1987 Miami Dolphins season

22nd season in franchise history; first in Joe Robbie Stadium December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1987 8–7 3rd AFC East Don Shula Joe Robbie Stadium Did not qualify 3 QB Dan Marino C Dwight Stephenson ILB John Offerdahl Dolphins seasons The 1987 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, losing one fewer game.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1987.htm 1987 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com Despite the improvement the team failed to reach the playoffs. This was also the first season the Dolphins played their home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. Their first game at Joe Robbie Stadium was scheduled to open the stadium against the defending champion New York Giants but the 1987 strike resulted in all games from week 3 being permanently cancelled. So the first contest at the new venue involved replacement players, as 25,867 fans saw the Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs.100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.189 The Dolphins finally played a 1987 home game with the regular players in week 6, losing in overtime to the Buffalo Bills. Offseason NFL draft 1987 NFL draft 1987 Miami Dolphins 1 16 John Bosa Defensive end Boston College yes no 2 43 Rick Graf Linebacker Wisconsin yes no 2 56 Scott Schwedes Wide receiver Syracuse yes no 4 99 Troy Stradford Running back Boston College yes no 5 132 Chris Conlin Tackle Penn State yes no 6 155 Lance Sellers Linebacker Boise State no no 7 182 Tom Brown Running back Pittsburgh yes no 8 210 Joel Williams Tight end Notre Dame yes no 8 212 Mark Dennis Tackle Illinois yes no 9 237 Tim Pidgeon Linebacker Syracuse yes no 10 266 Bobby Taylor Defensive back Wisconsin no no 11 293 Terence Mann Defensive tackle SMU no no 12 322 Jim Karsatos Quarterback Ohio State no no no Personnel Staff 1987 Miami Dolphins President – Joe Robbie Executive vice president/general manager – Mike Robbie 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/Receivers – David Shula Offensive backs – Carl Taseff 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 NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled: Kyle Mackey, whose father, Dee Mackey, played for Don Shula with the Baltimore Colts, served as a replacement quarterback.100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.188 1987 Miami Dolphins replacement rosterQuarterbacks 14 Scott Stankavage 15 Kyle Mackey 16 Geoff Torretta Running backs 20 Rickey Isom FB 31 Kenny Rogers 32 Pete Roth 33 Ronald Scott 35 John Tagliaferri 38 Clarence Bailey 41 Mark Konecny FB Wide receivers 81 Mike Caterbone 82 Todd Feldman 82 Shea Walker 83 Dameon Reilly 85 Eddie Chavis 86 George Farmer 88 Greg Petty 89 Leland Douglas Tight ends 80 Lawrence Sampleton 84 Willie Smith 87 Rich Siler Offensive linemen 61 Greg Cleveland 63 Greg Ours C 65 Bill Bealles RT 66 Jim Gilmore LG 67 Guy Goar 68 Louis Oubre RG 71 Scott Kehoe LT 72 Steve Jacobson 74 Jeff Wiska Defensive linemen 64 Michael Blake 69 Mike Lambrecht NT 70 Al Wring 77 Stanley Scott 78 Derek Wimberly LE 79 Ike Readon 93 Charles Bennett RELinebackers 50 Greg Storr 52 Dennis Fowlkes OLB 54 Steve Lubischer 60 Duke Schamel OLB 91 Victor Morris ILB 92 Laz Chavez 94 Tim Pidgeon ILB Defensive backs 21 Tate Randle SS 23 Demetrious Johnson 24 Floyd Raglin 40 John Swain RCB 42 Robert Sowell LCB 45 Trell Hooper FS 46 Mark Irvin 48 Daniel McFadden 49 Marvell Burgess Special teams 2 Willie Beecher K 14 Stacy Gore P Roster 1987 Miami Dolphins 17 Ron Jaworski 13 Dan Marino 10 Don Strock 34 Woody Bennett 30 Ron Davenport 27 Lorenzo Hampton 22 Tony Nathan 23 Troy Stradford y 86 Fred Banks American football 83 Mark Clayton American football, born 1961 85 Mark Duper 11 Jim Jensen wide receiver 82 James Pruitt 81 Scott Schwedes y 84 Bruce Hardy 87 Dan Johnson American football 65 Jeff Dellenbach C 74 Mark Dennis American football y T 61 Roy Foster American football G 79 Jon Giesler T 71 Bob Gruber T 60 Jim Huddleston G 72 Ronnie Lee American football T 78 Doug Marrone G/C 76 Tom Toth G 75 Doug Betters DE 97 John Bosa y DE 98 Jackie Cline NT 99 George Little defensive lineman DE 70 Brian Sochia NT 95 T. 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Turner defensive lineman DE 51 Mark Brown linebacker born 1961 OLB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 53 David Frye American football OLB 58 Rick Graf y OLB 55 Hugh Green American football OLB 54 Larry Kolic ILB 52 Scott Nicolas ILB 56 John Offerdahl ILB 50 Jackie Shipp ILB 43 Bud Brown American football FS 49 William Judson CB 44 Paul Lankford CB 29 Liffort Hobley SS 28 Don McNeal CB 26 Donovan Rose FS 25 Mike Smith defensive back, born 1962 CB 24 Reyna Thompson CB 4 Reggie Roby P 7 Fuad Reveiz K 47 Glenn Blackwood S IR 36 Tom Brown running back y RB IR 67 Chris Conlin y G IR 66 Jim Gilmore offensive lineman G IR 90 Andy Hendel LB IR 38 DeShon Jenkins y S IR 16 Jim Karsatos y QB IR 69 Mike Lambrecht y NT IR -- Robin Sendlein LB IR -- Rich Siler TE IR 57 Dwight Stephenson C IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 at New England Patriots L 21–28 0–1 Sullivan Stadium 54,642 2 September 20 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–10 1–1 Hoosier Dome 57,524 – September 27 New York Giants canceled 1–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 3 October 4 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–24 1–2 Kingdome 19,448 4 October 11 Kansas City Chiefs W 42–0 2–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 25,867 5 October 18 at New York Jets L 31–37 (OT) 2–3 Giants Stadium 18,249 6 October 25 Buffalo Bills L 31–34 (OT) 2–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,295 7 November 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–24 3–4 Joe Robbie Stadium 52,578 8 November 8 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–14 4–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,840 9 November 15 Indianapolis Colts L 21–40 4–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 65,433 10 November 22 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–14 5–5 Texas Stadium 56,519 11 November 29 at Buffalo Bills L 0–27 5–6 Rich Stadium 68,055 12 December 7 New York Jets W 37–28 6–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 62,592 13 December 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–10 7–6 Veterans Stadium 63,841 14 December 20 Washington Redskins W 23–21 8–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 65,715 15 December 28 New England Patriots L 10–24 8–7 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,192 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Dolphins 7 14 0 0 Patriots 7 7 14 0 September 13, 1987 Schaefer Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 54,642 61 °F °C 1; wind 10 mph km/h knots, rainy Tom Dooley Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy NBC Miami Dolphins punter Reggie Roby injured in the game, forcing Don Strock to punt in the emergency situation. Additionally, with 2:22 left in the game Dan Marino was injured forcing Strock to fill in at the quarterback position as well, nearly mounting a winning comeback drive. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Mar-22. Week 6 Buffalo Bills (2-3) at Miami Dolphins (2-3) Bills 0 3 14 14 3 Dolphins 14 7 0 10 0 October 25, 1987 Joe Robbie Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 61,295 78 °F °C 1; wind 10 mph km/h knots Pat Haggerty Jim Donovan and Paul Maguire NBC . Retrieved 2021-Jul-19. Week 14 Redskins 0 7 7 7 Dolphins 0 9 0 14 December 20 Joe Robbie Stadium 8:00 p.m. EST 65,715 74 F; wind 15 mph on Fred Wyant Mike Patrick, Roy Firestone, Larry Csonka ESPN yes Q2 MIA Reviez 48 yard field goal MIA 3–0 Q2 WSH Bryant 6 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) WSH 7–3 Q2 MIA Duper 26 yard pass from Marino MIA 9–7 Q3 WSH Schroeder 6 yard run (Hajji-Sheikh kick) WSH 14–9 Q4 MIA Duper 59 yard pass from Marino (Reveiz kick) MIA 16–14 Q4 WSH Rogers 2yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) WSH 21–16 Q4 MIA Duper 6 yard pass from Marino (Reveiz kick) MIA 23–21 yes Dan Marino 22/50, 393 Yds Mark Duper 6 Rec, 170 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-Jan-08. Standings References External links 1987 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins