List of Miami Dolphins head coaches

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football franchise based in Miami Gardens, Florida. They are members of the East Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins began play in 1966 as an expansion team in the American Football League (AFL), and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The team has played their home games at Hard Rock Stadium, originally known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Landshark Stadium, and Sun Life Stadium, since 1987.[1] The Dolphins are currently owned by Stephen M. Ross.[2]

There have been fifteen head coaches for the Dolphins franchise. The team's first head coach was George Wilson, who coached for four complete seasons.[3] Don Shula, who coached the Dolphins for 26 consecutive seasons, is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games coached (392), the most regular-season game wins (257), the most playoff games coached (31), and the most playoff-game wins (17). Shula is also the only Dolphins head coach to win a Super Bowl with the team, winning two. He was named NFL Coach of the Year by the Associated Press (AP), The Sporting News (TSN), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), and United Press International (UPI) during his tenure with the Dolphins.[4] The current head coach of the Dolphins, Jeff Hafley, was hired on January 19, 2026.[5]

Key

# Number of coaches[N 1]
Yrs Years coached
First First season coached
Last Last season coached
GC Games Coached
W Wins
L Loses
T Ties
Win% Win – Loss percentage
† Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
* Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Dolphins

Coaches

Note: Statistics are accurate through the conclusion of the 2025 NFL season.
# Image Name Term[N 2] Regular season Playoffs Accomplishments Ref.
Yrs First Last GC W L T W% GC W L W%
1 George Wilson 4 1966 1969 56 15 39 2 .286 — [3]
2 Don Shula † 26 1970 1995 392 257 133 2 .658 31 17 14 .548 Inducted Pro Football Hall of Fame (1997)
2 Super Bowl championships (VII, VIII)
5 AFC championships (1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984)
11 AFC East championships (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994)
16 Playoff Berths
AP NFL Coach of the Year (1972)
Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1970, 1972)
Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1970, 1972)
UPI AFC Coach of the Year (1971) 		[4][6]
3 Jimmy Johnson † 4 1996 1999 64 36 28 0 .563 5 2 3 .400 Inducted Pro Football Hall of Fame (2020)
3 Playoff Berths 		[7]
4 Dave Wannstedt 5 2000 2004[N 3] 73 42 31 0 .575 3 1 2 .333 AFC East championship (2000)
2 Playoff Berths 		[8]
5 Jim Bates* 1 2004[N 3] 7 3 4 0 .429 — [9]
6 Nick Saban* 2 2005 2006 32 15 17 0 .469 — [10]
7 Cam Cameron* 1 2007 16 1 15 0 .063 — [11]
8 Tony Sparano 4 2008 2011[N 4] 61 29 32 0 .475 1 0 1 .000 AFC East championship (2008)
1 Playoff Berth 		[12]
9 Todd Bowles 1 2011[N 4] 3 2 1 0 .667 — [13]
10 Joe Philbin 4 2012 2015[N 5] 52 24 28 0 .462 — [14]
11 Dan Campbell 1 2015[N 5] 12 5 7 0 .417 — [15]
12 Adam Gase 3 2016 2018 48 23 25 0 .479 1 0 1 .000 1 Playoff Berth [16]
13 Brian Flores* 3 2019 2021 49 24 25 0 .490 — [17]
14 Mike McDaniel* 4 2022 2025 68 35 33 0 .515 2 0 2 .000 2 Playoff Berths [18]
15 Jeff Hafley* 1 2026 present 0 0 0 0 – — [19]
Totals 60 1966 2025 933 511 418 4 .550 43 20 23 .465

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Dolphins. Thus, any coach who has two or more terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season.
  3. ^ a b Dave Wannstedt resigned during the bye week with a 1–8 record. Defensive coordinator Jim Bates served as interim head coach for the remaining 7 games.
  4. ^ a b After the Dolphins dropped to a 4–9 record, Tony Sparano was fired. Assistant coach Todd Bowles served as interim head coach for the remaining 3 games.
  5. ^ a b After the Dolphins started with a 1−3 record, Joe Philbin was fired. Tight ends coach Dan Campbell served as interim head coach for the remaining 12 games.

References

General
  • "Miami Dolphins Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ "History". Dolphin Stadium. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Contacts - Administration". Miami Dolphins. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "George Wilson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Hickok, Ralph (April 17, 2008). "NFL Coach of the Year Award". Retrieved May 29, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Miami Dolphins agree to terms with Jeff Hafley as head coach". Miami Dolphins. January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  6. ^ "Don Shula Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Johnson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  8. ^ "Dave Wannstedt Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "Jim Bates Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  10. ^ "Nick Saban Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  11. ^ "Cam Cameron Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  12. ^ "Tony Sparano Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  13. ^ "Todd Bowles Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  14. ^ "Joe Philbin Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "Dan Campbell Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  16. ^ "Adam Gase Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  17. ^ "Brian Flores Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "Mike McDaniel Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  19. ^ "Jeff Hafley Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
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