 During the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season, Miami reached Super Bowl XVII, but dropped a 27–17 decision to the Washington Redskins.Bill Arnsparger again had created an elite defensive unit, known as the Killer B's (so named because of the number of surnames beginning with "B" on the Dolphins defense).On December 2, 1983, Arnsparger was introduced as the head football coach at Louisiana State University, though he stayed on as the Dolphins' defensive coordinator until the end of the NFL season.