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1987 Miami Dolphins season
1987 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Joe Robbie Stadium
Results
Record	8–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 QB Dan Marino; ILB John Offerdahl;
	← 1986; Dolphins seasons; 1988 →;

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.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1987 Miami Dolphins draft
1	16	John Bosa	Defensive end	Boston College
2	43	Rick Graf	Linebacker	Wisconsin
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**1987 Miami Dolphins staff**
	Front office President – Joe Robbie Executive vice president/general manager – Mike Robbie Vice-president – Don Shula Director of player personnel – Chuck Connor Director of pro scouting – Charley Winner Head coaches Head coach – Don Shula Assistant head coach – David Shula Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – David Shula Offensive backs – Carl Taseff Tight ends – Mike Westhoff Offensive line – John Sandusky			Defensive coaches Defense – Tom Olivadotti Defensive line – Dan Sekanovich Linebackers – Chuck Studley Defensive backs – Mel Phillips Special teams coaches Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Junior Wade

NFL replacement players

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

14 Scott Stankavage
15 Kyle Mackey
16 Geoff Torretta

Running backs

20 Rickey Isom FB
31 Kenny Rogers
32 Pete Roth
33 Ronald Scott
35 John Tagliaferri
38 Clarence Bailey
41 Mark Konecny FB

Wide receivers

81 Mike Caterbone
82 Todd Feldman
82 Shea Walker
83 Dameon Reilly
85 Eddie Chavis
86 George Farmer
88 Greg Petty
89 Leland Douglas

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

61 Greg Cleveland
63 Greg Ours C
65 Bill Bealles RT
66 Jim Gilmore LG
67 Guy Goar
68 Louis Oubre RG
71 Scott Kehoe LT
72 Steve Jacobson
74 Jeff Wiska

Defensive linemen

64 Michael Blake
69 Mike Lambrecht NT
70 Al Wring
77 Stanley Scott
78 Derek Wimberly LE
79 Ike Readon
93 Charles Bennett RE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

21 Tate Randle SS
23 Demetrious Johnson
24 Floyd Raglin
40 John Swain RCB
42 Robert Sowell LCB
45 Trell Hooper FS
46 Mark Irvin
48 Daniel McFadden
49 Marvell Burgess

Special teams

2 Willie Beecher K
14 Stacy Gore P

Roster

**1987 Miami Dolphins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 13 Dan Marino 14 Scott Stankavage 10 Don Strock Running backs (RB) 34 Woody Bennett 30 Ron Davenport 27 Lorenzo Hampton 22 Tony Nathan 23 Troy Stradford Wide receivers (WR) 83 Mark Clayton 85 Mark Duper 11 Jim Jensen 81 Scott Schwedes 82 James Pruitt Tight ends (TE) 84 Bruce Hardy 87 Dan Johnson 88 Joel Williams		Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Chris Conlin G 65 Jeff Dellenbach C 61 Roy Foster G 79 Jon Giesler T 72 Ronnie Lee T 76 Tom Toth G Defensive linemen (DL) 75 Doug Betters DE 97 John Bosa DE 71 Bob Gruber DT 99 George Little DE 70 Brian Sochia DT 95 T. J. Turner DE		Linebackers (LB) 51 Mark Brown 59 Bob Brudzinski 58 Rick Graf 55 Hugh Green 54 Larry Kolic 56 John Offerdahl 50 Jackie Shipp Defensive backs (DB) 47 Glenn Blackwood SS 43 Bud Brown FS 49 William Judson CB 44 Paul Lankford CB 42 Robert Sowell Special teams 4 Reggie Roby P 7 Fuad Reveiz K		Reserve 38 DeShon Jenkins DB (IR) 16 Jim Karsatos QB (IR) 41 Mark Konecny FB (IR) 69 Mike Lambrecht DT (IR) 68 Louis Oubre G (IR) 57 Dwight Stephenson C (IR) 40 John Swain CB (IR) Rookies in italics

Schedule

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.

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	14	0	0	21
• Patriots	7	7	14	0	28

Date: September 13, 1987
Location: Schaefer Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 54,642
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn), rainy
Referee: Tom Dooley
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

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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Week 6

Buffalo Bills (2-3) at Miami Dolphins (2-3)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Bills	0	3	14	14	3	34
Dolphins	14	7	0	10	0	31

Date: October 25, 1987
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 61,295
Game weather: 78 °F (25.6 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Paul Maguire

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	7	7	7	21
• Dolphins	0	9	0	14	23

Date: December 20
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 65,715
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Roy Firestone, Larry Csonka

Dan Marino 22/50, 393 Yds
Mark Duper 6 Rec, 170 Yds

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Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Indianapolis Colts⁽³⁾	9	6	0	.600	5–3	8–6	300	238	W2
New England Patriots	8	7	0	.533	6–2	8–4	320	293	W3
Miami Dolphins	8	7	0	.533	2–6	5–7	362	335	L1
Buffalo Bills	7	8	0	.467	4–4	6–6	270	305	L2
New York Jets	6	9	0	.400	3–5	6–5	334	360	L4

References

^ "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.
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^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-Jan-08.