Donald Francis Shula
Position: DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1930 in Grand River, OH
College: John Carroll
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1997
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 9th round (110th overall) of the 1951 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Rank | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 33 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3 | |||||
| 1964 | 34 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1965 | 35 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 36 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2 | |||||
| 1967 | 37 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 1 | |||||
| 1968 | 38 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | NFL Champions |
| 1969 | 39 | Baltimore Colts | NFL | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 2 | |||||
| 1970 | 40 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | |
| 1971 | 41 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | AFC Champions |
| 1972 | 42 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1973 | 43 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Super Bowl Champions |
| 1974 | 44 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 45 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1 | |||||
| 1976 | 46 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 3 | |||||
| 1977 | 47 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 1 | |||||
| 1978 | 48 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 49 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 50 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3 | |||||
| 1981 | 51 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .733 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 52 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | AFC Champions |
| 1983 | 53 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 54 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | AFC Champions |
| 1985 | 55 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 56 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3 | |||||
| 1987 | 57 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 2 | |||||
| 1988 | 58 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 5 | |||||
| 1989 | 59 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2 | |||||
| 1990 | 60 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 61 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2 | |||||
| 1992 | 62 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 63 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2 | |||||
| 1994 | 64 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 65 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | |
| 33 yrs | 490 | 328 | 156 | 6 | .678 | 36 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 1.6 | Avg Finish | |||
| 26 yrs | MIA | 392 | 257 | 133 | 2 | .659 | 31 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 1.7 | |||
| 7 yrs | IND | 98 | 71 | 23 | 4 | .755 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1.6 |
Games over .500: 172
Super Bowl Wins: 2
Overall Championships: 2
Conference Championships: 6
Division Championships: 19
| Overall | Offense | Rushing Off | Passing Off | Defense | Rushing Def | Passing Def | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tm | Tms | WL% | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | Yds | Pts | GvA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FL | Att | Yds | TD | Int | NY/A | Yds | Pts | TkA | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | FR | Att | Yds | TD | Int | nY/A |
| 1963 | BAL | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 1964 | BAL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | BAL | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 1966 | BAL | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1967 | BAL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 1968 | BAL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | BAL | 16 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
| 1970 | MIA | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 1971 | MIA | 26 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7 |
| 1972 | MIA | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1973 | MIA | 26 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1974 | MIA | 26 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 13 |
| 1975 | MIA | 26 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 1976 | MIA | 28 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 28 |
| 1977 | MIA | 28 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 18 |
| 1978 | MIA | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 1979 | MIA | 28 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| 1980 | MIA | 28 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 1981 | MIA | 28 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 1982 | MIA | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | MIA | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1984 | MIA | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| 1985 | MIA | 28 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 26 |
| 1986 | MIA | 28 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
| 1987 | MIA | 28 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 25 |
| 1988 | MIA | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| 1989 | MIA | 28 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 17 |
| 1990 | MIA | 28 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 1991 | MIA | 28 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 14 |
| 1992 | MIA | 28 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| 1993 | MIA | 28 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 18 |
| 1994 | MIA | 28 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 1995 | MIA | 30 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 20 |
| 33 yrs | %tile | 81 | 60 | 76 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 65 | 51 | 51 | 63 | 53 | 66 | 55 | 70 | 75 | 62 | 81 | 54 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 54 | 64 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 64 | 58 | 54 | |
| 26 yrs | MIA | 79 | 59 | 74 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 50 | 53 | 63 | 56 | 65 | 54 | 64 | 76 | 63 | 78 | 50 | 67 | 49 | 60 | 51 | 60 | 39 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 61 | 56 | 50 | |
| 7 yrs | IND | 86 | 61 | 84 | 76 | 86 | 77 | 60 | 56 | 44 | 66 | 43 | 70 | 59 | 91 | 69 | 62 | 92 | 68 | 84 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 78 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 64 | 76 | 65 | 70 | |