2002 Miami Dolphins season

2002 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Owner	Wayne Huizenga
Home field	Pro Player Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2002 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 37th overall, and 33rd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 11–5, instead winning only nine games.^[1] The team missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.

In the off-season, the Dolphins acquired running back Ricky Williams from the New Orleans Saints. Despite the team not making the playoffs, he led the league with a career-high 16 rushing touchdowns. Williams made the Pro Bowl following the season, taking home the game's MVP honors. It was Williams' only Pro Bowl appearance of his career.

Personnel

Staff

2002 Miami Dolphins staff

Front office

Owner/Chairman of the Board – Wayne Huizenga
President – Eddie Jones
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer – Bryan Wiedmeier
Senior Vice President of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Rick Spielman

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Norv Turner

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Mike Shula
Running Backs – Joel Collier
Wide Receivers – Robert Ford
Tight Ends – Pat Jones
Offensive Line – Tony Wise
Offensive Quality Control – Judd Garrett

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates
Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
Linebackers – Bob Sanders
Secondary – Mel Phillips
Defensive Nickel Package – Bill Lewis
Assistant Defensive Line/Defensive Quality Control – Robert Nunn

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Keith Armstrong
Assistant Special Teams – Bernie Parmalee
Kicking – Doug Blevins

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brad Roll

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 8, 2002	Detroit Lions	W 49–21	FOX 1:00pm	72,216
2	September 15, 2002	at Indianapolis Colts	W 21–13	CBS 1:00pm	56,650
3	September 22, 2002	New York Jets	W 30–3	CBS 1:00pm	73,426
4	September 29, 2002	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 48–30	CBS 1:00pm	78,178
5	October 6, 2002	New England Patriots	W 26–13	CBS 1:00pm	73,369
6	October 13, 2002	at Denver Broncos	W 24–22	ESPN 8:30pm	75,941
7	October 20, 2002	Buffalo Bills	L 23–10	CBS 1:00pm	73,180
8	Bye
9	November 4, 2002	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–10	ABC 9:00pm	63,284
10	November 10, 2002	at New York Jets	L 13–10	ESPN 8:30pm	78,920
11	November 17, 2002	Baltimore Ravens	W 26–7	CBS 4:15pm	73,013
12	November 24, 2002	San Diego Chargers	W 30–3	CBS 1:00pm	73,138
13	December 1, 2002	at Buffalo Bills	L 38–21	CBS 1:00pm	73,287
14	December 9, 2002	Chicago Bears	W 27–9	ABC 9:00pm	73,609
15	December 15, 2002	Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	CBS 1:00pm	73,572
16	December 21, 2002	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–17	CBS 12:30pm	64,285
17	December 29, 2002	at New England Patriots	L 27–24	CBS 1:00pm	68,436

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	359	336	W2
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	381	346	W1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	2–4	7–5	378	301	L2
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	379	397	W1

References

↑ 2002 Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

Founded in 1966 Based in Miami Gardens, Florida Headquartered in Davie, Florida

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Honor roll Training facility

Stadiums	Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium

Culture	"Fins" (Jimmy Buffett song) Wayne Huizenga Stephen M. Ross Joe Robbie T. D. Cheerleaders Ace Ventura: Pet Detective "Only Wanna Be with You" (Hootie & the Blowfish song) Ballers

Lore	Perfect season Announcerless Game Epic in Miami Snowplow Game Clock Play Monday Night Miracle

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets New England Patriots

Division championships (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1979 1981 1983 1984 1985 1992 1994 2000 2008

Conference championships (5)	1971 1972 1973 1982 1984

League championships (2)	1972 (VII) 1973 (VIII)

Retired numbers	12 13 39

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1966–1969)

Seasons (50)	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Miami Dolphins seasons

1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2002 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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