The 1995 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 30th season, 26th in the
National Football League
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, and 25th and final under head coach
Don Shula
Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his ca ...
. The Dolphins finished 9–7 before losing to the
Bills in the playoffs.
Until the
2022 NFL Season
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, this marked the last time the Dolphins finished with a top 10 Offense.
Offseason
NFL Draft
1995 Expansion Draft
Transactions
*July 27: The Miami Dolphins signed Defensive End
Steve Emtman
Steven Charles Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former professional American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Washington and was selected first overall by ...
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
Playoffs
AFC Wild Card Game
Dolphins quarterback
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. (born September 15, 1961) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. After a successful college career at Pittsburgh and be ...
completed 33 of 64 passes for 422 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw three interceptions. The Bills used an NFL-playoff record 341 rushing yards to gain a 27–0 lead by the start of the fourth quarter.
Don Shula's retirement
The week after Miami's playoff loss to Buffalo, Shula announced his retirement. His 347 wins as a head coach, including 257 with the Dolphins, are an NFL record. Shula coached in six Super Bowls, winning two, and in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
he led the only unbeaten and untied season in NFL history. Shula was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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in 1997 and is considered one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.
Awards and honors
* Dan Marino, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
* Dan Marino, All-Pro Selection
Notes and references
Miami Dolphins on Pro Football ReferenceMiami Dolphins on jt-sw.com
Miami
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Miami Dolphins seasons
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ...
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