2009 Miami Dolphins season

2009 Miami Dolphins season
General managerJeff Ireland
Head coachTony Sparano
Home fieldLand Shark Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersOT Jake Long
S Yeremiah Bell
K Dan Carpenter
AP All-ProsJake Long (2nd team)

The 2009 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 44th overall and the second under head coach Tony Sparano.[1] The Dolphins entered the 2009 season as the reigning AFC East champions after posting an 11–5 record in 2008. Dropping by four more games, the Dolphins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2007, marking the 25th consecutive year that the region hosting the Super Bowl did not see its host team play in, thus it set off a playoff drought that lasted until 2016[2] (not counting years where Super Bowls have been played on neutral sites).

  1. ^ "Miami Dolphins History". Dolphins 2007 Media Guide (Miami). Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/columnists/greg_cote/story/822086.html[dead link]