1993 Miami Dolphins season

28th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1993 9–7 2nd AFC East Don Shula Eddie Jones Joe Robbie Stadium Did not qualify 4 FB Keith Byars WR Irving Fryar T Richmond Webb G Keith Sims Dolphins seasons The 1993 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League. The season was marked by Don Shula passing George Halas's record for most wins, against the Philadelphia Eagles. Also, during the Week 6 game against Cleveland, quarterback Dan Marino ruptured his Achilles' tendon and was lost for the remainder of the season. Quarterback Scott Mitchell filled in for Marino and was Player of the Month for October 1993. Mitchell, too, became injured, leaving the then 9–2 team in the hands of Doug Pederson and NFL veteran Steve DeBerg. Rookie running back Terry Kirby led the team with 75 pass receptions, and free-agent acquisition Irving Fryar caught 64 passes for 1,010 yards.Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p. 680, Martin's Press, August 1994, 0-312-11073-1 The Dolphins had a record of 9–2 on Thanksgiving Day, but lost their final five games of the season, missing the playoffs altogether. As of the NFL season, the 1993 Miami Dolphins are the only team to start 9–2 and not reach the playoffs. Offseason 1993 NFL draft 1993 Miami Dolphins draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 25 O.J. McDuffie WR Penn State 3 78 Terry Kirby RB Virginia 4 105 Ronnie Bradford DB Colorado 5 132 Chris Gray G Auburn 6 164 Robert O'Neal DB Clemson 7 191 David Merritt LB North Carolina State 8 218 Dwayne Gordon LB New Hampshirehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1993_draft.htm 1993 Miami Dolphins Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Personnel Staff / Coaches 1993 Miami Dolphins #006666 white #DF6108 President – Tim Robbie Executive vice president/general manager – Eddie Jones Assistant general manager – Bryan Wiedmeier Director of player personnel – Tom Heckert, Sr. Director of college scouting – Tom Braatz Staff assistant – Carl Taseff Head coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach/offensive line – John Sandusky Offense/quarterbacks – Gary Stevens Offensive backs – Tony Nathan Wide receivers – Larry Seiple Assistant offensive line/tight ends – Rich McGeorge Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – George Hill Defensive backs – Mel Phillips Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade Final roster 1993 Miami Dolphins 53 7 5 17 Steve DeBerg 11 Hugh Millen 19 Scott Mitchell quarterback 41 Keith Byars FB 21 Mark Higgs 43 Terry Kirby y 30 Bernie Parmalee 22 James Saxon American football 80 Irving Fryar 82 Mark Ingram Sr. 89 Tony Martin American football 81 O. J. McDuffie y KR/PR 83 Scott Miller wide receiver, born 1968 84 Greg Baty LS 88 Keith Jackson tight end 85 Ronnie Williams American football 66 Eddie Blake American football G 65 Jeff Dellenbach C 74 Mark Dennis American football T 62 Chris Gray American football y G 73 Ron Heller offensive tackle T 67 Jeff Novak G 69 Keith Sims G 57 Tom Thayer C 78 Richmond Webb T 60 Bert Weidner G 91 Jeff Cross American football DE 90 Marco Coleman DE 96 Mike Golic DT 97 Jeff Hunter American football DE 99 Chuck Klingbeil DT 94 Craig Veasey DT 79 Larry Webster DT 51 Bryan Cox OLB/MLB 92 David Griggs American football OLB 59 John Grimsley OLB 50 Dwight Hollier OLB/MLB 93 Cliff Odom MLB 56 John Offerdahl MLB 55 Chris Singleton American football OLB 32 Bruce Alexander American football CB 36 Stephen Braggs FS 37 J. B. Brown cornerback CB 42 Chris Green American football CB/S 45 Bobby Harden SS 24 Vestee Jackson CB/LB 47 Darrell Malone CB 25 Louis Oliver FS 20 Muhammad Oliver CB 28 Frankie Smith American football CB 26 Jarvis Williams defensive back SS  7 Dale Hatcher P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K -- Kevin Brothen G IR 32 Aaron Craver RB IR 29 Liffort Hobley S IR 13 Dan Marino QB IR 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C IR 23 Troy Vincent CB IR 87 Mike Williams wide receiver, born 1966 WR IR  2 Reggie Brown no y WR 54 Chuck Bullough y LB 46 Rob Coons y TE 27 Mike Middleton American football y CB 77 Tony Rowell C Regular season On November 14, Don Shula became the winningest head coach in NFL history by winning his 325th game. The Dolphins beat the Philadelphia Eagles.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.287 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 5 at Indianapolis Colts W 24–20 1–0 Hoosier Dome Recap 2 September 12 New York Jets L 14–24 1–1 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 3 Bye 4 September 26 at Buffalo Bills W 22–13 2–1 Rich Stadium Recap 5 October 4, 1993 Washington Redskins W 17–10 3–1 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 6 October 10 at Cleveland Browns W 24–14 4–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap 7 Bye 8 October 24 Indianapolis Colts W 41–27 5–1 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 9 October 31 Kansas City Chiefs W 30–10 6–1 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 10 November 7 at New York Jets L 10–27 6–2 Giants Stadium Recap 11 November 14 at Philadelphia Eagles W 19–14 7–2 Veterans Stadium Recap 12 November 21 New England Patriots W 17–13 8–2 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 13 November 25 at Dallas Cowboys W 16–14 9–2 Texas Stadium Recap 14 December 5 New York Giants L 14–19 9–3 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 15 December 13, 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–21 9–4 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 16 December 19 Buffalo Bills L 34–47 9–5 Joe Robbie Stadium Recap 17 December 27, 1993 at San Diego Chargers L 20–45 9–6 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 18 January 2 at New England Patriots L 27–33 (OT) 9–7 Foxboro Stadium Recap Game summaries Week 13 Dolphins 7 0 3 6 Cowboys 0 14 0 0 November 25 (Thanksgiving Day) Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 3:00 p.m. 60,198 Snow; 32 F; wind 15 mph on Ed Hochuli Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy NBC yes Q1 MIA Keith Byars 77 yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick) MIA 7–0 Q2 DAL Kevin Williams 4 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Eddie Murray kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 DAL Kevin Williams 64 yard punt return (Eddie Murray kick) DAL 14–7 Q3 MIA Pete Stoyanovich 20 yard field goal DAL 14–10 Q4 MIA Pete Stoyanovich 31 yard field goal DAL 14–13 Q4 MIA Pete Stoyanovich 19 yard field goal MIA 16–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20. Week 16 Buffalo (9–4) at Miami (9–4) Bills 9 17 21 0 Dolphins 7 13 7 7 December 19 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 1:00 p.m. EST 2:59.44 71,597 71 F C • 7 mph km/h knot Howard Roe Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy NBC Standings References Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference Miami Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Category:Long stubs with short prose