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1966 Miami Dolphins

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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)

1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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
Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 120th 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
Washington Redskins / 9th / 119th 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

LG Ernie Park 26 3 11

San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963

C Tom Goode 28 4 13

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961
Detroit Lions / 17th / 234th pick / 1961

RG Billy Neighbors 26 4 10

Washington Redskins / 4th / 43rd pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1962

RT Norm Evans 24 1 14

Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ed Cooke* 31 8 13

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958

LDT Tom Nomina 25 3 11

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1963

RDT Rich Zecher 23 1 9

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 67th pick / 1965

RDE LaVerne Torczon 30 6 13

Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957

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
Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 52nd 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
Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 120th pick / 1963

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Joe Auer 25 RB 14 14 200 6-1 Georgia Tech,Miami (FL) 10/11/1941 2

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 57th pick / 1963
Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 120th 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
Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 52nd 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
Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th 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
Detroit Lions / 17th / 234th 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
Washington Redskins / 9th / 119th 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
Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 83rd 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
Boston Patriots / 6th / 46th pick / 1962

Tom Nomina 25 DT-G 11 11 260 6-3 Miami (OH) 12/27/1941 3

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th 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
Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 29th 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
Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 181st pick / 1966

Sammy Price 23 RB 14 0 215 5-11 Illinois 10/1/1943 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 11th / 92nd pick / 1966
New York Giants / 16th / 240th pick / 1966

Ken Rice 27 T-G 14 0 240 6-2 Auburn 9/14/1939 5

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 3rd pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th 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
Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 209th 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