1978 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
| 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 | 7/29/1978 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-17 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 18355 | |
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 28-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 46557 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | A | New Orleans Saints | 31-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54105 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 30-22 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 46316 | |
| Fri | 8/25/1978 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-20 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 68132 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | New York Jets | 20-33 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 49598 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | A | Baltimore Colts | 42-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 47730 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-24 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 48373 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 62988 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43882 | |
| Mon | 10/9/1978 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 54729 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | A | San Diego Chargers | 28-21 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50637 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | A | New England Patriots | 24-33 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60424 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | Baltimore Colts | 26-8 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 53524 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 23-16 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 69414 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | A | Buffalo Bills | 25-24 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48623 | |
| Mon | 11/20/1978 | A | Houston Oilers | 30-35 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 50290 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | H | New York Jets | 13-24 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 49255 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | A | Washington Redskins | 16-0 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52860 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | H | Oakland Raiders | 23-6 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73003 | |
| Mon | 12/18/1978 | H | New England Patriots | 23-3 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 72071 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1978 | H | Houston Oilers | 9-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 70036 | |
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 | 23 | Rutgers | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Anderson | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 182 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 49 | FS | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Memphis | 16 | 3 |
| Larry Ball | 52 | LB | 6-6 | 235 | 29 | Louisville | 6 | 0 |
| Carl Barisich | 78 | NT | 6-4 | 256 | 27 | Princeton | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Guy Benjamin | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 23 | Stanford | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | RDE | 6-7 | 260 | 22 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 16 | 6 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | LOLB | 6-6 | 250 | 24 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Braxton | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 243 | 29 | West Virginia | 10 | 2 |
| Norm Bulaich | 31 | FB | 6-1 | 217 | 32 | Texas Christian | 16 | 3 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 22 | Penn State | 16 | 1 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | RILB-LILB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Tulane | 16 | 15 |
| Sean Clancy | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | Amherst | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Cornelius | 44 | CB | 5-9 | 178 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Current | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 267 | 33 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
| Gary Davis | 27 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 14 | 1 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 30 | Central (Iowa) | 16 | 16 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RDE | 6-4 | 249 | 23 | Louisiana State | 13 | 10 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | SS | 6-0 | 194 | 30 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 15 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Purdue | 11 | 9 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 24 | New Mexico State | 16 | 15 |
| Leroy Harris | 38 | FB | 5-9 | 225 | 24 | Fort Scott CC; Arkansas State | 15 | 11 |
| Curtis Johnson | 45 | RCB | 6-2 | 196 | 30 | Toledo | 15 | 12 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG-LOT | 6-2 | 255 | 31 | Notre Dame | 16 | 15 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | OT | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Langer | 62 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 30 | South Dakota State | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Little | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 33 | Bethune-Cookman | 16 | 15 |
| Benny Malone | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 193 | 26 | Arizona State | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | RILB | 6-4 | 241 | 34 | Duke | 12 | 3 |
| Loaird McCreary | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 25 | Tennessee State | 16 | 1 |
| Mel Mitchell | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Tennessee State | 4 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 27 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 16 | 15 |
| Wayne Moore | 79 | LOT-ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 33 | Lamar | 16 | 9 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Duke | 12 | 9 |
| Wally Pesuit | 65 | C-OG | 6-4 | 255 | 24 | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 28 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Henderson State | 16 | 2 |
| George Roberts | 4 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Simpson | 70 | OT | 6-5 | 235 | 24 | Colorado | 5 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 22 | San Jose State | 16 | 4 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 7 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| Andre Tillman | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Texas Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Towle | 56 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Kansas | 13 | 13 |
| Rick Volk | 21 | FS | 6-3 | 195 | 33 | Michigan | 16 | 13 |
| Delvin Williams | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Kansas | 16 | 15 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | K | 5-8 | 172 | 34 | none | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 51 | Guy Benjamin | QB | Stanford |
| 3 | 64 | Lyman Smith | DT | Duke |
| 3 | 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | WR | Penn State |
| 4 | 93 | Gerald Small | DB | San Jose State |
| 4 | 106 | Eric Laakso | T | Tulane |
| 5 | 111 | Ted Burgmeier | DB | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 163 | Doug Betters | DE | Nevada-Reno |
| 7 | 178 | Karl Baldischwiler | T | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 190 | Lloyd Henry | WR | Truman State |
| 8 | 217 | Sean Clancy | LB | Amherst |
| 9 | 247 | Bruce Hardy | TE | Arizona State |
| 10 | 274 | Mark Dennard | C | Texas A&M |
| 12 | 331 | Mike Moore | RB | Middle Tennessee State |
| 12 | 333 | Bill Kenney | QB | Northern Colorado |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 101 | 126 | 68 | 77 | 372 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 87 | 64 | 79 | 254 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 270 | 119 | 135 | 16 | 98/215 45.6% | / % | 74 | 603 | |
| Opponents Totals | 298 | 120 | 156 | 22 | 88/204 43.1% | / % | 99 | 865 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 41 | 45 | 91.1 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0 | 98 |
| Nat Moore | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Gary Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Andre Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Leroy Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Loaird McCreary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Baumhower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vern Den Herder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Benny Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gerald Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Norris Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kim Bokamper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| A.J. Duhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 41 | 45 | 91.1 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 2 | 372 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 28 | 30 | 93.3 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 2 | 254 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 10/11 | 5/7 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 10/11 | 5/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 1/1 | 4/6 | 6/8 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin Williams | 272 | 1258 | 4.6 | 58 | 8 |
| Leroy Harris | 123 | 512 | 4.2 | 51 | 2 |
| Gary Davis | 62 | 313 | 5.0 | 65t | 3 |
| Norm Bulaich | 40 | 196 | 4.9 | 63 | 2 |
| Jim Braxton | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Don Strock | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Bob Griese | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Guy Benjamin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 548 | 2366 | 4.3 | 65t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 543 | 2261 | 4.2 | 81t | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 235 | 148 | 63.0 | 76 | 1791 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 63t | 11 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.7 | 18 | 165 | 1626 | 82.4 |
| Don Strock | 135 | 72 | 53.3 | 57 | 825 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 57 | 12 | 8.9 | 6 | 4.4 | 9 | 73 | 752 | 83.1 |
| Guy Benjamin | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 1 | 91 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 43 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 112.0 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 379 | 226 | 59.6 | 135 | 2707 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 63t | 24 | 6.3 | 18 | 4.7 | 27 | 238 | 2469 | 82.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 256 | 58.6 | 149 | 3251 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 92t | 15 | 3.4 | 32 | 7.3 | 41 | 343 | 2908 | 62.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 48 | 645 | 13.4 | 47 | 10 |
| Duriel Harris | 45 | 654 | 14.5 | 63t | 3 |
| Andre Tillman | 31 | 398 | 12.8 | 33 | 3 |
| Leroy Harris | 25 | 211 | 8.4 | 57 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 24 | 218 | 9.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 18 | 192 | 10.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 43 | 3 |
| Jim Braxton | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 2 |
| Loaird McCreary | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 2 |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 226 | 2707 | 12.0 | 63t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 256 | 3251 | 12.7 | 92t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Foley | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 46t | 1 |
| Rick Volk | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 53t | 1 |
| Earnie Rhone | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Charles Cornelius | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 458 | 14.3 | 53t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 224 | 12.4 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 81 | 3263 | 40.3 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 303 | 2780 | 34.3 |
| Team Totals | 81 | 3263 | 40.3 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 303 | 2780 | 34.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 2741 | 37.0 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 341 | 2260 | 30.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Cefalo | 28 | 8 | 232 | 8.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 9 | 2 | 57 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 12 | 341 | 8.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 10 | 303 | 7.2 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 29 | 657 | 22.7 | 53 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 13 | 251 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Terry Anderson | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1132 | 21.4 | 53 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 1469 | 21.0 | 39 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Vern Den Herder | 9.0 | |
| Kim Bokamper | 8.0 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 8.0 | |
| Larry Gordon | 5.0 | |
| Doug Betters | 3.0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 2.0 | |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.5 | |
| Bob Simpson | 1.0 | |
| Rusty Chambers | 1.0 | |
| Charlie Babb | 1.0 | |
| Carl Barisich | 1.0 | |
| (Unidentified) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 343.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 238.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Current | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | |
| Leroy Harris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Newman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| Norris Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 91 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 0 |
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