| Miami Dolphins at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1981 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 47379 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 71 pass from Ken Stabler (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 37 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 27 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 40 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Andra Franklin 3 pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 16 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 54 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 83 | RDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | FS | Don Bessillieu |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 26 | HB | Rob Carpenter |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Mike Stensrud |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Andra Franklin | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 82 | 3.7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 59.3 |
| Don Strock | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 1 | 62 | 6.2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 1 | 178 | 6.8 | 71t | 1 | 8 | 61 | 78.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Ronnie Lee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 71t | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ted Washington | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 8 | 336 | 42.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 39 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Bob Baumhower | 4.0 |
| Doug Betters | 2.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 |
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