1978 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1978 | H | Houston Oilers | 9-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 70036 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charlie Babb | 49 | FS | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Memphis | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Barisich | 78 | DT | 6-4 | 256 | 27 | Princeton | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | DE | 6-7 | 260 | 22 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | LOLB | 6-6 | 250 | 24 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 243 | 29 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 217 | 32 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 22 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | RILB | 6-1 | 218 | 25 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Clancy | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | Amherst | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Cornelius | 44 | CB | 5-9 | 178 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Current | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 267 | 33 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 30 | Central (Iowa) | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RDE | 6-4 | 249 | 23 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | SS | 6-0 | 194 | 30 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 24 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 38 | FB | 5-9 | 220 | 24 | Fort Scott CC; Arkansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Curtis Johnson | 45 | CB | 6-2 | 196 | 30 | Toledo | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 31 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Langer | 62 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 30 | South Dakota State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | LB | 6-4 | 241 | 34 | Duke | 1 | 0 |
| Loaird McCreary | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 25 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Mitchell | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 27 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Moore | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 33 | Lamar | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Rather | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 28 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Henderson State | 1 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 4 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 22 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Towle | 56 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Volk | 21 | S | 6-3 | 195 | 33 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 24 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | K | 5-8 | 172 | 34 | none | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24:17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5/12 41.7% | / % | 1 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 35:43 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8/16 50.0% | / % | 5 | 37 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Harris | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 165 | 3.7 | 21 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 15 | 114 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 21 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 33.9 |
| Don Strock | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 52.1 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 15 | 137 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 23 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 2 | 19 | 118 | 26.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 10 | 306 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 55 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16 | 290 | 111.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13t | 1 | ||
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Leroy Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 306 | 15.3 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 5 | 243 | 48.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 232 | 46.4 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 243 | 48.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 232 | 46.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 156 | 31.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 39 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Bokamper | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Harris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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