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1966 Miami Dolphins (AFL)

4th place • Eastern Division • 3-11-0 .214
1966 AFLNext Season
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Head Coach: George Wilson
Les BingamanDefensive Line
Ernie HefferleOffensive Line
John IdzikOffensive Backs
Tom KeaneDefensive Backs
Bob PellegriniLinebackers
Bobby WalstonReceivers/Placekickers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/6/1966ASan Diego Chargers10-38LSan Diego, CABalboa Stadium25712
Fri8/12/1966HKansas City Chiefs0-33LMiami, FLOrange Bowl36366
Sat8/20/1966HNew York Jets14-31LJacksonville, FLGator Bowl11000
Wed8/24/1966NDenver Broncos16-28LMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl18442
Fri9/2/1966HOakland Raiders14-23LMiami, FLOrange Bowl26767
Fri9/9/1966HNew York Jets14-19LMiami, FLOrange Bowl35402
Sun9/18/1966ABuffalo Bills24-58LBuffalo, NYWar Memorial Stadium37546
Sun10/2/1966ASan Diego Chargers10-44LSan Diego, CABalboa Stadium26444
Sun10/9/1966AOakland Raiders10-21LOakland, CAOakland-Alameda County Coliseum30787
Sun10/16/1966HDenver Broncos24-7WMiami, FLOrange Bowl23393
Sun10/23/1966AHouston Oilers20-13WHouston, TXRice Stadium23173
Sun11/6/1966HBuffalo Bills0-29LMiami, FLOrange Bowl37177
Sun11/13/1966AKansas City Chiefs16-34LKansas City, MOMunicipal Stadium34063
Sun11/20/1966ANew York Jets13-30LNew York, NYShea Stadium58664
Sun11/27/1966HBoston Patriots14-20LMiami, FLOrange Bowl22754
Sun12/4/1966ADenver Broncos7-17LDenver, COBears Stadium32592
Sun12/11/1966HKansas City Chiefs18-19LMiami, FLOrange Bowl17881
Sun12/18/1966HHouston Oilers29-28WMiami, FLOrange Bowl20045

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Joe Auer32HB6-120725Miami (Florida); Georgia Tech1414
Mel Branch86RDE-LDE6-223129Louisiana State143
Bob Bruggers56MLB6-123022Minnesota141
Whit Canale72LDE6-324525Tennessee30
Rick Casares35FB6-222635Florida62
George Chesser28HB-FB6-222024Mississippi; Delta State140
Ed Cooke80LDE6-424831Maryland1413
Bill Cronin90TE6-422523Boston College140
Al Dotson79RDT-ROT6-425823Grambling State98
Frank Emanuel50MLB6-322524Tennessee1410
Tom Erlandson53LLB6-322926Washington State1414
Norm Evans73ROT6-524824Texas Christian1414
Earl Faison84RDE6-526327Indiana60
Cookie Gilchrist2FB6-324931none86
Tom Goode58C-LOG6-324428Mississippi State1413
Jim Higgins65LOG-LOT6-125524Xavier (Ohio)73
Johnny Holmes85DE6-225423Florida A&M30
Mike Hudock52C6-124532Miami (Florida)141
Billy Hunter24FB-HB-FL6-118324Syracuse40
Frank Jackson26SE-FL6-118727Southern Methodist107
Pete Jaquess44RS6-018226Eastern New Mexico1410
Billy Joe33FB-HB6-224326Villanova147
Dave Kocourek83TE6-523729Wisconsin1414
Wes Matthews23FL5-916023Oklahoma State; Northeastern State40
Wahoo McDaniel54RLB-MLB6-023528Oklahoma1211
John McGeever47RS-LS6-119527Auburn124
Gene Mingo21K6-119928none140
Stan Mitchell35RLB6-222022Tennessee20
Doug Moreau82SE6-220721Louisiana State30
Bobby Neff43LCB-RCB6-018222Stephen F. Austin State140
Billy Neighbors63ROG-LOG5-1124426Alabama1411
Tom Nomina76LDT6-525725Miami (Ohio)1111
Karl Noonan89SE-FL6-319322Iowa147
Rick Norton11QB6-119223Kentucky72
Ernie Park61LOG6-324726McMurry1411
Bob Petrella48LS-RS6-018622Tennessee30
Sam Price30HB5-1121523Illinois140
Ken Rice75ROG-LOT6-224327Auburn143
Bo Roberson40FL6-119231Cornell118
John Roderick87SE-FL6-118022Southern Methodist66
Jack Rudolph55RLB-LLB6-322828Georgia Tech115
John Stofa15QB6-321024Buffalo71
Jack Thornton59RLB6-122822Auburn61
LaVerne Torczon88RDE6-224330Nebraska1412
Howard Twilley81SE5-1018323Tulsa60
Hal Wantland46TE6-019522Tennessee20
Jimmy Warren49LCB5-1017827Illinois1414
Willie West22LS5-1018828Oregon1414
Dick Westmoreland25RCB6-119125North Carolina A&T State1414
Maxie Williams78LOT6-424726Southeastern Louisiana1414
George Wilson10QB-P6-118523Notre Dame; Xavier (Ohio)147
Dick Wood18QB6-520230Auburn144
Rich Zecher77RDT-LDT6-224023Contra Costa JC; Utah State149
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11Jim GrabowskiFBIllinois
12Rick NortonQBKentucky
29Frank EmanuelLBTennessee
318Larry GagnerOGFlorida
426Dick LeftridgeFBWest Virginia
534Grady BoltonTMississippi State
642Ed WeisacoskyLBMiami (Florida)
751Don HansenLBIllinois
864Bob PetrellaHBTennessee
974Bill MatanDEKansas State
1083Pat KillorinCSyracuse
1191Sam PriceHBIllinois
12100Howard TwilleyETulsa
13110Kent KramerEMinnesota
14119Phil ScogginsKTexas A&M
15128Jerry OliverTTexas State
16137Don LorenzDEStephen F. Austin State
17146Mike BenderOGArkansas
18155Rick KestnerEKentucky
19164Doug MoreauE-KLouisiana State
20173John TookerDBAdams State
DRAFT LIST - REDSHIRT
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11John RoderickESouthern Methodist
210Danny FulfordEAuburn
319Jack ClancyEMichigan
428Jim MankinsFBFlorida State
537Fritz GreenleeEArizona
646Bill DarnallDBNorth Carolina
755Don WilliamsDTWofford
864Jon BrittenumQBArkansas
973Craig BaynhamEGeorgia Tech
1082Randy WinklerTTarleton State
1191Kai AndersonCIllinois
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals39642486213
Opponents Totals641318384362
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2007510322/ %/ %73660
Opponents Totals2378314014/ %/ %79852
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Joe Auer9000000054
Gene Mingo02323100.000102245.5053
Frank Jackson2000000012
Dave Kocourek2000000012
Bo Roberson2000000012
Billy Joe100110008
Rick Casares100000006
Bill Cronin100000006
Tom Erlandson100000006
Cookie Gilchrist100000006
Pete Jaquess100000006
Karl Noonan100000006
John Roderick100000006
Jimmy Warren100000006
Dick Westmoreland100000006
Dick Wood100000006
George Wilson000120002
Team Totals262323100.023102245.50213
Opponents Totals44384290.512183650.02362
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Gene Mingo102245.50470/35/72/33/80/1
Team Totals102245.50470/35/72/33/80/1
Opponents Totals183650.03/47/124/783/91/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Joe Auer1214163.4414
Cookie Gilchrist722623.6220
Billy Joe712323.3140
George Wilson271375.1370
Rick Casares431353.1100
Sam Price311073.5140
George Chesser16744.6190
Frank Jackson22211.0240
John Stofa3175.7140
Dick Wood561.27t1
Rick Norton320.730
Team Totals39414103.6415
Opponents Totals41615103.65015
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Dick Wood23083831339934.312.07141.7146.12020778630.6
George Wilson1124646567646.816.680t54.5108.9117768742.4
John Stofa572929264257.514.748t47.023.532939684.3
Rick Norton552121281923.59.143t35.5610.921317927.0
Team Totals45417917924323745.213.380t163.5327.036326204839.1
Opponents Totals42519819819632817.716.689t255.9317.316180310162.3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Dave Kocourek2732011.943t2
Bo Roberson2651920.080t2
Joe Auer2226312.027t4
Karl Noonan1722413.2351
Frank Jackson1631719.848t2
Billy Joe131168.967t1
Cookie Gilchrist131108.5221
John Roderick1115614.2641
Howard Twilley1012812.8200
Rick Casares8455.6201
Bill Cronin78311.9251
Gene Mingo34013.3210
Doug Moreau2157.590
Sam Price2147.090
Wes Matthews12020.0200
George Chesser144.040
Team Totals179237413.380t16
Opponents Totals198328116.689t25
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Willie West8627.8310
Jimmy Warren519839.670t1
Dick Westmoreland410426.0421
Tom Erlandson33110.326t1
Pete Jaquess3279.027t1
Wahoo McDaniel22010.0200
John McGeever2157.5150
Earl Faison12626.0260
Bobby Neff12222.0220
Frank Emanuel11414.0140
Jack Rudolph133.030
Team Totals3152216.870t4
Opponents Totals3237011.660t1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
George Wilson42177242.2630
Wahoo McDaniel32122238.2541
George Chesser723333.3390
Team Totals82322739.4631412
Opponents Totals64280943.9700204
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Bobby Neff108606.0150
Joe Auer559919.8560
Wes Matthews42389.5190
Frank Jackson273.570
Team Totals212049.7560
Opponents Totals4041210.372t1
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Bobby Neff1537625.1900
Joe Auer2869824.995t1
Wes Matthews510921.8290
Billy Hunter58416.8290
Pete Jaquess57715.4230
Frank Jackson410526.3340
John Roderick11717.0170
Mel Branch11515.0150
Bob Bruggers133.030
Karl Noonan02323L0
Team Totals65150723.295t1
Opponents Totals4693920.496t1
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Joe Auer700
Mel Branch0010
Ed Cooke0040
Bill Cronin0020
Al Dotson0010
Frank Emanuel0020
Earl Faison100
Cookie Gilchrist100
Billy Hunter100
Pete Jaquess200
Billy Joe300
Wes Matthews100
Wahoo McDaniel0010
Bobby Neff310
Tom Nomina0010
Rick Norton300
Jack Rudolph0010
John Stofa100
LaVerne Torczon0010
Jimmy Warren100
George Wilson300
Dick Wood200
Team Totals29101915340
Opponents Totals2551010201
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