The 2006 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 41st overall and the second and final under head coach Nick Saban. The team failed to improve on their 9–7 record in 2005, and they finished the season 6–10 after being hyped by some to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl, and saw their coach Nick Saban abandon his contract to coach college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, despite saying repeatedly that he would stay in Miami.