1981 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-4-1 .719 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Barnett | 70 | DE | 6-4 | 256 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Don Bessillieu | 46 | S | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | LDE | 6-7 | 260 | 25 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 47 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 42 | FS | 6-1 | 189 | 30 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | DE | 6-6 | 250 | 27 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 59 | LOLB | 6-4 | 225 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 25 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | RDE | 6-6 | 251 | 33 | Central (Iowa) | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Dennard | 63 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 26 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RILB | 6-4 | 249 | 26 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Andra Franklin | 37 | FB | 5-10 | 225 | 22 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Giesler | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | RLB | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Cleveland Green | 74 | OT | 6-3 | 262 | 24 | Southern University | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 27 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 221 | 23 | Boston University | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 40 | S | 6-1 | 198 | 25 | San Diego State; Brigham Young; MiraCosta JC; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 34 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Ronnie Lee | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 272 | 25 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Matthews | 33 | RB | 6-3 | 222 | 30 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 28 | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 30 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 25 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Newman | 54 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Orosz | 3 | P | 6-1 | 204 | 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Poole | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 251 | 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Potter | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Ray | 43 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Norfolk State | 1 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | LILB | 6-2 | 224 | 28 | Henderson State | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Rose | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shull | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | William & Mary | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 57 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 24 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 31 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 22 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 5 | K | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 23 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| David Woodley | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 23 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36:08 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 8/16 50.0% | / % | 7 | 44 |
| Opponents Totals | 37:44 | 34 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 8/13 61.5% | / % | 8 | 45 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Uwe von Schamann | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 38 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 41 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 12t | 1 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 78 | 2.8 | 12t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 18 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Strock | 43 | 29 | 67.4 | 13 | 403 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 50t | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 118.7 |
| David Woodley | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 20 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 29 | -9 | 12.5 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 15 | 417 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 50t | 4 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.2 | 3 | 29 | 388 | 102.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 33 | 61.1 | 20 | 433 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 47 | 3 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 18 | 415 | 97.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Hardy | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Joe Rose | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 15t | 2 | ||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 417 | 13.5 | 50t | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 433 | 13.1 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Orosz | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 126 | 25.2 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 126 | 25.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 89 | 22.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 64 | 32.0 | 56t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 33 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Bokamper | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Betters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Laakso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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