1984 Miami Dolphins

1984 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Joe Robbie
Head Coach	Don Shula
General Manager	Mike Robbie
Home Field	Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record	14–2
Place	1st AFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Seahawks) 31–10; Won AFC Championship (vs. Steelers) 45–28; Lost Super Bowl XIX (vs. 49ers) 16–38
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1983	1985

The 1984 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 19th season, and 15th in the National Football League. 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.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

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,^{[lower-alpha 2]} 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.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1984 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1984 Miami Dolphins draft
1	14	Jackie Shipp	ILB	Oklahoma
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1984 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Al Del Greco	Kicker	Auburn

Week 1 roster

Miami Dolphins current roster

Quarterbacks

13 Dan Marino
10 Don Strock

Running backs

34 Woody Bennett FB
20 Joe Carter
37 Andra Franklin FB
31 Eddie Hill
22 Tony Nathan

Wide receivers

82 Fernanza Burgess
81 Jimmy Cefalo
83 Mark Clayton
85 Mark Duper
88 Vince Heflin
11 Jim Jensen
89 Nat Moore

Tight ends

84 Bruce Hardy
87 Dan Johnson
80 Joe Rose

Offensive linemen

61 Roy Foster G
79 Jon Giesler T
74 Cleveland Green T
68 Eric Laakso T
72 Ronnie Lee G
64 Ed Newman G
57 Dwight Stephenson C
60 Jeff Toews C

Defensive linemen

70 Bill Barnett DE
73 Bob Baumhower DT
78 Charles Benson DE
75 Doug Betters DE
58 Kim Bokamper DE
71 Mike Charles DE

Linebackers

56 Charles Bowser OLB
53 Jay Brophy MLB
51 Mark Brown MLB
59 Bob Brudzinski OLB
55 Earnest Rhone OLB
50 Jackie Shipp MLB
52 Sanders Shiver OLB
54 Rodell Thomas LB

Defensive backs

47 Glenn Blackwood SS
42 Lyle Blackwood FS
43 Bud Brown SS
49 William Judson CB
40 Mike Kozlowski FS
44 Paul Lankford CB
28 Don McNeal CB
45 Robert Sowell CB

Special teams

4 Reggie Roby P
5 Uwe von Schamann K

Reserve lists

77 A. J. Duhe MLB (IR) 10px
52 Ron Hester LB (IR) 10px
67 Bob Kuechenberg G (IR) 10px
32 Tommy Vigorito HB (IR) 10px
41 Fulton Walker CB (IR) 10px

Rookies in italics

[ Roster] updated
[ Depth chart] • [ Transactions]
49 active, 6 inactive, 0 practice squad

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time(ET)	TV Announcers	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	at Washington Redskins	W 35–17	NBC 1:00pm	Charlie Jones & Bob Griese	52,683
2	September 9, 1984	New England Patriots	W 28–7	NBC 1:00pm	Jay Randolph & Bob Griese	66,083
3	September 17, 1984	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–17	ABC 9:00pm	Frank Gifford & OJ Simpson	65,455
4	September 23, 1984	Indianapolis Colts	W 44–7	NBC 4:00pm	Charlie Jones & Bob Griese	55,415
5	September 30, 1984	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 36–28	NBC 1:00pm	Jay Randolph & Bob Griese	46,991
6	October 7, 1984	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–7	NBC 1:00pm	Jay Randolph & Bob Griese	59,103
7	October 14, 1984	Houston Oilers	W 28–10	NBC 1:00pm	Gary Gerould & Harvey Martin	54,080
8	October 21, 1984	at New England Patriots	W 44–24	NBC 1:00pm	Charlie Jones & Bob Griese	60,711
9	October 28, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W 38–7	NBC 4:00pm	Charlie Jones & Bob Griese	58,824
10	November 4, 1984	at New York Jets	W 31–17	NBC 4:00pm	Charlie Jones & Bob Griese	72,655
11	November 11, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–23	CBS 1:00pm	Frank Glieber & Jean Fugett	70,227
12	November 18, 1984	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–34	NBC 4:00pm	Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen	53,041
13	November 26, 1984	New York Jets	W 28–17	ABC 9:00pm	Frank Gifford, OJ Simpson & Don Meredith	74,884
14	December 2, 1984	Los Angeles Raiders	L 34–45	NBC 4:00pm	Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen	71,222
15	December 9, 1984	at Indianapolis Colts	W 35–17	NBC 1:00pm	Jay Randolph & Reggie Rucker	60,411
16	December 17, 1984	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–21	ABC 9:00pm	Frank Gifford, OJ Simpson & Don Meredith	74,139

Season summary

Week 1

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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

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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

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Week 12

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Week 13

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Week 15

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 29, 1984	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–10	73,469
Conference Championship	January 6, 1985	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 45–28	76,029
Super Bowl	January 20, 1985	N San Francisco 49ers	L 16–38	84,059

Standings

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Player stats

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Dan Marino	564	362	5084	48	17	108.9

Postseason

Divisional

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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

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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.

Super Bowl

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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.

MIA – FG: Uwe von Schamann 37 yards 3–0 MIA
SF – TD: Carl Monroe 33-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) 7–3 SF
MIA – TD: Dan Johnson 2-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) 10–7 MIA
SF – TD: Roger Craig 8-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) 14–10 SF
SF – TD: Joe Montana 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick) 21–10 SF
SF – TD: Roger Craig 2-yard run (Ray Wersching kick) 28–10 SF
MIA – FG: Uwe von Schamann 31 yards 28–13 SF
MIA – FG: Uwe von Schamann 30 yards 28–16 SF
SF – FG: Ray Wersching 27 yards 31–16 SF
SF – TD: Roger Craig 16-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) 38–16 SF

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 Award^[19]

Final roster

1984 Miami Dolphins final roster

Quarterbacks

13 Dan Marino
10 Don Strock

Running backs

34 Woody Bennett FB
20 Joe Carter RB
31 Eddie Hill RB
46 Pete Johnson FB
22 Tony Nathan RB

Wide receivers

81 Jimmy Cefalo
83 Mark Clayton
85 Mark Duper
88 Vince Heflin KR
11 Jim Jensen WR/RB/QB
89 Nat Moore

Tight ends

84 Bruce Hardy
87 Dan Johnson
80 Joe Rose

Offensive linemen

61 Roy Foster G
79 Jon Giesler T
74 Cleveland Green T
72 Ronnie Lee G/T/TE
64 Ed Newman G
57 Dwight Stephenson C
60 Jeff Toews C

Defensive linemen

70 Bill Barnett DE
73 Bob Baumhower DT
78 Charles Benson DE
75 Doug Betters DE
58 Kim Bokamper DE
71 Mike Charles DE
76 Steve Clark DT/G

Linebackers

56 Charles Bowser OLB
53 Jay Brophy MLB
51 Mark Brown MLB
59 Bob Brudzinski OLB
77 A. J. Duhe MLB
55 Earnest Rhone OLB
50 Jackie Shipp MLB
52 Sanders Shiver OLB

Defensive backs

47 Glenn Blackwood SS
42 Lyle Blackwood FS
43 Bud Brown 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/KR/PR

Special teams

4 Reggie Roby P
5 Uwe von Schamann K

Reserve lists

37 Andra Franklin FB (IR) 10px
52 Ron Hester LB (IR) 10px
67 Bob Kuechenberg G (IR) 10px
68 Eric Laakso T (IR) 10px
54 Rodell Thomas LB (IR) 10px
32 Tommy Vigorito HB (IR) 10px

Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}

Rookies in italics
49 Active, 6 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

Notes

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1984 Miami Dolphins

Contents

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Week 1 roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Playoffs

Standings

Player stats

Passing

Postseason

Divisional

Conference Championship

Super Bowl

Awards and honors

Final roster

Notes

References

Fan Feed

1984 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Joe Robbie
Head Coach	Don Shula
General Manager	Mike Robbie
Home Field	Miami Orange Bowl
Results
Record	14–2
Place	1st AFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Seahawks) 31–10 Won AFC Championship (vs. Steelers) 45–28 Lost Super Bowl XIX (vs. 49ers) 16–38
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1983	1985