1977 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Assistant Head Coach |
| Tom Keane | Defensive Backs/Punters |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line/Running Game |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line/Run Defense |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Receivers/Passing Game |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs/Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13-7 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 66056 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-15 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43282 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1977 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 20-14 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58620 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1977 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-33 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44396 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1977 | H | New Orleans Saints | 10-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 39970 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1977 | A | New York Giants | 27-21 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 51561 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | A | Buffalo Bills | 13-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76097 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 19-15 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 40503 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 49619 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | A | Baltimore Colts | 28-45 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57005 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | New York Jets | 21-17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43446 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 31-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 29855 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | H | San Diego Chargers | 13-14 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 40670 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | A | New York Jets | 14-10 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 51582 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | New England Patriots | 17-5 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67502 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-23 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46733 | |
| Thu | 11/24/1977 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 55-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50269 | |
| Mon | 12/5/1977 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-6 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 68977 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | A | New England Patriots | 10-14 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61064 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1977 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 39626 | |
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 |
| John Alexander | 76 | DE | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 40 | SS | 6-2 | 202 | 31 | Colorado | 14 | 4 |
| Terry Anderson | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 182 | 22 | Bethune-Cookman | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 49 | FS | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Memphis | 6 | 4 |
| Larry Ball | 52 | LB | 6-6 | 235 | 28 | Louisville | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Barisich | 78 | NT | 6-4 | 256 | 26 | Princeton | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 22 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | SLB | 6-6 | 250 | 23 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 14 | 14 |
| Wade Bosarge | 48 | S | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Tulsa | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 31 | FB | 6-1 | 217 | 31 | Texas Christian | 14 | 7 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | LILB | 6-1 | 218 | 24 | Tulane | 14 | 2 |
| Charles Cornelius | 44 | CB | 5-9 | 178 | 25 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Current | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 267 | 32 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Davis | 27 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 14 | 6 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 29 | Central (Iowa) | 11 | 11 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RDE | 6-4 | 249 | 22 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Dvorak | 75 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | SS | 6-0 | 194 | 29 | Purdue | 14 | 10 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 23 | New Mexico State | 14 | 4 |
| Leroy Harris | 38 | FB | 5-9 | 225 | 23 | Fort Scott CC; Arkansas State | 11 | 5 |
| Bob Heinz | 72 | LDE | 6-6 | 263 | 30 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 14 | 3 |
| Curtis Johnson | 45 | RCB | 6-2 | 196 | 29 | Toledo | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Kolen | 57 | RILB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Auburn | 6 | 4 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 12 |
| Jim Langer | 62 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 29 | South Dakota State | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Little | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 32 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 14 |
| Benny Malone | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Arizona State | 14 | 8 |
| Jim Mandich | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 29 | Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | RILB | 6-4 | 241 | 33 | Duke | 14 | 9 |
| Loaird McCreary | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 24 | Tennessee State | 14 | 4 |
| Mike Michel | 17 | P-K | 5-10 | 177 | 23 | Ventura JC; Stanford | 13 | 0 |
| Mel Mitchell | 68 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Tennessee State | 3 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 26 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Wayne Moore | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 32 | Lamar | 14 | 14 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Duke | 14 | 3 |
| Don Nottingham | 36 | FB | 5-10 | 210 | 28 | Kent State | 14 | 2 |
| Wally Pesuit | 65 | OT | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Henderson State | 4 | 0 |
| Vern Roberson | 42 | FS | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Grambling State | 14 | 9 |
| Guy Roberts | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Maryland | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 20 | P-WR | 6-0 | 213 | 32 | Kentucky | 13 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Tampa | 13 | 6 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 23 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Andre Tillman | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 25 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Towle | 56 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Kansas | 12 | 12 |
| Rick Volk | 21 | S | 6-3 | 195 | 32 | Michigan | 3 | 1 |
| Stan Winfrey | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 223 | 24 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | K | 5-8 | 172 | 33 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 74 | OT | 6-8 | 271 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | A.J. Duhe | DT | Louisiana State |
| 2 | 40 | Bob Baumhower | DT | Alabama |
| 3 | 71 | Mike Watson | T | Miami (Ohio) |
| 5 | 113 | Mike Michel | K | Stanford |
| 5 | 123 | Leroy Harris | RB | Arkansas State |
| 7 | 180 | Bruce Herron | LB | New Mexico |
| 8 | 207 | Horace Perkins | DB | Colorado |
| 9 | 237 | Robert Turner | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | 264 | Mark Carter | T | Eastern Michigan |
| 11 | 291 | John Alexander | DE | Rutgers |
| 12 | 321 | Terry Anderson | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 86 | 113 | 60 | 54 | 313 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 48 | 33 | 64 | 197 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 267 | 143 | 107 | 17 | 78/172 45.3% | / % | 59 | 432 | |
| Opponents Totals | 227 | 101 | 117 | 9 | 88/199 44.2% | / % | 82 | 644 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 0 | 67 |
| Duriel Harris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Benny Malone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Norm Bulaich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Leroy Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Gary Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Loaird McCreary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Michel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 37 | 41 | 90.2 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 0 | 313 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 197 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 2 | 48 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5/7 | 2/9 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 2 | 48 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5/7 | 2/9 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Malone | 129 | 615 | 4.8 | 66t | 5 |
| Gary Davis | 126 | 533 | 4.2 | 60t | 2 |
| Leroy Harris | 91 | 417 | 4.6 | 77t | 4 |
| Norm Bulaich | 91 | 416 | 4.6 | 29 | 4 |
| Don Nottingham | 44 | 214 | 4.9 | 13 | 2 |
| Nat Moore | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 24 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Michel | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 519 | 2366 | 4.6 | 77t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 467 | 1749 | 3.7 | 64t | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 307 | 180 | 180 | 114 | 2252 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 73t | 22 | 7.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 36 | 303 | 1949 | 87.8 |
| Don Strock | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Team Totals | 311 | 182 | 182 | 115 | 2264 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 73t | 22 | 7.1 | 14 | 4.5 | 36 | 303 | 1961 | 86.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 414 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 2393 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 47 | 10 | 2.4 | 15 | 3.6 | 20 | 160 | 2233 | 64.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 52 | 765 | 14.7 | 73t | 12 |
| Duriel Harris | 34 | 601 | 17.7 | 47 | 5 |
| Norm Bulaich | 25 | 180 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 37t | 2 |
| Gary Davis | 14 | 151 | 10.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 54t | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Loaird McCreary | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 182 | 2264 | 12.4 | 73t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 226 | 2393 | 10.6 | 47 | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Johnson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Vern Roberson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Volk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 238 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Michel | 35 | 1338 | 38.2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 202 | 1136 | 32.5 |
| Larry Seiple | 22 | 801 | 36.4 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 716 | 31.1 |
| Team Totals | 58 | 2139 | 36.9 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 267 | 1852 | 31.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 2581 | 38.5 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 315 | 2166 | 32.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 32 | 1 | 285 | 8.9 | 39 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 6 | 315 | 7.9 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 11 | 267 | 9.2 | 49 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Davis | 14 | 414 | 29.6 | 73 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 10 | 273 | 27.3 | 90t | 1 | |
| Terry Anderson | 7 | 167 | 23.9 | 40 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Loaird McCreary | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 1011 | 26.6 | 90t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 1281 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Duhe | 7.0 | |
| Bob Baumhower | 4.0 | |
| Kim Bokamper | 2.5 | |
| Larry Gordon | 2.0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 2.0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.5 | |
| Charlie Babb | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 20.0 | 160.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36.0 | 303.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 0 | |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Little | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Roberson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norris Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Towle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 0 |
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