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,
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 Hampshire
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Final roster
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, , 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 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 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 at San Diego Chargers L 20–45 9–6 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 18 January 2 at New England Patriots L 27–33 9–7 Foxboro Stadium Recap
Game summaries
Week 13
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jan-20.
Week 16
Standings
References
Miami Dolphins on Pro Football Reference