1981 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-4-1 .719 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
| Steve Crosby | Special Teams |
| Wally English | Quarterbacks/Receivers/Passing Game |
| Tom Keane | Defensive Backs/Punters |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line/Running Game |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line/Run Defense |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs/Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1981 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 20-6 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45165 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1981 | H | Denver Broncos | 24-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41502 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1981 | A | Detroit Lions | 31-27 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 54676 | |
| Fri | 8/28/1981 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41290 | |
| Sun | 9/6/1981 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50351 | |
| Thu | 9/10/1981 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74190 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1981 | A | Houston Oilers | 16-10 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47379 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1981 | A | Baltimore Colts | 31-28 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 41630 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1981 | H | New York Jets | 28-28 | T | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 68723 |
| Mon | 10/12/1981 | A | Buffalo Bills | 21-31 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78576 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1981 | H | Washington Redskins | 13-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 47367 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1981 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 27-28 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64221 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1981 | H | Baltimore Colts | 27-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 46061 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1981 | A | New England Patriots | 30-27 | W | OT | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60436 |
| Sun | 11/15/1981 | H | Oakland Raiders | 17-33 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67531 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1981 | A | New York Jets | 15-16 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 59962 | |
| Mon | 11/30/1981 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67797 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1981 | H | New England Patriots | 24-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 50421 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1981 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-7 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 57407 | |
| Sat | 12/19/1981 | H | Buffalo Bills | 16-6 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 72956 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/2/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | 38-41 | L | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73735 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Elmer Bailey | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Macalester; Minnesota | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Barnett | 70 | RDE | 6-4 | 256 | 25 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Woody Bennett | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Don Bessillieu | 46 | FS | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 6 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | LDE | 6-7 | 260 | 25 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 15 | 15 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 47 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 42 | FS | 6-1 | 189 | 30 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 12 | 10 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | RDE | 6-6 | 250 | 27 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 16 | 1 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 59 | LOLB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 25 | Penn State | 16 | 6 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 33 | Central (Iowa) | 16 | 14 |
| Mark Dennard | 63 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 26 | Texas A&M | 11 | 11 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RILB | 6-4 | 249 | 26 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
| Andra Franklin | 37 | FB-HB | 5-10 | 225 | 22 | Nebraska | 16 | 11 |
| Mike Fultz | 72 | NT | 6-5 | 278 | 27 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 207 | 26 | Bridgeport; Connecticut | 8 | 0 |
| Jon Giesler | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Cleveland Green | 74 | OT | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Southern University | 7 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 4 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 27 | New Mexico State | 15 | 12 |
| Eddie Hill | 31 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Memphis | 11 | 3 |
| Steve Howell | 36 | HB-FB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Baylor | 10 | 2 |
| Jim Jensen | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 221 | 23 | Boston University | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 198 | 25 | San Diego State; Brigham Young; MiraCosta JC; Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 34 | Notre Dame | 16 | 9 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Tulane | 16 | 16 |
| Ronnie Lee | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 272 | 25 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Bo Matthews | 33 | RB | 6-3 | 222 | 30 | Colorado | 3 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 28 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | Alabama | 12 | 12 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 30 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 13 | 11 |
| Tony Nathan | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 206 | 25 | Alabama | 13 | 11 |
| Ed Newman | 54 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
| Tom Orosz | 3 | P | 6-1 | 204 | 22 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
| Ken Poole | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 251 | 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Potter | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Virginia | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Ray | 43 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Norfolk State | 8 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | LILB | 6-2 | 224 | 28 | Henderson State | 16 | 16 |
| Terry Robiskie | 38 | FB | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Shull | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | William & Mary | 16 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 57 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 5 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 31 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 1 |
| Ed Taylor | 45 | LCB | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | Memphis | 6 | 2 |
| Rodell Thomas | 53 | LOLB | 6-1 | 226 | 23 | Alabama State | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Toews | 60 | LOG | 6-3 | 255 | 24 | Washington | 9 | 7 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 32 | HB | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Virginia | 16 | 1 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 5 | K | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | West Virginia | 16 | 2 |
| David Woodley | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 23 | Louisiana State | 15 | 15 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | David Overstreet | RB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 56 | Andra Franklin | RB | Nebraska |
| 4 | 84 | Sammy Greene | WR | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 4 | 96 | Brad Wright | QB | New Mexico |
| 5 | 126 | Ken Poole | DE | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 5 | 138 | Tommy Vigorito | RB | Virginia |
| 6 | 152 | Mack Moore | DE | Texas A&M |
| 6 | 154 | Fulton Walker | DB | West Virginia |
| 7 | 179 | Mike Daum | T | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) |
| 8 | 208 | William Judson | DB | South Carolina State |
| 9 | 235 | John Noonan | WR | Nebraska |
| 10 | 261 | Steve Folsom | TE | Utah |
| 11 | 291 | Jim Jensen | QB | Boston University |
| 12 | 318 | John Alford | DT | South Carolina State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 41 | 110 | 97 | 94 | 3 | 345 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 92 | 30 | 81 | 0 | 275 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:14 | 306 | 113 | 167 | 26 | 86/225 38.2% | / % | 71 | 541 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:46 | 296 | 124 | 160 | 12 | 81/214 37.9% | / % | 104 | 886 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe Von Schamann | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 0 | 109 |
| Andra Franklin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| David Woodley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ronnie Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 1 | 345 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 1 | 275 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 11/12 | 4/10 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 11/12 | 4/10 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 5/8 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 147 | 782 | 5.3 | 46 | 5 |
| Andra Franklin | 201 | 711 | 3.5 | 29 | 7 |
| David Woodley | 63 | 272 | 4.3 | 26 | 4 |
| Eddie Hill | 37 | 146 | 3.9 | 24 | 1 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 35 | 116 | 3.3 | 30t | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 28 | 104 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Orosz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 14 | -26 | -1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 535 | 2173 | 4.1 | 46 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 492 | 2032 | 4.1 | 28 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Woodley | 366 | 191 | 52.2 | 162 | 2470 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 69t | 12 | 3.3 | 13 | 3.6 | 24 | 191 | 2279 | 69.8 |
| Don Strock | 130 | 79 | 60.8 | 43 | 901 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 52 | 6 | 4.6 | 8 | 6.2 | 6 | 45 | 856 | 71.3 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 118.8 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 498 | 271 | 54.4 | 206 | 3385 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 69t | 18 | 3.6 | 21 | 4.2 | 30 | 236 | 3149 | 70.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 509 | 297 | 58.3 | 194 | 3645 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 76t | 23 | 4.5 | 18 | 3.5 | 38 | 314 | 3331 | 80.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 53 | 911 | 17.2 | 55 | 2 |
| Tony Nathan | 50 | 452 | 9.0 | 31 | 3 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 33 | 237 | 7.2 | 31t | 2 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 29 | 631 | 21.8 | 69t | 3 |
| Nat Moore | 26 | 452 | 17.4 | 52 | 2 |
| Joe Rose | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 50 | 2 |
| Bruce Hardy | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Eddie Hill | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Steve Howell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 271 | 3385 | 12.5 | 69t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 297 | 3645 | 12.3 | 76t | 23 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Blackwood | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 288 | 13.7 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Orosz | 83 | 3386 | 40.8 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 286 | 2880 | 34.7 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3386 | 40.8 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 286 | 2880 | 34.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 3565 | 41.0 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 458 | 2987 | 34.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 36 | 12 | 379 | 10.5 | 87t | 1 |
| Fulton Walker | 5 | 1 | 50 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 17 | 458 | 10.2 | 87t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 9 | 286 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Walker | 38 | 0 | 932 | 24.5 | 90t | 1 |
| Don Bessillieu | 7 | 0 | 114 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 0 | 1228 | 22.7 | 90t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 60 | 1218 | 20.3 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Baumhower | 9.5 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 8.0 | |
| Kim Bokamper | 7.0 | |
| Earnie Rhone | 6.0 | |
| Doug Betters | 4.5 | |
| Larry Gordon | 1.0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 | |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 38.0 | 314.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30.0 | 236.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Giesler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Howell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Eric Laakso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Orosz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fulton Walker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Woodley | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 0 |
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