Franchise records according to Pro-Football Reference.com Season Team League Conference Division Regular Season Post Season Results Awards Head coaches Finish Wins Losses Ties 1966 1966 AFL Eastern 5th 11 0 George Wilson 1967 1967 AFL Eastern 4th 10 0 1968 1968 AFL Eastern 3rd 5 8 1969 1969 AFL Eastern 5th 10 1970 1970 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 14 -- 21 Don Shula 1971 1971 NFL AFC East 1st 10 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 27 -- 24 (OT) Won Conference Championship (Colts) 21 -- 0 Lost Super Bowl VI (vs. Cowboys) 3 -- 24 1972 1972 NFL AFC East 1st 14 0 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 20 -- 14 Won Conference Championship (at Steelers) 21 -- 17 Won Super Bowl VII (1) (vs. Redskins) 14 -- 7 Don Shula (COY) Jake Scott (SB MVP) Earl Morrall (CBPOY) 1973 1973 NFL AFC East 1st 12 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 34 -- 16 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 27 -- 10 Won Super Bowl VIII (2) (vs. Vikings) 24 -- 7 Dick Anderson (DPOY) Larry Csonka (SB MVP) Garo Yepremian (PB MVP) NFL AFC East 1st 11 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 26 -- 28 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 0 1976 1976 NFL AFC East 3rd 6 8 0 1977 1977 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 0 A.J. Duhe (DROY) 1978 1978 NFL AFC East 2nd 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 9 -- 17 1979 1979 NFL AFC East 1st 10 6 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 14 -- 34 Larry Csonka (CBPOY) 1980 1980 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 8 0 1981 1981 NFL AFC East 1st 11 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 38 -- 41 (OT) 1982 1982 NFL AFC 2nd 7 0 Won First Round (Patriots) 28 -- 13 Won Second Round (Chargers) 34 -- 13 Won Conference Championship (Jets) 14 -- 0 Lost Super Bowl XVII (vs. Redskins) 17 -- 27 NFL AFC East 1st 12 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 20 -- 27 Doug Betters (DPOY) 1984 1984 NFL AFC East 1st 14 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 31 -- 10 Won Conference Championship (Steelers) 45 -- 28 Lost Super Bowl XIX (vs. 49ers) 16 -- 38 Dan Marino (MVP, OPOY) 1985 1985 NFL AFC East 1st 12 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 24 -- 21 Lost Conference Championship (Patriots) 14 -- 31 Dwight Stephenson (WPMOY) 1986 1986 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 8 0 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 7 0 Troy Stradford (OROY) 1988 1988 NFL AFC East 5th 6 10 0 1989 1989 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 8 0 1990 1990 NFL AFC East 2nd 12 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 17 -- 16 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 34 -- 44 1991 1991 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 8 0 1992 1992 NFL AFC East 1st 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 31 -- 0 Lost Conference Championship (Bills) 10 -- 29 1993 1993 NFL AFC East 2nd 9 7 0 1994 1994 NFL AFC East 1st 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 27 -- 17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 21 -- 22 Tim Bowens (DROY) Dan Marino (CBPOY) 1995 1995 NFL AFC East 3rd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 22 -- 37 NFL AFC East 4th 8 8 0 Jimmy Johnson 1997 1997 NFL AFC East 2nd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Patriots) 3 -- 17 1998 1998 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 24 -- 17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 3 -- 38 Dan Marino (WPMOY) 1999 1999 NFL AFC East 3rd 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 20 -- 17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Jaguars) 7 -- 62 2000 2000 NFL AFC East 1st 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 23 -- 17 (OT) Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 0 -- 27 Dave Wannstedt 2001 2001 NFL AFC East 2nd 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 3 -- 20 2002 2002 NFL AFC East 3rd 9 7 0 Ricky Williams (PB MVP) 2003 2003 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 6 0 NFL AFC East 4th 12 0 Dave Wannstedt (1 -- 8) Jim Bates (3 -- 4) 2005 2005 NFL AFC East 2nd 9 7 0 Nick Saban 2006 2006 NFL AFC East 4th 6 10 0 Jason Taylor (DPOY) 2007 2007 NFL AFC East 4th 15 0 Jason Taylor (WPMOY) Cam Cameron 2008 2008 NFL AFC East 1st 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 9 -- 27 Chad Pennington (CBPOY) Tony Sparano 2009 2009 NFL AFC East 3rd 7 9 0 NFL AFC East 3rd 7 9 0 2011 2011 NFL AFC East 3rd 6 10 0 Brandon Marshall (PB MVP) Tony Sparano (4 -- 9) Todd Bowles (2 -- 1) 2012 2012 NFL AFC East 2nd 7 9 0 Joe Philbin 2013 2013 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 8 0 2014 2014 NFL AFC East 3rd 8 8 0 2015 2015 NFL AFC East 4th 6 10 0 Joe Philbin (1 -- 3) Dan Campbell (5 -- 7) 2016 2016 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 12 -- 30 Adam Gase 2017 2017 NFL AFC East 3rd 6 10 0 Totals 445 351 All - time regular season record (1960 -- 2017) 20 21 0 All - time postseason record (1960 -- 2017) 465 372 All - time regular & postseason record (1960 -- 2017)
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