 2 MIA Liffort Hobley 19 yard fumble return (Fuad Reveiz kick) Dolphins 14–0 2 MIA Fuad Reveiz 45 yard field goal Dolphins 17–0 2 MIA Jim Jensen 17 yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) Dolphins 24–0 3 LA Mervyn Fernandez 7 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) Dolphins 24–7 4 LA Steve Strachan 13 yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Chris Bahr kick) Dolphins 24–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Awards and records October 23, 1988: Dan Marino set a franchise record for most passing yards in one game (521)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.60 November 6, 1988: Jim Jensen set a franchise record for most receptions in one game (12) Brian Sochia, Pro Bowl selection References External links 1988 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins