The 1986 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 21st as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games.1986 Miami Dolphins This was the first time in six seasons the team did not qualify for the playoffs and would mark the start of a four-season span of barren postseason chances. This was also the team's final season at the Orange Bowl before moving into their new stadium Joe Robbie Stadium the following season.
Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at San Diego Chargers L 28–50 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,726 2 September 14 Indianapolis Colts W 30–10 1–1 Miami Orange Bowl 51,848 3 September 21 at New York Jets L 45–51 1–2 Giants Stadium 71,025 4 September 28 San Francisco 49ers L 16–31 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 70,264 5 October 5 at New England Patriots L 7–34 1–4 Sullivan Stadium 60,689 6 October 12 Buffalo Bills W 27–14 2–4 Miami Orange Bowl 49,467 7 October 19 Los Angeles Raiders L 28–30 2–5 Miami Orange Bowl 53,421 8 October 26 at Indianapolis Colts W 17–13 3–5 Hoosier Dome 58,350 9 November 2 Houston Oilers W 28–7 4–5 Miami Orange Bowl 43,804 10 November 10 at Cleveland Browns L 16–26 4–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,949 11 November 16 at Buffalo Bills W 34–24 5–6 Rich Stadium 76,474 12 November 24 New York Jets W 45–3 6–6 Miami Orange Bowl 70,206 13 November 30 Atlanta Falcons L 14–20 6–7 Miami Orange Bowl 53,762 14 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 31–27 7–7 Louisiana Superdome 64,761 15 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams W 37–31 8–7 Anaheim Stadium 62,629 16 December 22 New England Patriots L 27–34 8–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,516 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Final roster
Season summary
Week 1 at Chargers
Week 2
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Week 3 at Jets
The Jets-Dolphins rivalry reached an apex in this Week 3 matchup as Ken O'Brien and Dan Marino unleashed ten combined touchdowns, the last a 43-yard score to Wesley Walker and a 51–45 overtime win for the Jets.
Week 6 vs. Bills
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Week 11 at Bills
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Standings
References
External links 1986 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com