2004 Miami Dolphins season

The 2004 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 39th overall, and 35th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–6, instead only going 4–12 after starting the season 0–6.[1] The team was adversely affected by the premature retirement of their star running back, Ricky Williams, and the trade of holdout defensive end Adewale Ogunleye for wide receiver Marty Booker, as well as career ending injuries to fullback Rob Konrad and defensive tackle Tim Bowens. With this season record below .500 the team would have their first losing season since 1988.

2004 Miami Dolphins season
OwnerWayne Huizenga
Head coachDave Wannstedt (resigned during bye week; 1–8 record)
Jim Bates (Interim)
Home fieldPro Player Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE Jason Taylor
CB Patrick Surtain

Despite the disappointing season, the Dolphins, at 2–11 were able to upset the defending Super Bowl champion 12–1 New England Patriots, a memorable game of the Dolphins-Patriots rivalry known as "The Night That Courage Wore Orange", and handed the Patriots their second loss of the season. During Week 6, their match with the Buffalo Bills is the only time in the NFL since 1968 that the last two winless teams have met each other.[2]

Staff
2004 Miami Dolphins staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Gamble
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Eric Fears

Roster
2004 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 September 11, 2004 Tennessee Titans L 17–7 CBS 1:00pm
69,987
2 September 19, 2004 at Cincinnati Bengals L 16–13 ESPN 8:30pm
65,705
3 September 26, 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–3 CBS 1:00pm game was moved to 8:30
72,225
4 October 3, 2004 New York Jets L 17–9 CBS 4:15pm
73,157
5 October 10, 2004 at New England Patriots L 24–10 CBS 1:00pm
68,756
6 October 17, 2004 at Buffalo Bills L 20–13 CBS 1:00pm
72,714
7 October 24, 2004 St. Louis Rams W 31–14 FOX 1:00pm
72,945
8 November 1, 2004 at New York Jets L 41–14 ABC 9:00pm
78,216
9 November 7, 2004 Arizona Cardinals L 24–23 FOX 1:00pm
72,612
10 Bye
11 November 21, 2004 at Seattle Seahawks L 24–17 CBS 4:05pm
66,644
12 November 28, 2004 at San Francisco 49ers W 24–17 CBS 4:15pm
66,156
13 December 5, 2004 Buffalo Bills L 42–32 CBS 1:00pm
73,084
14 December 12, 2004 at Denver Broncos L 20–17 CBS 4:05pm
75,027
15 December 20, 2004 New England Patriots W 29–28 ABC 9:00pm
73,629
16 December 26, 2004 Cleveland Browns W 10–7 ESPN 8:30pm
73,169
17 January 2, 2005 at Baltimore Ravens L 30–23 CBS 1:00pm
69,843

"The Night That Courage Wore Orange"

On December 20, the 2–11 Dolphins upset the 12–1 defending Super Bowl champion Patriots on Monday Night Football by a score of 29–28. Late in the game, A. J. Feeley threw a game-winning touchdown to Derrius Thompson on 4th down and 10. Bleacher Report writer Thomas Galicia nicknamed the game "The Night That Courage Wore Orange".[3]

Images
  • Miami at the Jets in the 2004 season, week 8
  • Dolphins defense is called into action, week 8

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) New England Patriots 14 2 0 .875 5–1 10–2 437 260 W2
(5) New York Jets 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 333 261 L2
Buffalo Bills 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 395 284 L1
Miami Dolphins 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 275 354 L1

References
  1. 2004 Miami Dolphins
  2. Last Winless Team in Each NFL season
  3. Galicia, Thomas (October 4, 2010). "Miami Dolphins-New England Patriots: Greatest Games In The Series". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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