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Founded: 1966

Stadium: Land Shark Stadium

Tickets: 888-FINS-TIX

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Tony Sparano

Regular Season: 11-5

Postseason: 0-1

Experience: 0

Career record: 11-6

Tony Sparano became the eighth head coach in the Dolpin's history on Jan. 16, 2008.


He had spent the previous five seasons (2003-07) on the staff of the Dallas Cowboys' offensive line, during which time the team made three playoff appearances. He tutored the Cowboys' offensive line the last three years while also holding the title of assistant head coach the past two seasons.


He coached the team's tight ends his first two seasons in Dallas.


Prior to joining the Cowboys, Sparano had NFL stops in Cleveland (1999-2000), Washington (2001) and Jacksonville (2002).


Background: Sparano was a four-year letterman as a center at the University of New Haven, where he earned his degree in criminal law. He began his coaching career at his alma mater in 1984 before moving on to Boston University as offensive coordinator in 1989. He returned to New Haven as the school's head coach in 1994, and manned that spot for the next five years.


Personal: Born October 7, 1961 in West Haven, Conn. He and his wife, Jeanette, have two sons, Tony and Andrew, and one daughter Ryan Leigh.


Assistant Coaches
Draft 2009 more
Pick Player
Rd 1, Pick 25 (25) Davis, Vontae CB 
Rd 2, Pick 12 (44) White, Pat QB 
Rd 2, Pick 29 (61) Smith, Sean CB 
Rd 3, Pick 23 (87) Turner, Patrick WR 
Rd 4, Pick 8 (108) Hartline, Brian WR 
Rd 5, Pick 25 (161) Nalbone, John TE 
Rd 5, Pick 29 (165) Clemons, Chris FS 
Rd 6, Pick 8 (181) Gardner, Andrew OT 
Rd 7, Pick 5 (214) Folsom, J.D. OLB 
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Scoreboard more
Dolphin Stadium - Wk 18 1 2 3 4 T
Baltimore Ravens 3 10 7 7 27
Miami Dolphins 3 0 0 6 9
Schedule more
Wk Date Opponent Time
P-1 Mon, Aug 17 Jacksonville 7:30 PM ET
P-2 Sat, Aug 22 Carolina 7:30 PM ET
P-3 Thu, Aug 27 @ Tampa Bay 8:00 PM ET
P-4 Thu, Sep 03 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM ET
1 Sun, Sep 13 @ Atlanta 1:00 PM ET
2 Mon, Sep 21 Indianapolis 8:30 PM ET
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Injuries more
Player (Pos) Injury
No Injuries Reported
Postseason Leaders more
Passing Att Cmp Yds TDs
Chad Pennington 38 25 252 1
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Ronnie Brown 12 19 1.6 0
Ricky Williams 4 17 4.3 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Patrick Cobbs 4 55 13.8 0
Davone Bess 2 54 27 0
Transactions more
Date Transaction
6/30 Patrick Turner (WR) signed/draft choice (four-year contract).
6/22 Andrew Gardner (T) signed/draft choice.
6/15 Scorpio Babers (CB) cut.
6/1 Todd Lowber (WR) cut.
AFC East more
Team W L T Win %
Buffalo 0 0 0 .000
Miami 0 0 0 .000
New England 0 0 0 .000
New York Jets 0 0 0 .000
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