1991 Miami Dolphins season

26th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1991 8–8 3rd AFC East Joe Robbie Eddie Jones Don Shula Joe Robbie Stadium Did not qualify 3 QB Dan Marino WR Mark Clayton T Richmond Webb Dolphins seasons 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 games1991 Miami Dolphins and failing to qualify for the playoffs. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 23 Randal Hill Wide receiver Miami (FL) 3 60 Aaron Craver Running back Fresno State 5 113 Bryan Cox Linebacker Western Illinois 5 121 Gene Williams Guard Iowa State 7 191 Chris Green Defensive back Illinois 8 220 Roland Smith Defensive back Miami (FL) 9 246 Scott Miller Wide receiver UCLA 10 275 Michael Titley Tight end Iowa 11 302 Ernie Rogers Guard California 12 331 Joe Brunson Defensive tackle Tennessee-Chattanooga Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agent of notePlayerPositionCollegeChuck KlingbeilDefensive tackleNorthern Michigan Personnel Staff 1991 Miami Dolphins 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 coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach/offensive line – John Sandusky Quarterbacks/pass offense – Gary Stevens Offensive backs – Carl Taseff Wide receivers – Larry Seiple Coaches’ Assistant – Tony Nathan Coaches’ Assistant – Mike Shula Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Linebackers – George Hill Defensive backs – Mel Phillips Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade Roster 1991 Miami Dolphins 47 15 5 13 Dan Marino 19 Scott Mitchell quarterback  9 Scott Secules 34 Aaron Craver y KR 21 Mark Higgs 20 Marc Logan KR 49 Tony Paige FB American football 33 Sammie Smith 83 Mark Clayton American football, born 1961 85 Mark Duper 11 Jim Jensen wide receiver 89 Tony Martin American football 82 Scott Miller wide receiver, born 1968 y PR 87 Mike Williams wide receiver, born 1966 84 Greg Baty LS 80 Ferrell Edmunds 65 Jeff Dellenbach T 74 Mark Dennis American football T 62 Harry Galbreath G 69 Keith Sims G 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C 78 Richmond Webb T 60 Bert Weidner C/G 61 Gene Williams American football y G 91 Jeff Cross American football DE 79 Donnie Gardner DE 99 Chuck Klingbeil NT 67 Pat Swoopes NT 95 T. J. Turner defensive lineman DE/NT 53 Ned Bolcar ILB 50 Louis Cooper OLB 51 Bryan Cox y OLB 55 Hugh Green American football OLB 92 David Griggs American football OLB 54 E. J. Junior ILB/OLB 93 Cliff Odom ILB 52 Mike Reichenbach American football ILB 37 J. B. Brown cornerback CB 42 Chris Green American football y CB 45 Bobby Harden SS 48 Mike Iaquaniello y SS/FS 24 Vestee Jackson CB 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Mike McGruder CB 25 Louis Oliver FS  4 Reggie Roby P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K 86 Fred Banks American football WR IR 35 Kerry Glenn CB IR 59 John Grimsley LB IR 29 Liffort Hobley S PUP 98 Shawn Lee American football NT IR 32 Garrett Limbrick RB IR -- Bruce McNorton CB IR 27 Stevon Moore S IR 56 John Offerdahl LB IR 96 Alfred Oglesby NT IR 73 James Parrish y T PUP 90 Terry Price American football DE IR 23 Pat Ray CB IR 30 Don Smith running back RB IR 26 Jarvis Williams defensive back S IR 94 Joe Brunson y NT  2 Cisco Richard y RB 68 Blaine Rose G 58 Mark Sander y LB 90 Mike Titley y TE Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 26, 1991 Chicago Bears L 0–6 0–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 49,939 2 August 4 vs. Los Angeles Raiders W 19–17 1–1 Tokyo Dome 51,122 3 August 10, 1991 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 29–13 2–1 Tampa Stadium 51,387 4 August 19, 1991 at Denver Broncos L 13–21 2–2 Mile High Stadium 72,555https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflmia.html 1991 Miami Dolphins (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 at Buffalo Bills L 31–35 0–1 Rich Stadium 80,252 2 September 8 Indianapolis Colts W 17–6 1–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,155 3 September 15 at Detroit Lions L 13–17 1–2 Pontiac Silverdome 56,896 4 September 22 Green Bay Packers W 16–13 2–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,583 5 September 29 at New York Jets L 23–41 2–3 Giants Stadium 71,170 6 October 6 at New England Patriots W 20–10 3–3 Sullivan Stadium 49,749 7 October 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–42 3–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,021 8 October 20 Houston Oilers L 13–17 3–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 60,705 9 Bye 10 November 3 at Indianapolis Colts W 10–6 4–5 Hoosier Dome 55,899 11 November 10 New England Patriots W 30–20 5–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,065 12 November 18, 1991 Buffalo Bills L 27–41 5–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,062 13 November 24 at Chicago Bears W 16–13 (OT) 6–6 Soldier Field 58,288 14 December 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 33–14 7–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,036 15 December 9, 1991 Cincinnati Bengals W 37–13 8–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 60,616 16 December 15 at San Diego Chargers L 30–38 8–7 Jack Murphy Stadium 47,731 17 December 22 New York Jets L 20–23 (OT) 8–8 Joe Robbie Stadium 69,636 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team Performance The Miami Dolphins of 1991 were far less competitive than in the prior year, winning only 8 games, and missing the playoffs for the 6th time in 8 years. The Dolphins saw a drastic decline in their defensive performance in 1991 dropping from 4th in the NFL in 1990, to 24th. In 4 of their 8 losses, the defense blew 4th quarter leads. The offense, however, led by 29 year old future hall of fame QB Dan Marino improved from 14th in the NFL in 1990, to 6th. Marino earned a Pro Bowl berth after finishing 2nd in passing yards (3,970), 4th in passing TDs (25), and while throwing only 13 interceptions. The Dolphins offense continued to be among the best in the league, finishing first in 4th Down conversions. The dismal Dolphins running attack was 25th in the league in rushing yards and 24th in rushing TDs which failed to provide balance, causing the team to be one-dimensional offensively. With respect to team discipline the Dolphins were excellent, being the least penalized team in 1991. References Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Category:Long stubs with short prose