1976 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 6-8-0 .429 |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Don Doll | Linebackers |
| Tom Keane | Defensive Backs |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Quarterbacks/Receivers/Offensive Game |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 16-3 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 39939 | |
| Sun | 8/8/1976 | A | Detroit Lions | 30-21 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 53036 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1976 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-16 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 51869 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1976 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-21 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67466 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43146 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1976 | A | New Orleans Saints | 20-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 63383 | |
| Mon | 9/13/1976 | A | Buffalo Bills | 30-21 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77683 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | A | New England Patriots | 14-30 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 41879 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | H | New York Jets | 16-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 49754 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 28-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 60753 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-28 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 58832 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-20 | L | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43325 |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-20 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 59115 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | H | New England Patriots | 10-3 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 52863 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | A | New York Jets | 27-7 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53344 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48945 | |
| Mon | 11/22/1976 | H | Baltimore Colts | 16-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 62104 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1976 | A | Cleveland Browns | 13-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 74715 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1976 | H | Buffalo Bills | 45-27 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43475 | |
| Sat | 12/11/1976 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-29 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45583 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Anderson | 40 | SS-FS | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Colorado | 9 | 0 |
| John Andrews | 70 | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 25 | Morgan State | 14 | 4 |
| Charlie Babb | 49 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Memphis | 14 | 14 |
| Ted Bachman | 47 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Porterville JC; New Mexico State | 8 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 217 | 30 | Texas Christian | 11 | 6 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 85 | MLB-LILB | 5-11 | 220 | 36 | Notre Dame | 11 | 4 |
| Darryl Carlton | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | Tampa | 14 | 8 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Tulane | 10 | 0 |
| Randy Crowder | 74 | LDT-NT | 6-2 | 252 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Davis | 27 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 22 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 14 | 1 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 28 | Central (Iowa) | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Dennery | 51 | LB | 6-0 | 224 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Drougas | 78 | ROT-LOT | 6-4 | 257 | 27 | Oregon | 14 | 2 |
| Ken Ellis | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Southern University | 12 | 5 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 194 | 28 | Purdue | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | LLB-LOLB | 6-4 | 230 | 22 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Purdue | 13 | 13 |
| Duriel Harris | 26 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 22 | New Mexico State | 12 | 2 |
| Clayton Heath | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Nassau CC; Wake Forest | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Heinz | 72 | RDT-NT | 6-6 | 263 | 29 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 14 | 5 |
| Barry Hill | 44 | FS | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 |
| Ike Hill | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 29 | Catawba | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 43 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Texas Southern | 3 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 45 | RCB | 6-2 | 196 | 28 | Toledo | 13 | 9 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 29 | Notre Dame | 10 | 10 |
| Jim Langer | 62 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 28 | South Dakota State | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Little | 66 | ROG-ROT | 6-1 | 270 | 31 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 14 |
| Benny Malone | 32 | HB | 5-10 | 193 | 24 | Arizona State | 14 | 12 |
| Jim Mandich | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 28 | Michigan | 14 | 3 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | RLB-ROLB | 6-4 | 241 | 32 | Duke | 13 | 11 |
| Loaird McCreary | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 23 | Tennessee State | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Mitchell | 68 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 23 | Tennessee State | 12 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 25 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 9 | 9 |
| Wayne Moore | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 31 | Lamar | 14 | 14 |
| Earl Morrall | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 42 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Duke | 14 | 8 |
| Don Nottingham | 36 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 27 | Kent State | 14 | 8 |
| Morris Owens | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Don Reese | 60 | RDT-RDE | 6-6 | 255 | 25 | Jackson State | 14 | 9 |
| Bryant Salter | 30 | FS | 6-4 | 196 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 6 |
| Larry Seiple | 20 | P | 6-0 | 213 | 31 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Andy Selfridge | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Tampa | 10 | 8 |
| Bill Stanfill | 84 | DE | 6-5 | 250 | 29 | Georgia | 14 | 7 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 24 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Towle | 56 | MLB-RLB-RILB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| Howard Twilley | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 33 | Tulsa | 8 | 6 |
| Jeris White | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Hawaii | 14 | 14 |
| Stan Winfrey | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 223 | 23 | Arkansas State | 14 | 0 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | K | 5-8 | 172 | 32 | none | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Larry Gordon | LB | Arizona State |
| 1 | 19 | Kim Bokamper | LB | San Jose State |
| 2 | 49 | Loaird McCreary | TE | Tennessee State |
| 3 | 80 | Duriel Harris | WR | New Mexico State |
| 4 | 98 | Mel Mitchell | G | Tennessee State |
| 6 | 174 | Gary Davis | RB | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| 7 | 185 | Joe Ingersoll | G | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 7 | 200 | Johnny Owens | DE | Tennessee State |
| 8 | 230 | Bob Simpson | T | Colorado |
| 9 | 257 | Norris Thomas | DB | Southern Mississippi |
| 10 | 281 | Gary Fencik | DB | Yale |
| 10 | 282 | Don Testerman | RB | Clemson |
| 11 | 312 | Dexter Pride | RB | Minnesota |
| 12 | 338 | Randy Young | T | Iowa State |
| 12 | 341 | Darryl Brandford | DT | Northwestern |
| 13 | 366 | Bernie Head | C | Tulsa |
| 14 | 396 | Bob Gissler | LB | South Dakota State |
| 15 | 423 | Ron Holmes | RB | Utah State |
| 16 | 450 | Mike Green | K | Ohio University |
| 17 | 480 | Jeff Grantz | QB | South Carolina |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 98 | 64 | 74 | 0 | 263 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 93 | 62 | 75 | 3 | 264 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 267 | 122 | 125 | 20 | 75/184 40.8% | / % | 70 | 582 | |
| Opponents Totals | 268 | 125 | 131 | 12 | 91/193 47.2% | / % | 94 | 716 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 77 |
| Norm Bulaich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Benny Malone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Nat Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Stan Winfrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 263 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 30 | 34 | 88.2 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 0 | 264 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 2/4 | 4/8 | 1/1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 2/4 | 4/8 | 1/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 2/2 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Malone | 186 | 797 | 4.3 | 31 | 4 |
| Norm Bulaich | 122 | 540 | 4.4 | 35 | 4 |
| Stan Winfrey | 52 | 205 | 3.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 63 | 185 | 2.9 | 13 | 3 |
| Gary Davis | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 57 | 1 |
| Bob Griese | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Clayton Heath | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 491 | 2118 | 4.3 | 59t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 525 | 2411 | 4.6 | 75t | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 272 | 162 | 59.6 | 98 | 2097 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 47t | 11 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.4 | 30 | 266 | 1831 | 78.9 |
| Don Strock | 47 | 21 | 44.7 | 24 | 359 | 7.6 | 17.1 | 53t | 3 | 6.4 | 2 | 4.3 | 4 | 41 | 318 | 74.7 |
| Earl Morrall | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 15 | 148 | 5.7 | 14.8 | 67t | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 3 | 29 | 119 | 54.6 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 346 | 193 | 55.8 | 138 | 2604 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 67t | 15 | 4.3 | 15 | 4.3 | 37 | 336 | 2268 | 76.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 347 | 195 | 56.2 | 141 | 2863 | 8.3 | 14.7 | 64 | 20 | 5.8 | 11 | 3.2 | 20 | 193 | 2670 | 89.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 33 | 625 | 18.9 | 67t | 4 |
| Norm Bulaich | 28 | 151 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 27 | 453 | 16.8 | 53t | 2 |
| Duriel Harris | 22 | 372 | 16.9 | 44 | 1 |
| Jim Mandich | 22 | 260 | 11.8 | 31 | 4 |
| Howard Twilley | 14 | 214 | 15.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Larry Seiple | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Loaird McCreary | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 193 | 2604 | 13.5 | 67t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 195 | 2863 | 14.7 | 64 | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ellis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeris White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 144 | 13.1 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Seiple | 62 | 2366 | 38.2 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 272 | 1994 | 32.2 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 2366 | 38.2 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 272 | 1994 | 32.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2593 | 41.2 | 56 | 0 | 415 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 13 | 0 | 205 | 15.8 | 79t | 1 |
| Duriel Harris | 9 | 0 | 79 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 8 | 3 | 72 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 5 | 415 | 11.9 | 79t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 6 | 272 | 8.0 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 17 | 559 | 32.9 | 69 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 26 | 617 | 23.7 | 47 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 1347 | 24.5 | 69 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1246 | 21.9 | 79 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Don Reese | 4.0 | |
| Bill Stanfill | 4.0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 3.0 | |
| John Andrews | 2.0 | |
| Randy Crowder | 2.0 | |
| Nick Buoniconti | 1.0 | |
| Bob Heinz | 1.0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 1.0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 1.0 | |
| Charlie Babb | 0.5 | |
| Larry Gordon | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 20.0 | 193.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37.0 | 336.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Drougas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Little | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Newman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Stanfill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Towle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeris White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -5 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
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