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1966 Miami Dolphins
Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 213 points (15.2/g), 8th of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 362 points (25.9/g), 7th.
Differential of -149 points (-10.6/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 3.1-10.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 3rd.
Coached by George Wilson (3-11-0)
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1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dick Wood | 30 | 4 | 4 | 83 for 230, 993 yards, 4 td, 14 int, & 5 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| QB | George Wilson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 46 for 112, 764 yards, 5 td, 10 int, & 27 rushes for 137 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 20th / 277th pick / 1965 |
| HB | Joe Auer | 25 | 2 | 14 | 121 rushes for 416 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 263 yards and 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 57th pick / 1963 |
| FB | Billy Joe | 26 | 3 | 7 | 71 rushes for 232 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 116 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 85th pick / 1963 |
| FB | Cookie Gilchrist | 31 | 4 | 5 | 72 rushes for 262 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 110 yards and 1 td | |
| FL | Bo Roberson | 31 | 5 | 8 | 26 catches for 519 yards, 2 td | |
| SE | Frank Jackson | 27 | 5 | 7 | 16 catches for 317 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Karl Noonan | 22 | Rook | 7 | 17 catches for 224 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Dave Kocourek | 29 | 6 | 14 | 27 catches for 320 yards, 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| LT | Maxie Williams | 26 | 1 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 74th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Ernie Park | 26 | 3 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Tom Goode | 28 | 4 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Billy Neighbors | 26 | 4 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 43rd pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Norm Evans | 24 | 1 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Cooke* | 31 | 8 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
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| LDT | Tom Nomina | 25 | 3 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 |
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| RDT | Rich Zecher | 23 | 1 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 67th pick / 1965 |
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| RDE | LaVerne Torczon | 30 | 6 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957 |
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| LLB | Tom Erlandson* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Frank Emanuel | 24 | Rook | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 9th pick / 1966 |
| RLB | Wahoo McDaniel | 28 | 6 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Jack Thornton | 22 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LCB | Jimmy Warren* | 27 | 2 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dick Westmoreland | 25 | 3 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Pete Jaquess | 26 | 2 | 9 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 20th / 158th pick / 1964 |
| RS | Willie West* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gene Mingo | 28 | 6 | 0 | 10 of 22 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | |
| P | George Wilson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 42 punts for a 42.2 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 20th / 277th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Bob Neff | 22 | Rook | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Joe Auer | 25 | 2 | 14 | 28 kick returns for a 24.9 average and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 57th pick / 1963 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Joe Auer | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech,Miami (FL) | 10/11/1941 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 57th pick / 1963 |
| Mel Branch | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Bruggers | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/20/1944 | Rook | |
| Whit Canale | 25 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/27/1941 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 227th pick / 1965 |
| Rick Casares | 35 | FB | 6 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/4/1931 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| George Chesser | 24 | RB-P | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Delta State,Mississippi | 9/11/1942 | Rook | |
| Ed Cooke* | 31 | DE-LB | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| Bill Cronin | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-5 | Boston College | 11/20/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 15th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| Al Dotson | 23 | DT | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 2/25/1943 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1965 |
| Frank Emanuel | 24 | LB | 14 | 11 | 225 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/4/1942 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 9th pick / 1966 |
| Tom Erlandson* | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/24/1940 | 4 | |
| Norm Evans | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Earl Faison | 27 | DE | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/31/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 31 | FB | 8 | 5 | 251 | 6-3 | none | 5/25/1935 | 4 | |
| Tom Goode | 28 | C-LB | 14 | 13 | 245 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 12/1/1938 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Higgins | 24 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Xavier (OH) | 1/20/1942 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 19th / 263rd pick / 1964 |
| Johnny Holmes | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 11/3/1943 | Rook | |
| Mike Hudock | 32 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 9/29/1934 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956 |
| Billy Hunter | 24 | B | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 11/5/1942 | 1 | |
| Frank Jackson | 27 | FL-FB-SE-WR-HB | 10 | 7 | 185 | 6-1 | SMU | 4/14/1939 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 19th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Pete Jaquess | 26 | DB | 14 | 9 | 185 | 6-0 | Eastern New Mexico | 12/25/1940 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 20th / 158th pick / 1964 |
| Billy Joe | 26 | RB | 14 | 7 | 235 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1940 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 85th pick / 1963 |
| Dave Kocourek | 29 | TE-FL | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/20/1937 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| Wes Matthews | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Northeast State (OK),Oklahoma State | 10/10/1943 | Rook | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 28 | LB | 12 | 8 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/19/1938 | 6 | |
| John McGeever | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/14/1939 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| Gene Mingo | 28 | HB-K | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 6 | |
| Stan Mitchell | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/17/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 8th / 115th pick / 1966 |
| Doug Moreau | 21 | TE-K | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | LSU | 2/15/1945 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 19th / 164th pick / 1966 |
| Bob Neff | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin | 3/5/1944 | Rook | |
| Billy Neighbors | 26 | G | 14 | 10 | 250 | 6-0 | Alabama | 2/4/1940 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 43rd pick / 1962 |
| Tom Nomina | 25 | DT-G | 11 | 11 | 260 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 12/27/1941 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 |
| Karl Noonan | 22 | SE-FL-WR | 14 | 7 | 198 | 6-2 | Iowa | 2/17/1944 | Rook | |
| Rick Norton | 23 | QB | 7 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 11/16/1943 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
| Ernie Park | 26 | G-T | 14 | 11 | 253 | 6-3 | McMurry | 10/22/1940 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Petrella | 22 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 11/7/1944 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| Sammy Price | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Illinois | 10/1/1943 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 92nd pick / 1966 |
| Ken Rice | 27 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/14/1939 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961 |
| Bo Roberson | 31 | FL-HB-WR | 11 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Cornell | 7/23/1935 | 5 | |
| John Roderick | 22 | WR | 6 | 4 | 180 | 6-0 | SMU | 8/21/1944 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 62nd pick / 1966 |
| Jack Rudolph | 28 | LB | 11 | 4 | 225 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 3/21/1938 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 197th pick / 1959 |
| John Stofa | 24 | QB | 7 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Buffalo | 6/29/1942 | Rook | |
| Jack Thornton | 22 | LB | 6 | 6 | 230 | 6-1 | Auburn | 4/23/1944 | Rook | |
| LaVerne Torczon | 30 | DE | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/1/1936 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957 |
| Howard Twilley | 23 | WR-FL | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 12/25/1943 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| Hal Wantland | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 7/9/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 16th / 235th pick / 1966 |
| Jimmy Warren* | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 175 | 5-11 | Illinois | 7/20/1939 | 2 | |
| Willie West* | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 5/1/1938 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960 |
| Dick Westmoreland | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 2/17/1941 | 3 | |
| Maxie Williams | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/28/1940 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 74th pick / 1965 |
| George Wilson | 23 | QB | 14 | 7 | 185 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Xavier (OH) | 5/29/1943 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 20th / 277th pick / 1965 |
| Dick Wood | 30 | QB | 14 | 4 | 205 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/29/1936 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| Rich Zecher | 23 | DT-T | 14 | 9 | 255 | 6-2 | Utah State | 10/14/1943 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 67th pick / 1965 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 220.7 | 6-1.8 | 2.5 |