1997 Miami Dolphins season

1997 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach	Jimmy Johnson
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 17–3

The 1997 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning nine games.^[1] Seven of the team's sixteen games were decided by a field goal or less.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–10	NBC 1:00et	70,813
2	September 7, 1997	Tennessee Oilers	W 16–13	NBC 1:00et	64,439
3	September 14, 1997	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–18	NBC 1:00et/12:00ct	60,075
4	September 21, 1997	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–21	TNT 8:15et	73,314
5	Bye
6	October 5, 1997	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	NBC 1:00et	71,794
7	October 12, 1997	at New York Jets	W 31–20	NBC 1:00et	75,601
8	October 19, 1997	at Baltimore Ravens	W 24–13	NBC 1:00et	64,354
9	October 27, 1997	Chicago Bears	L 36–33	ABC 9:00et	73,156
10	November 2, 1997	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–6	NBC 1:00et	78,011
11	November 9, 1997	New York Jets	W 24–17	NBC 1:00et	73,809
12	November 17, 1997	Buffalo Bills	W 30–13	ABC 9:00et	74,155
13	November 23, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 27–24	NBC 1:00et	59,002
14	November 30, 1997	at Oakland Raiders	W 34–16	NBC 4:15et/1:15pt	50,569
15	December 7, 1997	Detroit Lions	W 33–30	ESPN 8:15et	72,266
16	December 14, 1997	at Indianapolis Colts	L 41–0	NBC 1:00et	61,282
17	December 22, 1997	New England Patriots	L 14–12	ABC 9:00et	74,379

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 28, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 17–3	60,041

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

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

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