1984 Miami Dolphins season

19th season in franchise history; third Super Bowl loss December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 1984 14–2 1st AFC East Joe Robbie Joe Robbie Don Shula Chuck Studley Miami Orange Bowl Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Seahawks) 31–10Won AFC Championship(vs. Steelers) 45–28Lost Super Bowl XIX(vs. 49ers) 16–38 8 QB Dan Marino WR Mark Duper WR Mark Clayton G Ed Newman C Dwight Stephenson DT Bob Baumhower ILB A.J. Duhe P Reggie Roby Dolphins seasons thumb|right|The Dolphins playing against the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. The 1984 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 19th season, and 15th in the National Football League (NFL). It was also the 15th season with the team for head coach Don Shula. The Dolphins sought to build on a spectacular 1983 season where they went 12–4 with rookie quarterback Dan Marino. The Dolphins won the 1984 AFC Championship, and appeared in Super Bowl XIX, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 38–16. To date this is the last season the Dolphins appeared in the Super Bowl.As of the 2022 season Second year quarterback Dan Marino's passing ability became the focal point of Miami's offense and in 1984 he exploded to set league records with 5,084 passing yards and 48 touchdowns. Marino's touchdown record was broken by Peyton Manning twenty years later and the yardage record was broken by Drew Brees twenty-seven years later. The Dolphins attempted early on to make a run at a perfect season twelve years after pulling off the feat, as they won their first eleven games but were upended in overtime by the San Diego Chargers. The Dolphins scored more than 500 points for the first and to date only time in their history,as of 2015 season as they scored 513 points and finished 14–2, their best record since the undefeated season. The year began on a somber note, as running back David Overstreet was killed in a traffic collision in June. The Dolphins wore helmet decals with the number 20 (his jersey number) in his memory during this season. Overstreet was the third Dolphin in four seasons to die just before the start of training camp, following Rusty Chambers in July 1981 and Larry Gordon in June 1983. NFL Films produced a documentary about the team's season entitled Movers, Shakers and Record Breakers; it was narrated by Brad Crandall, the first time since 1969 the Dolphins' season highlights were not narrated by John Facenda, who died in September 1984 at age 72. After the season, the last remaining Dolphin from their Super Bowl VIII team, longtime offensive lineman Ed Newman, retired, ending a 12-year era for the team. He holds the unique distinction as being the only man to make it to Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XIX as a member of the Dolphins, as well as Super Bowl XVII in between. Offseason Draft 1984 NFL draft 1984 Miami Dolphins 1 14 Jackie Shipp Linebacker Oklahoma yes 2 53 Jay Brophy Linebacker Miami (FL) no yes 4 109 Joe Carter Running back Alabama no yes 5 138 Dean May Quarterback Louisville no no 6 165 Rowland Tatum Linebacker Ohio State no no 7 194 Bernard Carvalho Guard Hawaii no no 8 221 Ronnie Landry Running back McNeese State no no 9 250 Jim Boyle Tackle Tulane no no 10 277 John Chesley Tight end Oklahoma State no yes 11 305 Bud Brown Safety Southern Miss no yes 12 320 William Devane Defensive tackle Clemson no no 12 333 Mike Weingrad Linebacker Illinois no no Undrafted free agents + 1984 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAl Del GrecoKickerAuburn Week 1 roster Miami Dolphins 1984 49 6 0 13 Dan Marino 10 Don Strock 34 Woody Bennett FB 23 Joe Carter running back y 37 Andra Franklin FB 31 Eddie Hill 46 Pete Johnson FB 22 Tony Nathan 82 Fernanza Burgess y 81 Jimmy Cefalo 83 Mark Clayton American football, born 1961 85 Mark Duper 88 Vince Heflin 11 Jim Jensen wide receiver 89 Nat Moore 84 Bruce Hardy 87 Dan Johnson American football 80 Joe Rose American football 61 Roy Foster American football G 79 Jon Giesler T 74 Cleveland Green T 68 Eric Laakso T 72 Ronnie Lee American football G 64 Ed Newman G 57 Dwight Stephenson C 60 Jeff Toews C 70 Bill Barnett DE 73 Bob Baumhower DT 78 Charles Benson American football DE 75 Doug Betters DE 58 Kim Bokamper DE 71 Mike Charles DE 56 Charles Bowser OLB 53 Jay Brophy MLB y 51 Mark Brown linebacker born 1961 MLB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 55 Earnest Rhone OLB 50 Jackie Shipp MLB y 52 Sanders Shiver OLB 54 Rodell Thomas LB 47 Glenn Blackwood SS 42 Lyle Blackwood FS 43 Bud Brown American football y SS 49 William Judson CB 40 Mike Kozlowski FS 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Don McNeal CB 45 Robert Sowell CB 4 Reggie Roby P 5 Uwe von Schamann K 77 A. J. Duhe MLB IR 52 Ron Hester LB IR 67 Bob Kuechenberg G IR 32 Tommy Vigorito HB IR 41 Fulton Walker CB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Washington Redskins W 35–17 1–0 RFK Stadium 52,683 2 September 9 New England Patriots W 28–7 2–0 Miami Orange Bowl 66,083 3 September 17, 1984 at Buffalo Bills W 21–17 3–0 Rich Stadium 65,455 4 September 23 Indianapolis Colts W 44–7 4–0 Miami Orange Bowl 55,415 5 September 30 at St. Louis Cardinals W 36–28 5–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,991 6 October 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–7 6–0 Three Rivers Stadium 59,103 7 October 14 Houston Oilers W 28–10 7–0 Miami Orange Bowl 54,080 8 October 21 at New England Patriots W 44–24 8–0 Sullivan Stadium 60,711 9 October 28 Buffalo Bills W 38–7 9–0 Miami Orange Bowl 58,824 10 November 4 at New York Jets W 31–17 10–0 Giants Stadium 72,655 11 November 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–23 11–0 Miami Orange Bowl 70,227 12 November 18 at San Diego Chargers L 28–34 (OT) 11–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 53,041 13 November 26, 1984 New York Jets W 28–17 12–1 Miami Orange Bowl 74,884 14 December 2 Los Angeles Raiders L 34–45 12–2 Miami Orange Bowl 71,222 15 December 9 at Indianapolis Colts W 35–17 13–2 Hoosier Dome 60,411 16 December 17, 1984 Dallas Cowboys W 28–21 14–2 Miami Orange Bowl 74,139 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 (Sunday, September 2, 1984): at Washington Redskins The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Miami Dolphins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins September 2, 1984 1:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins (1–0) 7 7 21 0 Redskins (0–1) 0 10 0 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 52,683 76 °F °C; relative humidity 62%; wind 10 mph km/h knots Bob McElwee NBC Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins – September 2, 1984 right Miami Dolphins MIA Washington Redskins WSH Dan Marino 21/28, 311 YDS, 5 TDs Andra Franklin 13 CAR, 48 YDS Mark Duper 6 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TDs Joe Theismann 21/36, 204 YDS, 2 INTs John Riggins 15 CAR, 98 YDS, 1 TD Charlie Brown 6 REC, 60 YDS MIA WSH collapsed 1 1:44 Dolphins 6 69 3:20 RecTD Duper Marino 26 good von Schamann 7 0 2 11:12 Redskins 10 80 5:32 RushTD Riggins 1 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 3:13 Redskins 11 71 5:44 FG 32 Moseley 7 10 2 2:06 Dolphins 3 82 1:07 RecTD Duper Marino 74 good von Schamann 14 10 3 11:13 Dolphins 7 68 3:47 RecTD Jensen Marino 6 good von Schamann 21 10 3 5:52 Dolphins 6 43 3:48 RecTD Clayton Marino 9 good von Schamann 28 10 3 3:10 Dolphins 3 7 1:25 RecTD Jensen Marino 4 good von Schamann 35 10 4 7:16 Redskins 6 49 2:57 RushTD Washington 4 good Moseley run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 17 35 17 Point spread: Redskins by 4½ Over/under: 46.0 (over) Time of game: 2 hours, 45 minutes DolphinsGame statisticsRedskins18 First downs 2330–86 Rushes–yards 29–156311 Passing yards 20421–28–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 21–36–20–0 Sacked–yards 2–11311 Net passing yards 193397 Total yards 349152 Return yards 1485–45.8 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–43.80–0 Fumbles–lost 1–14–45 Penalties–yards 3–2028:48 Time of Possession 31:12 Dan Marino had one of the best passing days of his career, completing 21 of 28 passes for 311 yards with 5 TDs and no interceptions for a Passer Rating of 150.4. This game also marked the emergence of Jim "Crash" Jensen, who lined up as a receiver for the first time and caught 2 of Marino's TD passes. Until 2015, this was the Dolphins' last road win over the Redskins. Week 2 (Sunday, September 9, 1984): vs. New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Miami Dolphins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins September 9, 1984 1:02 p.m. EDT Patriots (1–1) 0 7 0 0 Dolphins (2–0) 0 7 14 7 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida 66,083 79 °F °C; relative humidity 65%; wind 10 mph km/h knots Chuck Heberling NBC Jay Randolph (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – September 9, 1984 right New England Patriots NE Miami Dolphins MIA Steve Grogan 20/42, 217 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INTs Tony Collins 20 CAR, 87 YDS Derrick Ramsey 5 REC, 70 YDS Dan Marino 17/28, 269 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Tony Nathan 10 CAR, 36 YDS Mark Clayton 5 REC, 75 YDS, 2 TDs NE MIA collapsed 2 5:37 Dolphins 2 55 0:16 RecTD Duper Jensen 35 good von Schamann 0 7 2 0:56 Patriots 10 90 4:31 RecTD Dawson Grogan 5 good Franklin 7 7 3 12:38 Dolphins 4 73 2:22 RecTD Clayton Marino 35 good von Schamann 7 14 3 11:02 Dolphins 2 16 0:43 RecTD Clayton Marino 15 good von Schamann 7 21 4 2:53 Dolphins — — — IntTD Judson 60 good von Schamann 7 28 7 28 Point spread: Dolphins by 6 Over/under: 43.0 (under) Time of game: 3 hours, 3 minutes PatriotsGame statisticsDolphins18 First downs 1728–127 Rushes–yards 30–74217 Passing yards 26920–42–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–28–22–12 Sacked–yards 0–0205 Net passing yards 269332 Total yards 34374 Return yards 1838–39.6 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–41.62–1 Fumbles–lost 0–06–53 Penalties–yards 6–4630:46 Time of Possession 29:14 Dan Marino increased his two-game total of seven touchdown passes as he tossed a pair of scoring strikes to Mark Clayton within a 1:36 span in the third quarter to lead Miami to its 17th straight victory against the Patriots at The Orange Bowl. Miami intercepted four Steve Grogan passes. Mike Kozlowski returned one 26 yards, then laterred to William Judson who rambled the remaining 60 yards for a touchdown. Week 3 (Monday, September 17, 1984): at Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Miami Dolphins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills September 17, 1984 9:01 p.m. EDT Dolphins (3–0) 7 7 7 0 Bills (0–3) 0 3 7 7 Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York 65,455 54 °F °C; wind 8 mph km/h knots Bob Frederic ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play) and O. J. Simpson (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – September 17, 1984 MIA BUF collapsed 1 2:09 Dolphins 8 62 5:13 RecTD Duper Marino 11 good von Schamann 7 0 2 5:04 Dolphins 9 52 4:20 RecTD Clayton Marino 12 good von Schamann 14 0 2 0:05 Bills 5 18 1:11 FG 33 Danelo 14 3 3 11:27 Dolphins 9 57 3:21 RecTD Moore Marino 1 good von Schamann 21 3 3 3:57 Bills 15 80 6:30 RushTD Williams 1 good Danelo 21 10 4 9:20 Bills 9 79 3:43 RecTD Dawkins Ferguson 13 good Danelo 21 17 21 17 Time of game: 3 hours, 15 minutes Week 4 Colts 0 7 0 0 Dolphins 7 16 14 7 September 23 Orange Bowl Red Cashion Charlie Jones, Bob Griese NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 5 Dolphins 6 20 0 10 Cardinals 0 14 7 7 September 30 Busch Stadium Pat Haggerty Jay Randolph, Bob Griese NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 6 Dolphins 0 21 3 7 Steelers 0 0 7 0 October 7 Three Rivers Stadium Jerry Markbreit Jay Randolph, Bob Griese NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 7 Oilers 0 0 3 7 Dolphins 0 7 7 14 October 14 Orange Bowl Dick Jorgensen Gary Gerould, Dave Rowe NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 8 (Sunday, October 21, 1984): at New England Patriots The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Miami Dolphins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 8: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots October 21, 1984 1:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins (8–0) 3 13 14 14 Patriots (5–3) 3 7 7 7 Sullivan Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts 60,711 58 °F °C; relative humidity 53%; wind 10 mph km/h knots Jim Tunney NBC Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – October 21, 1984 right Miami Dolphins MIA New England Patriots NE Dan Marino 24/39, 316 YDS, 4 TDs, 1 INT Joe Carter 14 CAR, 92 YDS Mark Clayton 7 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD Tony Eason 19/29, 313 YDS, 3 TDs Mosi Tatupu 20 CAR, 90 YDS Derrick Ramsey 5 REC, 32 YDS, 1 TD MIA NE collapsed 1 8:33 Dolphins 13 74 3:55 FG 28 von Schamann 3 0 1 2:33 Patriots 12 49 5:54 FG 48 Franklin 3 3 2 14:32 Dolphins 7 65 2:51 RushTD Johnson 1 good von Schamann 10 3 2 1:55 Patriots 8 66 4:03 RecTD Weathers Eason 14 good Franklin 10 10 2 0:06 Dolphins 11 80 1:49 RecTD Moore Marino 19 no good von Schamann 16 10 3 6:40 Dolphins 13 80 8:20 RecTD Johnson Marino 5 good von Schamann 23 10 3 6:22 Patriots 1 76 0:18 RecTD Morgan Eason 76 good Franklin 23 17 3 2:31 Dolphins 7 75 2:51 RecTD Clayton Marino 15 good von Schamann 30 17 4 11:27 Patriots 12 61 7:04 RecTD Ramsey Eason 5 good Franklin 30 24 4 8:24 Dolphins 6 66 3:04 RecTD Moore Marino 15 good von Schamann 37 24 4 1:11 Dolphins 10 69 4:39 RushTD Johnson 3 good von Schamann 44 24 44 24 Point spread: Dolphins by 4 Over/under: 42.0 (over) Time of game: 3 hours, 13 minutes DolphinsGame statisticsPatriots33 First downs 1837–236 Rushes–yards 27–102316 Passing yards 31324–39–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 19–29–00–0 Sacked–yards 1–7316 Net passing yards 306552 Total yards 40875 Return yards 1131–38.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–57.00–0 Fumbles–lost 1–16–36 Penalties–yards 6–3631:59 Time of Possession 28:01 Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): vs. Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Miami Dolphins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins October 28, 1984 4:01 p.m. EST Bills (0–9) 0 0 0 7 Dolphins (9–0) 7 17 0 14 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida 58,824 Gene Barth NBC Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Bob Griese (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – October 28, 1984 BUF MIA collapsed 1 3:18 Dolphins 7 80 3:06 RecTD Clayton Marino 7 good von Schamann 0 7 2 14:53 Dolphins 3 47 1:20 RecTD Johnson Marino 10 good von Schamann 0 14 2 7:55 Dolphins 10 77 4:50 FG 22 von Schamann 0 17 2 2:33 Dolphins 4 75 1:05 RecTD Clayton Marino 65 good von Schamann 0 24 4 14:19 Dolphins 7 64 3:42 RushTD Bennett 1 good von Schamann 0 31 4 3:26 Dolphins 12 68 7:44 RushTD Johnson 1 good von Schamann 0 38 4 1:22 Bills 10 75 2:04 RecTD Dennard Kofler 5 good Danelo 7 38 7 38 Time of game: 2 hours, 54 minutes Week 10 Dolphins 7 0 7 17 Jets 7 3 0 7 November 4 Giants Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 49 F; wind 13 mph on Gordon McCarter Charlie Jones and Bob Griese NBC yes Q1 7:38 MIA Moore 37 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 5:03 NYJ Walker 33 yard pass from Ryan (Leahy kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 2:14 NYJ Leahy 32 yard field goal NYJ 10–7 Q3 4:21 MIA Bennett 3 yard run (von Schamann kick) MIA 14–10 Q4 9:31 NYJ McNeil 6 yard run (Leahy kick) NYJ 17–14 Q4 7:45 MIA Clayton 47 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) MIA 21—17 Q4 3:56 MIA von Schamann 30 yard field goal MIA 24–17 Q4 1:57 MIA Johnson 2 yard run (von Schamann kick) MIA 31–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.comThe Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 11 Eagles 14 0 3 6 Dolphins 0 7 7 10 November 11 Orange Bowl Tom Dooley Frank Glieber and Jean Fugett CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 12 Dolphins 0 21 7 0 0 Chargers 7 7 0 14 6 November 18 Jack Murphy Stadium Red Cashion Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 13 Jets 7 3 7 0 Dolphins 0 14 14 0 November 26 Orange Bowl Fred Wyant Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, O. J. Simpson ABC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 14 Raiders 7 10 7 21 Dolphins 7 6 14 7 December 2 Orange Bowl Ben Dreith Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 15 Dolphins 7 0 14 14 Colts 7 10 0 0 December 9 Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) Dick Jorgensen Jay Randolph, Reggie Rucker NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Week 16 Cowboys 0 0 7 14 Dolphins 0 7 7 14 December 17 Orange Bowl Pat Haggerty Frank Gifford, O. J. Simpson, Don Meredith ABC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 29 Seattle Seahawks (4) W 31–10 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 73,469 AFC Championship January 6, 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) W 45–28 2–0 Miami Orange Bowl 76,029 Super Bowl XIX January 20, 1985 N San Francisco 49ers (N1) L 16–38 2–1 Stanford Stadium 84,059 Standings Player stats Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Dan Marino 564 362 5084 48 17 108.9 Postseason Divisional Seahawks 0 10 0 0 Dolphins 7 7 14 3 December 29 Saturday Orange Bowl Marv Albert, John Brodie NBC The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. A year after being upended in the playoffs by the Seattle Seahawks the Dolphins routed Seattle 31–10. Dan Marino threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns despite being intercepted twice by Seahawks defensive back John Harris. The Dolphins rushed for 143 yards and a Tony Nathan rushing score as well. Conference Championship Steelers 7 7 7 7 Dolphins 7 17 14 7 January 6 Orange Bowl 12:30 p.m. EST Sunny; 64 F Jerry Markbreit Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC yes Q1 7:45 MIA Clayton 40 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) MIA 7–0 Q1 3:30 PIT Erenberg 7 yard run (Anderson kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 9:04 MIA von Schamann 26 yard field goal MIA 10–7 Q2 3:52 PIT Stallworth 65 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) PIT 14–10 Q2 2:30 MIA Duper 41 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) MIA 17–14 Q2 0:36 MIA Nathan 2 yard run (von Schamann kick) MIA 24–14 Q3 13:12 MIA Duper 36 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) MIA 31–14 Q3 7:55 PIT Stallworth 19 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) MIA 31–21 Q3 1:40 MIA Bennett 1 yard run (von Schamann kick) MIA 38–21 Q4 11:05 MIA Moore 6 yard pass from Marino (von Schamann kick) MIA 45–21 Q4 0:25 PIT Capers 29 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) MIA 45–28 yes In a shootout, quarterback Dan Marino led the Dolphins to a victory by throwing for 421 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Steelers quarterback Mark Malone recorded 312 yards and 3 touchdowns, but was intercepted three times. With their 3rd ever victory in the Conference Championship, the Dolphins were able to advance to Super Bowl XIX. As of 2025, this remains the Dolphins last win in the AFC Championship. Super Bowl XIX (Sunday, January 20, 1985): vs. San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XIX The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-18. Miami Dolphins 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Super Bowl XIX: Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers January 20, 1985 6:19 p.m. EST Dolphins (16–3) 10 6 0 0 49ers (18–1) 7 21 10 0 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California 84,059 53 °F °C, cloudy, fog for much of the second halfSuper Bowl Game-Time Temperatures http://www.profootballhof.com/news/super-bowl-game-time-temperatures/ Pro Football Hall of Fame March 10, 2018 Pat Haggerty ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith (color commentator) and Joe Theismann (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Super Bowl XIX – Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers – January 20, 1985 The Dolphins season ended with an overall record of 16-3. As of 2025, this remains the Dolphins last appearance in the Super Bowl. right Miami Dolphins MIA San Francisco 49ers SF Dan Marino 29/50, 318 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Tony Nathan 5 CAR, 18 YDS Tony Nathan 10 REC, 83 YDS Joe Montana 24/35, 331 YDS, 3 TDs Wendell Tyler 13 CAR, 65 YDS Roger Craig 7 REC, 77 YDS, 2 TDs MIA SF collapsed 1 7:24 Dolphins 7 45 3:50 FG 37 von Schamann 3 0 1 3:12 49ers 8 78 4:12 RecTD Monroe Montana 33 good Wersching 3 7 1 0:45 Dolphins 6 70 2:27 RecTD Johnson Marino 2 good von Schamann 10 7 2 11:34 49ers 4 47 1:25 RecTD Craig Montana 8 good Wersching 10 14 2 6:58 49ers 6 55 2:43 RushTD Montana 6 good Wersching 10 21 2 2:05 49ers 9 52 3:39 RushTD Craig 2 good Wersching 10 28 2 0:12 Dolphins 12 72 1:53 FG 31 von Schamann 13 28 2 0:00 Dolphins 1 0 0:04 FG 30 von Schamann 16 28 3 10:12 49ers 10 43 3:28 FG 27 Wersching 16 31 3 6:18 49ers 5 70 2:20 RecTD Craig Montana 16 good Wersching 16 38 16 38 Point spread: 49ers by 3 Over/under: 53.5 (over) Time of game: 3 hours, 13 minutes DolphinsGame statistics49ers19 First downs 319–25 Rushes–yards 40–211318 Passing yards 33129–50–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 24–35–04–29 Sacked–yards 1–5289 Net passing yards 326314 Total yards 537155 Return yards 916–39.3 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–32.71–0 Fumbles–lost 2–21–10 Penalties–yards 2–1022:49 Time of Possession 37:11 Super Bowl XIX was played on January 20, 1985, and featured the San Francisco 49ers and the Miami Dolphins. The 49ers won their second Super Bowl, defeating the Dolphins 38–16. Dan Marino, the Dolphins quarterback passed for one touchdown and two interceptions, while Joe Montana, the 49ers quarterback passed for 3 touchdowns and rushed for another. Awards and honors Dan Marino, 1984 NFL MVP Dan Marino, 1984 PFWA MVP Dan Marino, 1984 NEA MVP Dan Marino, 1984 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Dan Marino, 1984 UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year Dan Marino, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2010-06-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm June 19, 2009 mdy Personnel Coaches / Staff 1984 Miami Dolphins Owner / Team 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 Offensive backs – Carl Taseff Receivers – David Shula Offensive line – John Sandusky Defense – Chuck Studley Defensive line/run defense – Mike Scarry Defensive backs – Tom Keane Special teams – Bob Matheson Punting – Tom Keane Strength and flexibility – Junior Wade Final roster 1984 Miami Dolphins 49 7 13 Dan Marino 10 Don Strock 34 Woody Bennett 20 Joe Carter running back y 31 Eddie Hill American football 46 Pete Johnson American football, born 1954 22 Tony Nathan 81 Jimmy Cefalo 83 Mark Clayton American football, born 1961 85 Mark Duper 88 Vince Heflin 11 Jim Jensen wide receiver 89 Nat Moore 84 Bruce Hardy 87 Dan Johnson American football 80 Joe Rose American football 76 Steve Clark American football, born 1960 G 61 Roy Foster American football G 79 Jon Giesler T 74 Cleveland Green T 72 Ronnie Lee American football T 64 Ed Newman G 57 Dwight Stephenson C 60 Jeff Toews C/G 70 Bill Barnett NT 73 Bob Baumhower NT 78 Charles Benson DE 75 Doug Betters DE 58 Kim Bokamper DE 56 Charles Bowser OLB 53 Jay Brophy ILB y 51 Mark Brown linebacker, born 1961 ILB 59 Bob Brudzinski OLB 77 A. J. Duhe ILB 91 Ed Judie OLB 55 Earnie Rhone ILB 50 Jackie Shipp ILB y 52 Sanders Shiver OLB 47 Glenn Blackwood SS 42 Lyle Blackwood FS 43 Bud Brown American football y SS 49 William Judson CB 40 Mike Kozlowski FS 44 Paul Lankford CB 28 Don McNeal CB 45 Robert Sowell CB 41 Fulton Walker CB  4 Reggie Roby P  5 Uwe von Schamann K 71 Mike Charles DE IR 37 Andra Franklin RB IR -- Ron Hester LB IR 67 Bob Kuechenberg G IR 68 Eric Laakso T IR 54 Rodell Thomas LB IR 32 Tommy Vigorito RB IR Notes References Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference Miami Dolphins on jt-sw.com Miami Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Category:AFC East championship seasons Category:American Football Conference championship seasons Miami Dolphins