| Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1976 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 59115 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 83 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 18 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Dave Green kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 6 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 24 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 20 pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick blocked) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 7 pass from Steve Spurrier (Dave Green kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 29 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 66 | ROT | Larry Little |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 60 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 50 | LLB | Larry Gordon |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 30 | RS | Bryant Salter |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | John McKay |
| 85 | WR | Morris Owens |
| 71 | LOT | Steve Young |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 51 | C | Dan Ryczek |
| 67 | ROG | Tom Alward |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 86 | TE | Bob Moore |
| 18 | QB | Parnell Dickinson |
| 32 | RB | Louis Carter |
| 43 | RB | Ed Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Pear |
| 64 | RDT | Glenn Robinson |
| 66 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 30 | LLB | Jimmy Gunn |
| 52 | MLB | Steve Reese |
| 54 | RLB | Richard Wood |
| 25 | LCB | Curtis Jordan |
| 33 | LS | Mark Cotney |
| 28 | RS | Ken Stone |
| 46 | RCB | Danny Reece |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 22 | 118 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Don Nottingham | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Louis Carter | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Moore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Parnell Dickinson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 132 | 8.8 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 55.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve Spurrier | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 143 | 6.8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93.9 |
| Parnell Dickinson | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Terry Hanratty | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 85.4 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Morris Owens | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 3 | |
| Essex Johnson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Moore | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Fred Pagac | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John McKay | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rod McNeill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Essex Johnson | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| Rod McNeill | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Steve Towle | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Council Rudolph | 2.0 |
| Curtis Jordan | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
| Pat Toomay | 1.o |
| Dewey Selmon | 1.0 |
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