1986 Miami Dolphins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Don Shula (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6’5′ | 261 | Alabama |
| Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6’2′ | 227 | Miami (FL) |
| Doug Betters | DE | June 11, 1956 | 6’7′ | 262 | Montana |
| Glenn Blackwood | DB | February 23, 1957 | 6’0′ | 187 | Texas |
| Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6’1′ | 190 | TCU |
| Jay Brophy | LB | July 27, 1960 | 6’3′ | 233 | Miami (FL) |
| Bud Brown | DB | April 19, 1961 | 6’0′ | 194 | Southern Miss |
| Donald Brown | DB | November 28, 1963 | 5’11’ | 189 | Oklahoma |
| Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6’2′ | 230 | Purdue |
| Bob Brudzinski | LB | January 1, 1955 | 6’4′ | 230 | Ohio St. |
| Joe Carter | RB | June 23, 1962 | 5’11’ | 198 | Alabama |
| Mike Charles | NT-DE-DT | September 23, 1962 | 6’4′ | 292 | Syracuse |
| Mark Clayton | WR | April 8, 1961 | 5’9′ | 177 | Louisville |
| Ron Davenport | RB | December 22, 1962 | 6’2′ | 230 | Louisville |
| Jeff Dellenbach | C-T-G | February 14, 1963 | 6’6′ | 290 | Wisconsin |
| Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5’9′ | 185 | NW State (LA) |
| Craig Ellis | RB | January 26, 1961 | 5’11’ | 185 | San Diego St. |
| Jerome Foster | DE-DT | July 25, 1960 | 6’2′ | 268 | Ohio St. |
| Roy Foster | G-T | May 24, 1960 | 6’4′ | 282 | USC |
| David Frye | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6’2′ | 223 | Purdue |
| Jon Giesler | T | December 23, 1956 | 6’5′ | 262 | Michigan |
| Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6’3′ | 265 | Southern |
| Hugh Green | LB | July 27, 1959 | 6’2′ | 225 | Pittsburgh |
| Lorenzo Hampton | RB | March 12, 1962 | 5’11’ | 205 | Florida |
| Bruce Hardy | TE-WR-QB | June 1, 1956 | 6’5′ | 235 | Arizona St. |
| Andy Hendel | LB | March 4, 1961 | 6’1′ | 230 | North Carolina St. |
| Jim Jensen | WR-QB | November 14, 1958 | 6’4′ | 215 | Boston Univ. |
| Dan Johnson | TE | May 17, 1960 | 6’3′ | 240 | Iowa St. |
| William Judson | DB | March 26, 1959 | 6’1′ | 189 | South Carolina St. |
| Greg Koch | T-G | June 14, 1955 | 6’4′ | 270 | Arkansas |
| Larry Kolic | LB | August 31, 1963 | 6’1′ | 242 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6’0′ | 196 | San Diego St. |
| Paul Lankford | DB | June 15, 1958 | 6’1′ | 185 | Penn St. |
| Larry Lee | G-C | September 10, 1959 | 6’2′ | 265 | UCLA |
| George Little | DE-NT | June 27, 1963 | 6’4′ | 278 | Iowa |
| Dan Marino | QB | September 15, 1961 | 6’4′ | 224 | Pittsburgh |
| Don McNeal | DB | May 6, 1958 | 5’11’ | 190 | Alabama |
| Mack Moore | DE | March 4, 1959 | 6’4′ | 258 | Texas A&M |
| Nat Moore | WR-RB | September 19, 1951 | 5’9′ | 184 | Tenn-Martin |
| Alex Moyer | LB | October 25, 1963 | 6’1′ | 221 | Northwestern |
| Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6’0′ | 206 | Alabama |
| John Offerdahl | LB | August 17, 1964 | 6’3′ | 232 | West. Michigan |
| James Pruitt | WR | January 29, 1964 | 6’3′ | 199 | Cal State-Fullerton |
| Fuad Reveiz | K | February 24, 1963 | 5’11’ | 225 | Tennessee |
| Fred Robinson | LB-DE | October 22, 1961 | 6’4′ | 240 | Miami (FL) |
| Reggie Roby | P | July 30, 1961 | 6’3′ | 249 | Iowa |
| Donovan Rose | DB | March 9, 1957 | 6’1′ | 187 | Hampton |
| Jackie Shipp | LB | March 17, 1962 | 6’2′ | 235 | Oklahoma |
| Mike Smith | DB | October 24, 1962 | 6’0′ | 171 | Texas-El Paso |
| Brian Sochia | NT-DE | July 2, 1961 | 6’3′ | 270 | NW Oklahoma St. |
| Jack Squirek | LB | February 16, 1959 | 6’4′ | 230 | Illinois |
| Dwight Stephenson | C-T | November 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 255 | Alabama |
| Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6’5′ | 220 | Virginia Tech |
| Johnny Taylor | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6’4′ | 237 | Hawaii |
| Reyna Thompson | DB | August 28, 1963 | 6’0′ | 194 | Baylor |
| Tom Toth | G-T | May 23, 1962 | 6’5′ | 279 | West. Michigan |
| T.J. Turner | DE-NT | May 16, 1963 | 6’4′ | 276 | Houston |
| Ronnie Van Lee | T-TE-G | December 24, 1956 | 6’3′ | 265 | Baylor |