1992 Miami Dolphins season

The 1992 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League.

1992 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won AFC Divisional Playoff (Chargers) 31–0 Lost AFC Championship Game (Bills) 10-29

The season began with the team attempting to improve on their 8–8 record in 1991.

The season was a success as the Dolphins finished the season 11–5, won the AFC East and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. After beating the Chargers 31-0 in the Divisional Playoffs, they played host to their AFC East rivals the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game. However, 5 turnovers and a huge disparity in the running game meant they lost the game 29-10.

As of 2020, this was the last time the Dolphins have made the AFC Championship Game.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	7	Troy Vincent	Defensive Back	Wisconsin
1	12	Marco Coleman	Defensive End	Georgia Tech
2	43	Eddie Blake	Offensive Lineman	Auburn
3	70	Larry Webster	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
4	97	Dwight Hollier	Linebacker	North Carolina
5	124	Christopher Perez	Offensive Tackle	Kansas
6	155	Roosevelt Collins	Linebacker	TCU
7	199	Dave Moore	Tight End	Pittsburgh
8	209	Andre Powell	Linebacker	Penn State
9	236	Tony Tellington	Defensive Back	Youngstown State
10	267	Raoul Spears	Running Back	USC
11	294	Lee Miles	Wide Receiver	Baylor
11	296	Mike Barsotti	Quarterback	Fresno State
12	321	Milton Biggins	Tight End	Western Kentucky
12	328	Kameno Bell	Running Back	Illinois

Personnel

Staff

1992 Miami Dolphins staff

	Front office 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 Head coaches Head Coach – Don Shula Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – John Sandusky Offensive coaches Offense/Quarterbacks – Gary Stevens Offensive Backs – Carl Taseff Wide Receivers – Larry Seiple Assistant Offensive Line – Dwight Stephenson Coaches’ Assistant – Tony Nathan Coaches’ Assistant – Mike Shula			Defensive coaches Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – George Hill Defensive Backs – Mel Phillips Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Junior Wade

Roster

1992 Miami Dolphins final roster

	Quarterbacks 13 Dan Marino 19 Scott Mitchell Running backs 30 Bernie Parmalee 34 Aaron Craver FB/KR 21 Mark Higgs 49 Tony Paige FB Wide receivers 86 Fred Banks 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 81 Randal Hill 11 Jim Jensen 89 Tony Martin 82 Scott Miller PR 87 Mike Williams Tight ends 84 Greg Baty 88 Keith Jackson 80 Ferrell Edmunds		Offensive linemen 65 Jeff Dellenbach T 74 Mark Dennis 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 T/G Defensive linemen 91 Jeff Cross DE 92 David Griggs DE 99 Chuck Klingbeil NT 96 Alfred Oglesby NT 95 T. J. Turner DE 79 Larry Webster DT		Linebackers 90 Marco Coleman OLB 51 Bryan Cox OLB 59 John Grimsley ILB 50 Dwight Hollier OLB 93 Cliff Odom ILB 56 John Offerdahl ILB 58 Mark Sander OLB Defensive backs 37 J. B. Brown CB 35 Kerry Glenn CB 42 Chris Green CB 45 Bobby Harden SS 24 Vestee Jackson CB 25 Louis Oliver FS 26 Jarvis Williams SS 23 Troy Vincent CB Special teams  4 Reggie Roby P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K		Reserve lists 66 Eddie Blake NT Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	Bye
2	September 14, 1992	at Cleveland Browns	W 27–23	74,765
3	September 20, 1992	Los Angeles Rams	W 26–10	55,945
4	September 27, 1992	at Seattle Seahawks	W 19–17	59,374
5	October 4, 1992	at Buffalo Bills	W 37–10	80,368
6	October 11, 1992	Atlanta Falcons	W 21–17	68,633
7	October 18, 1992	New England Patriots	W 38–17	57,282
8	October 25, 1992	Indianapolis Colts	L 31–20	61,117
9	November 1, 1992	at New York Jets	L 26–14	69,313
10	November 8, 1992	at Indianapolis Colts	W 28–0	59,892
11	November 16, 1992	Buffalo Bills	L 26–20	70,629
12	November 22, 1992	Houston Oilers	W 19–16	63,597
13	November 29, 1992	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–13	68,591
14	December 6, 1992	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–3	58,474
15	December 14, 1992	Los Angeles Raiders	W 20–7	67,098
16	December 20, 1992	New York Jets	W 19–17	68,275
17	December 27, 1992	at New England Patriots	W 16–13	34,726

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	5–3	9–3	340	281	W3
^(4) Buffalo Bills	11	5	0	.688	5–3	7–5	381	283	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	216	302	W5
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	3–5	4–8	220	315	L3
New England Patriots	2	14	0	.125	2–6	2–10	205	363	L5

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff

Miami Dolphins 31, San Diego Chargers 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	21	0	10	31

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 71,224
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

The Dolphins defense shut out the Chargers, holding San Diego quarterback Stan Humphries to just 18 completions on 44 pass attempts for 140 yards and intercepting four passes. Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino threw 3 touchdown passes in the second quarter - all of Marino's touchdowns were set up by interceptions.

AFC Championship Game Jan 17th 1993

Buffalo Bills 29, Miami Dolphins 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	10	10	6	29
Dolphins	3	0	0	7	10

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 72,703
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

The Bills intercepted Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino twice, recovered 3 fumbles, forced 4 sacks, and held Miami to just 33 rushing yards.

Awards and honors

• Dan Marino, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Dan Marino, All-Pro Selection

References

• Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference