22nd season in franchise history; first in Joe Robbie Stadium
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.[ 1] 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. [ 2] The Dolphins finally played a 1987 home game with the regular players in week 6, losing in overtime to the Buffalo Bills.
1987 Miami Dolphins staff Front office
Head coaches
Head coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach – David Shula Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade
NFL replacement players [ edit ] 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.[ 3] 1987 Miami Dolphins replacement roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
1987 Miami Dolphins roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics
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.
1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 14 0 0 21 • Patriots 7 7 14 0 28
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.
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1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 7 7 7 21 • Dolphins 0 9 0 14 23
Date: December 20Location: Joe Robbie StadiumGame start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 65,715Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)Referee: Fred WyantTV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Roy Firestone, Larry Csonka Scoring summary Q2 MIA Reviez 48 yard field goalMIA 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
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^ "1987 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . ^ 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 ^ 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 ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2022-Mar-22. ^ [1] . Retrieved 2021-Jul-19. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2017-Jan-08.
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