Editing Miami Dolphins (section)

==History==
{{main|History of the Miami Dolphins|List of Miami Dolphins seasons}}
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 33 - Jim Kiick (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|The Dolphins finished their perfect [[1972 Miami Dolphins season|1972 season]] by defeating the Redskins in [[Super Bowl VII]].]]

The Miami Dolphins joined the [[American Football League]] (AFL) when an expansion franchise was awarded to lawyer [[Joseph Robbie]] and actor [[Danny Thomas]] in 1965 for $7.5 million, although Thomas would eventually sell his stake in the team to Robbie.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 21, 1965 |title=Football League Trying Dixie Expansion |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XEMrAAAAIBAJ&pg=2822,3612744&dq=dixie+football-league&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428032650/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XEMrAAAAIBAJ&pg=2822%2C3612744&dq=dixie+football-league&hl=en |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=May 15, 2010 |work=[[The Nevada Daily Mail]] |page=10 |agency=Associated Press|via=Google News}}</ref> During the summer of 1966, the Dolphins' training camp was in [[St. Pete Beach]] with practices in August at [[Boca Ciega High School]] in [[Gulfport, Florida|Gulfport]].<ref>Armistead, Tom "On the Departing Dolphins: Observations and Conclusions" (August 4, 1966), ''Evening Independent''</ref>

===Don Shula===
The Dolphins were the worst team with a 15–39–2 record in their first four seasons under head coach [[George Wilson (football coach)|George Wilson]], before [[Don Shula]] was hired as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1966 AFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1966_AFL/index.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1967 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1967.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1968 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1968.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1969 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1969.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=George Wilson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WilsGe0.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Poupart | first=Alain | title=30 Years Ago: When Shula Became NFL's Winningest Coach | website=Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins News, Analysis and More | date=2023-11-14 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-30-year-anniversary-don-shula-becomes-the-winningest-coach | access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref> Shula was a [[Paul Brown]] disciple who had been lured from the [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]], after losing [[Super Bowl III]] two seasons earlier to the AFL's [[New York Jets]], and finishing 8–5–1 the following season.<ref>{{cite web | last=O'Connor | first=Ian | title=Don Shula's greatest victory was overcoming his most devastating defeat | website=ESPN.com | date=2020-05-04 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29133010/don-shula-greatest-victory-was-overcoming-most-devastating-defeat |access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1969 Baltimore Colts Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/1969.htm |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Shula got his first NFL coaching job from then-Detroit head coach George Wilson, who hired him as the defensive coordinator. The AFL [[AFL–NFL merger|merged with the NFL]] in 1970, and the Dolphins were assigned to the [[AFC East]] division in the NFL's new [[American Football Conference]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Schwartz | first=Larry | title=June 8, 1966 | website=ESPN Classic | date=1966-06-08 | url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/moment010608nfl-afl.html |access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref>

For the rest of the 20th century, the Shula-led Dolphins emerged as one of the most dominant teams in the NFL, with only two losing seasons between 1970 and 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/index.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> They were extremely successful in the 1970s, completing the first complete [[perfect season]] in NFL history by finishing with a 14–0 regular-season record in [[1972 Miami Dolphins season|1972]] and winning the [[Super Bowl VII|Super Bowl that year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1972 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1972.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> It was the first of two consecutive Super Bowl wins and one of three appearances in a row.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who Are the Best Florida Sports Teams of All-Time?|url=https://spacecoastdaily.com/2023/04/who-are-the-best-florida-sports-teams-of-all-time/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=Space Coast Daily |date=April 20, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl VI - Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins - January 16th, 1972 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197201160dal.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl VII - Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins - January 14th, 1973 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197301140mia.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl VIII - Minnesota Vikings vs. Miami Dolphins - January 13th, 1974 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197401130mia.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The 1980s and 1990s were also moderately successful. The early 80s teams made two Super Bowls despite losing both times and saw the emergence of future Hall of Fame quarterback [[Dan Marino]], who went on to break numerous NFL passing records, holding many of them until the late 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XVII - Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins - January 30th, 1983 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198301300mia.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XIX - Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers - January 20th, 1985 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198501200mia.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan Marino Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MariDa00.htm |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After winning every game against the division rival [[Buffalo Bills]] in the 1970s, the two teams gradually developed a [[Bills–Dolphins rivalry|competitive rivalry]] in the 80s and 90s, often competing for AFC supremacy when [[Jim Kelly]] emerged as the quarterback for the Bills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=mia&tm2=buf&yr=all |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Dolphins have also maintained a [[Dolphins–Jets rivalry|strong rivalry]] with the [[New York Jets]] throughout much of their history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=mia&tm2=nyj&yr=all |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:JoeRobbie1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|[[Joe Robbie]], founder and former principal owner of the Dolphins (1966–1990)]]
[[File: Don Shula Statue.jpg|thumb|upright|A statue of coach [[Don Shula]] outside of Hard Rock Stadium]]
Following the retirements of Marino and Shula and the rise of [[Tom Brady]] and the [[New England Patriots]], the Dolphins suffered a decline in the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Mark David | title=Miami Dolphins: Why They Have Struggled Since Dan Marino's Retirement | website=Bleacher Report | date=2011-06-25 | url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/748354-why-the-miami-dolphins-have-struggled-since-dan-marinos-retirement |access-date=2024-08-17}}</ref> During this period, the team's level of play was largely described as mediocre.<ref>{{cite web|last=Salguero|first=Armando|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article220801655.html#storylink=cpy|title=One way for Miami Dolphins to escape mediocrity: Trade these players if possible|work=[[Miami Herald]]|date=October 30, 2018|access-date=August 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Beguiristain|first=Joseph|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/904144-the-five-moves-that-put-the-miami-dolphins-into-mediocrity|title=The 5 Moves That Put the Miami Dolphins into Mediocrity|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=October 20, 2011|access-date=August 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Barnwell|first=Bill|url=https://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-dolphins-mission-of-mediocrity/|title=The Dolphins' Mission of Mediocrity|work=[[Grantland]]|date=August 19, 2015|access-date=August 25, 2022}}</ref> They have only made the playoffs four times since Marino's retirement and have largely been unable to find a consistent quarterback to replace him.

===Jimmy Johnson===
Jimmy Johnson was hired to replace Shula prior to the 1996 season.<ref>{{cite web | title=Miami Hires Jimmy Johnson | website=Spokesman.com | date=1996-01-11 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jan/11/miami-hires-jimmy-johnson/ | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In his first season at the helm, he led the team to a 8–8 record and missed the postseason.<ref>{{cite web | title=1996 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1996.htm |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In the 1997, the team improved to a 9–7 mark and made the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1997.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team saw their season end in the Wild Card Round with a 17–3 loss to the New England Patriots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1997.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 1998 season, the team went 10–6 and made the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/1998.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Dolphins defeated the Bills 24–17 in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Denver Broncos 38–3 in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - January 2nd, 1999 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901020mia.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos - January 9th, 1999 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901090den.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 1999 season, the Dolphins went 9–7 and made the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team defeated the Buffalo Bills 24–17 in the Wild Card Round before falling 62–7 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in what would be quarterback Dan Marino's final game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - January 2nd, 1999 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901020mia.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="g489" /> Johnson resigned following the season.<ref>{{cite web | last=Nobles | first=Charlie | title=PRO FOOTBALL; Jimmy Johnson Quits as Coach Of Dolphins | website=The New York Times | date=2000-01-17 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/17/sports/pro-football-jimmy-johnson-quits-as-coach-of-dolphins.html |access-date=2024-08-22}}</ref>

===Dave Wannstedt===
Going into the 2000 season, the Dolphins named Dave Wannstedt as head coach.<ref>{{cite web | title=Johnson quits, Dolphins hire Wannstedt | website=UPI | date=2000-01-16 | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/01/16/Johnson-quits-Dolphins-hire-Wannstedt/8778947998800/ |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In his first season with the Dolphins, he led the team to a 11–5 record and an AFC East title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2000.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team defeated the Indianapolis Colts 23–17 in the Wild Card Round before losing 27–0 to the Oakland Raiders in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins - December 30th, 2000 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200012300mia.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders - January 6th, 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200101060rai.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2001 season, the team made the postseason with a 11–5 record and runner-up placement in the AFC East.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2001.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team lost to the Baltimore Ravens 20–3 in the Wild Card Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins - January 13th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201130mia.htm |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2002 season, the team failed to make the postseason despite a 9–7 record.<ref>{{cite web | title=2002 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2002.htm |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In the 2003 season, the team went 10–6 but missed the postseason.<ref>{{cite web | title=2003 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2003.htm | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> Following a 1–8 start in the 2004 season, Wannstedt resigned.<ref>{{cite web | agency=Associated Press| title=Dolphins' Wannstedt resigns after 1-8 start | website=Deseret News | date=2024-01-14 | url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/11/9/19860548/dolphins-wannstedt-resigns-after-1-8-start/ |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> Jim Bates finished out the year with a 3–4 mark.<ref>{{cite web | title=2004 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2004.htm |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>

===Nick Saban===
Nick Saban coached the Dolphins in the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He went 9–7 and 6–10 in those two seasons, missing the playoffs in both.<ref>{{cite web | title=2005 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2005.htm |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=2006 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2006.htm | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> Saban resigned following the 2006 season to leave for the University of Alabama.<ref>{{cite web | last=Nobles | first=Charlie | title=Saban Leaving the Dolphins for Alabama | website=The New York Times | date=2007-01-04 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/sports/ncaafootball/04saban.html |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>

===Cam Cameron===
Prior to the 2007 season, the Dolphins hired Cam Cameron has head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-19 |title=Cameron inks four-year deal with Dolphins |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2736313 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> The team suffered a franchise-worst [[2007 Miami Dolphins season|1–15 season in 2007]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-26 |title=The worst NFL teams ever for all 32 franchises |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/32for32x171226/worst-nfl-teams-seasons-ever-history-all-32-franchises |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> After the 2007 season, the team fired Cameron.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-01-03 |title=Dolphins fire Cameron after 1-15 season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3178646 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

===Tony Sparano===
Tony Sparano was named head coach of the Dolphins prior to the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite web | last=Pasquarelli | first=Len | title=Dolphins hire Sparano as coach with 4-year deal | website=ESPN.com | date=2008-01-16 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3199065 |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In his first season, he led the team to an 11–5 result and an AFC East title.<ref>{{cite web | title=2008 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2008.htm | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> During the season, they became the second team to make a 10-game improvement over the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-secure-improbable-afc-east-title-with-win-over-jets-09000d5d80db4f99|title=Dolphins secure improbable AFC East title with win over Jets|publisher=NFL Productions LLC|date=December 28, 2008|website=NFL.com|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> That same season, the Dolphins upset the [[2008 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] on the road during Week 3 thanks to the use of the gimmick [[Wildcat offense]], which handed the Patriots their first regular-season loss since December 10, 2006, in which coincidentally, they were also beaten by the Dolphins. However, this success in 2008 proved to be an outlier during this period in the franchise's history; to date, it is the last season the Dolphins won the AFC East.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robeson |first=Andrew |date=May 28, 2009 |title=Bill Parcells: Why The Dolphins' 2008 Season Was Possible |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/186935-bill-parcells-why-the-dolphins-2008-season-was-possible |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> The team's season ended with a 27–9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round.<ref>{{cite web | title=5 takeaways help Ravens mow down Dolphins 27-9 | website=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=2009-01-04 | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/01/04/5-takeaways-help-ravens-mow-down-dolphins-27-9/ | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> The 2009 and 2010 seasons saw regression with a 7–9 record in both years.<ref>{{cite web | title=2009 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2009.htm | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=2010 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2010.htm | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> After a 4–9 start to the 2011 season, Sparano was fired.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-12 |title=Dolphins, with 4-9 mark, fire coach Sparano |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7345810/miami-dolphins-4-9-mark-fire-coach-tony-sparano |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Todd Bowles finished the 6–10 season as interim coach.<ref>{{cite web | title=2011 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2011.htm | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>

===Joe Philbin===
Prior to the 2012 season, the team hired Joe Philbin as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-20 |title=Dolphins hire Packers' Philbin as next coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7485177/miami-dolphins-hire-green-bay-packers-joe-philbin-next-coach |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> In his first season at the helm, Philbin led the team to a 7–9 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2012.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2013, the team improved to a 8–8 record but still missed the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2013.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2014 season, the team added Bill Lazor as offensive coordinator. The Dolphins once again finished 8–8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2014.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After a 1–3 start to the 2015 season, Philbin was fired.<ref>{{cite web | title=Miami Dolphins fire coach Joe Philbin | website=NFL.com | date=2015-10-05 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/miami-dolphins-fire-coach-joe-philbin-0ap3000000550401 |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> Dan Campbell was named as interim coach and finished the year with a 5–7 mark.<ref>{{cite web | last=Pelissero | first=Tom | title=Who is Dolphins interim coach Dan Campbell? | website=USA TODAY | date=2015-10-05 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/dolphins/2015/10/05/dan-campbell-miami-interim-coach-joe-philbin/73385984/ |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>

===Adam Gase===
Prior to the 2016 season, the team hired Adam Gase as head coach.<ref>{{cite web | last=Sessler | first=Marc | title=Miami Dolphins hire Adam Gase as new head coach | website=NFL.com | date=2016-01-09 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/miami-dolphins-hire-adam-gase-as-new-head-coach-0ap3000000619758 |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> He led the team to a 10–6 record and a postseason berth in the 2016 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2016.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team's season ended with a 30–12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round.<ref>{{cite web | last=Graves | first=Will | title="Big Three" power Steelers by Dolphins 30-12 | website=AP News | date=2017-01-08 | url=https://apnews.com/general-news-ee7c884f477f4d36822da3e09b1617cb |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In the 2017 season, the Dolphins regressed to a 6–10 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2017.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2018 season, the Dolphins finished with a 7–9 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2018.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> After a cumulative 23–25 record, Gase was fired by the Dolphins.<ref>{{cite web | last=Patra | first=Kevin | title=Miami Dolphins fire head coach Adam Gase | website=NFL.com | date=2018-12-31 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/miami-dolphins-fire-head-coach-adam-gase-0ap3000001006469#:~:text=The%20Dolphins%20fired%20coach%20Adam,with%20a%2023%2D25%20record. | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2015.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Brian Flores===
Prior to the 2019 season, the Dolphins hired Brian Flores as head coach.<ref>{{cite web | last=Belson | first=Ken | title=Brian Flores Is Hired as Dolphins Coach After Helping Patriots to Super Bowl | website=The New York Times | date=2019-02-05 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/sports/football/brian-flores-dolphins.html | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> He led the team to a 5–11 record in the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2019.htm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The team drafted Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.<ref>{{cite web | last=Wingfield | first=Travis | title=Dolphins Draft Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa | website=MiamiDolphins.com | date=2020-04-27 | url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/tua-tagovailoa-nfl-draft-quarterback-alabama |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In the 2020 season, the team improved to a 10–6 mark but still missed the postseason.<ref>{{cite web | last=Crabbs | first=Kyle | title=Just how unlucky was Dolphins' 2020 playoff miss? | website=Dolphins Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2021-01-10 | url=https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/10/just-how-unlucky-was-dolphins-2020-playoff-miss/ | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> In the 2021 season, the team went 9–8 but missed the postseason.<ref>{{cite web | last=Poupart | first=Alain | title=Dolphins Playoff Hopes Officially Over | website=Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins News, Analysis and More | date=2022-01-02 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-officially-eliminated-from-playoff-contention |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref> Following the end of the 2021 season, Flores was fired as head coach.<ref>{{cite web | last=Shook | first=Nick | title=Dolphins fire head coach Brian Flores after three seasons | website=NFL.com | date=2022-01-10 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-fire-head-coach-brian-flores-after-three-seasons |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>

===Mike McDaniel===
Prior to the 2022 season, Mike McDaniel was hired as head coach.<ref>{{cite web | last=Louis-Jacques | first=Marcel | title=Dolphins hire 49ers OC McDaniel as head coach | website=ESPN.com | date=2022-02-06 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33233421/sources-miami-dolphins-working-deal-san-francisco-49ers-oc-mike-mcdaniel-make-head-coach |access-date=2024-08-06}}</ref> In his first season, he led the Dolphins to a 9–8 record and a 34–31 loss to the Bills in the Wild Card Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2022.htm |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Wawrow | first=John | title=Bills hang on for 34-31 wild-card win over Dolphins | website=AP News | date=2023-01-16 | url=https://apnews.com/article/jacksonville-jaguars-buffalo-bills-miami-dolphins-cincinnati-bengals-nfl-e4e148766d48c402ed09589f7dfdc84a |access-date=2024-08-06}}</ref> In the 2023 season, the team improved to a 11–6 mark but the season again ended in the Wild Card Round with a 26–7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Miami Dolphins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2023.htm |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=McMullen | first=Matt | title=Chiefs Defeat Dolphins, 26-7, to Advance to the Divisional Round for a Sixth-Straight Season | website=Chiefs.com | date=2024-01-14 | url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-defeat-dolphins-26-7-to-advance-to-the-divisional-round-for-a-sixth-straight-season | access-date=2024-08-06}}</ref> The Dolphins finished with an 8–9 record in 2024, missing the playoffs for the first time in McDaniel's head coaching tenure.<ref>{{cite web | last=Epstein | first=Jori | title=Dolphins miss playoffs for first time under Mike McDaniel as Aaron Rodgers enters elite club in possible Jets finale | website=Yahoo Sports | date=2025-01-06 | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/dolphins-miss-playoffs-for-first-time-under-mike-mcdaniel-as-aaron-rodgers-enters-elite-club-in-possible-jets-finale-003944653.html | access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>