1985 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Tom Keane | Special Teams |
| Bob Matheson | Linebackers |
| Mel Phillips | Defensive Backs |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line |
| Dave Shula | Receivers/Quarterbacjks |
| Chuck Studley | Defense |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs |
| Junior Wade | Strength-Conditioning |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-16 | L | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41129 |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | H | Buffalo Bills | 27-17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 37557 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 23-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55414 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1985 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-19 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 32768 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | A | Houston Oilers | 23-26 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47656 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 30-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 53693 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 31-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 69791 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | Denver Broncos | 30-26 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73614 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-20 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 72820 | |
| Mon | 10/14/1985 | A | New York Jets | 7-23 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 73807 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 41-38 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 62335 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | A | Detroit Lions | 21-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 75291 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | A | New England Patriots | 13-17 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 58811 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | H | New York Jets | 21-17 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73965 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 34-20 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 59666 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | A | Buffalo Bills | 23-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 50474 | |
| Mon | 12/2/1985 | H | Chicago Bears | 38-24 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75594 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Green Bay Packers | 34-24 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52671 | |
| Mon | 12/16/1985 | H | New England Patriots | 30-27 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 69489 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | H | Buffalo Bills | 28-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 64811 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/4/1986 | H | Cleveland Browns | 24-21 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75128 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/12/1986 | H | New England Patriots | 14-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74978 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Barnett | 70 | NT | 6-4 | 256 | 29 | Nebraska | 16 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 13 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | LDE | 6-7 | 260 | 29 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 14 | 14 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 47 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 42 | FS | 6-1 | 189 | 34 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 16 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 59 | RDE | 6-6 | 250 | 31 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 16 | 12 |
| Charles Bowser | 56 | ROLB | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Duke | 2 | 2 |
| Jay Brophy | 53 | LILB | 6-3 | 233 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 6 |
| Bud Brown | 43 | FS | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Brown | 51 | RILB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Purdue | 15 | 15 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 59 | LOLB | 6-4 | 225 | 30 | Ohio State | 14 | 13 |
| Joe Carter | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 23 | Alabama | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Charles | 71 | NT-RDE | 6-4 | 291 | 23 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Clark | 76 | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Utah | 16 | 5 |
| Mark Clayton | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 181 | 24 | Louisville | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Davenport | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 231 | 23 | Louisville | 16 | 1 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 65 | LOT | 6-6 | 291 | 22 | Wisconsin | 11 | 1 |
| Mark Duper | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 190 | 26 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 9 | 8 |
| Roy Foster | 61 | LOG | 6-4 | 280 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Jon Giesler | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 29 | Michigan | 13 | 13 |
| Cleveland Green | 74 | ROT0LOT | 6-3 | 262 | 28 | Southern University | 12 | 11 |
| Hugh Green | 55 | ROLB | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 11 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 27 | FB | 5-11 | 211 | 23 | Florida | 16 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 29 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 31 | New Mexico State | 6 | 0 |
| Vince Heflin | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Central State (Ohio) | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 11 | WR | 6-4 | 221 | 27 | Boston University | 16 | 1 |
| Dan Johnson | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Golden Valley Lutheran JC; Iowa State | 12 | 1 |
| William Judson | 49 | RCB | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 40 | SS | 6-1 | 198 | 29 | San Diego State; Brigham Young; MiraCosta JC; Colorado | 5 | 2 |
| Paul Lankford | 44 | LCB | 6-1 | 187 | 27 | Penn State | 16 | 15 |
| Larry Lee | 63 | OG-C | 6-2 | 263 | 26 | UCLA | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 72 | ROT-ROG-LOT | 6-3 | 272 | 29 | Baylor | 15 | 13 |
| George Little | 99 | RDE | 6-4 | 278 | 22 | Iowa | 14 | 3 |
| Frank Lockett | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 192 | 28 | Contra Costa JC; Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 13 | QB | 6-4 | 224 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Don McNeal | 28 | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 27 | Alabama | 10 | 0 |
| Mack Moore | 91 | LDE | 6-4 | 258 | 26 | Texas A&M | 16 | 2 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 34 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 15 | 7 |
| Alex Moyer | 54 | LB | 6-1 | 221 | 22 | Northwestern | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 29 | Alabama | 16 | 15 |
| Fuad Reveiz | 7 | K | 5-11 | 224 | 22 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Roby | 4 | P | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Iowa | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 28 | California | 16 | 1 |
| Robin Sendlein | 52 | LOLB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Texas | 16 | 3 |
| Jackie Shipp | 50 | LILB-RILB | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Oklahoma | 16 | 11 |
| Sanders Shiver | 96 | ROLB | 6-2 | 227 | 30 | Carson-Newman | 6 | 3 |
| Mike Smith | 18 | CB-S | 6-0 | 171 | 23 | Texas-El Paso | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Sowell | 45 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Howard | 10 | 1 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 57 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 28 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 35 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| John Swain | 29 | CB | 6-1 | 197 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Toews | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 255 | 28 | Washington | 11 | 5 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 26 | Virginia | 9 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 27 | West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 27 | Lorenzo Hampton | RB | Florida |
| 3 | 65 | George Little | DT | Iowa |
| 3 | 83 | Alex Moyer | LB | Northwestern |
| 4 | 91 | Mike Smith | DB | Texas-El Paso |
| 4 | 111 | Jeff Dellenbach | T | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 145 | George Shorthose | WR | Missouri |
| 6 | 167 | Ron Davenport | RB | Louisville |
| 7 | 195 | Fuad Reveiz | K | Tennessee |
| 8 | 223 | Dan Sharp | TE | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 251 | Adam Hinds | DB | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | 279 | Mike Pendleton | DB | Indiana |
| 11 | 307 | Mike Jones | RB | Tulane |
| 12 | 335 | Ray Noble | DB | California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 88 | 136 | 95 | 109 | 428 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 96 | 78 | 102 | 320 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:17 | 361 | 116 | 218 | 27 | 88/193 45.6% | 8/11 72.7% | 77 | 637 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:43 | 314 | 135 | 160 | 19 | 88/216 40.7% | 8/13 61.5% | 112 | 854 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuad Reveiz | 0 | 50 | 52 | 96.2 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 0 | 116 |
| Ron Davenport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Nat Moore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Mark Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bruce Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Joe Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Mark Duper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Brudzinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vince Heflin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| William Judson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 50 | 52 | 96.2 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 0 | 428 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 35 | 38 | 92.1 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 320 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuad Reveiz | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 1 | 49 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 5/6 | 9/9 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 1 | 49 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 5/6 | 9/9 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 7/9 | 4/10 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 143 | 667 | 4.7 | 22 | 5 |
| Ron Davenport | 98 | 370 | 3.8 | 33 | 11 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 105 | 369 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 |
| Woody Bennett | 54 | 256 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 26 | -24 | -0.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 444 | 1729 | 3.9 | 33 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 509 | 2256 | 4.4 | 32 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 567 | 336 | 59.3 | 210 | 4137 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 73 | 30 | 5.3 | 21 | 3.7 | 18 | 157 | 3980 | 84.1 |
| Don Strock | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 2 | 141 | 15.7 | 20.1 | 67t | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 155.8 |
| Mark Clayton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -7 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 576 | 343 | 59.5 | 212 | 4278 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 73 | 31 | 5.4 | 21 | 3.6 | 19 | 164 | 4114 | 85.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 487 | 257 | 52.8 | 207 | 3789 | 7.8 | 14.7 | 80t | 21 | 4.3 | 23 | 4.7 | 38 | 278 | 3511 | 73.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 72 | 651 | 9.0 | 73 | 1 |
| Mark Clayton | 70 | 996 | 14.2 | 45 | 4 |
| Nat Moore | 51 | 701 | 13.7 | 69t | 7 |
| Bruce Hardy | 39 | 409 | 10.5 | 31 | 4 |
| Mark Duper | 35 | 650 | 18.6 | 67t | 3 |
| Joe Rose | 19 | 306 | 16.1 | 42 | 4 |
| Dan Johnson | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 61t | 3 |
| Ron Davenport | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 17t | 2 |
| Woody Bennett | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 27t | 1 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Vince Heflin | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 46t | 1 |
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 343 | 4278 | 12.5 | 73 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 257 | 3789 | 14.7 | 80t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Blackwood | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| William Judson | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Paul Lankford | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bud Brown | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jay Brophy | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Hugh Green | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jackie Shipp | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Moyer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 265 | 11.5 | 61t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 100 | 4.8 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Roby | 59 | 2576 | 43.7 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 371 | 2045 | 34.7 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 2576 | 43.7 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 371 | 2045 | 34.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 2972 | 40.7 | 67 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 319 | 2493 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 22 | 5 | 197 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 7 | 2 | 65 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Lockett | 5 | 0 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 14 | 319 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 6 | 371 | 13.7 | 70t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Hampton | 45 | 0 | 1020 | 22.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 0 | 1177 | 22.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 0 | 1370 | 21.7 | 50 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Charles | 7.0 | |
| Mack Moore | 5.5 | |
| Doug Betters | 5.5 | |
| Hugh Green | 5.0 | |
| Bob Brudzinski | 3.0 | |
| Charles Bowser | 2.5 | |
| Kim Bokamper | 2.5 | |
| Robert Sowell | 1.0 | |
| Sanders Shiver | 1.0 | |
| George Little | 1.0 | |
| Paul Lankford | 1.0 | |
| Mark Brown | 1.0 | |
| Jay Brophy | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 38.0 | 278.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19.0 | 164.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Brophy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Joe Carter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Davenport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Duper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jon Giesler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Marino | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| Alex Moyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Shipp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Toews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 1 |
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