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1970 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 297 points (21.2/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 228 points (16.3/g), 5th.
Differential of 69 points (4.9/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 7th.
Coached by Don Shula (10-4-0)
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1970 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 | Bob Griese* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 142 for 245, 2,019 yards, 12 td, 17 int, & 26 rushes for 89 yards and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| RB | Jim Kiick | 24 | 2 | 14 | 191 rushes for 658 yards, 6 td, & 42 catches for 497 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Larry Csonka* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 193 rushes for 874 yards, 6 td, & 11 catches for 94 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Howard Twilley | 27 | 4 | 13 | 22 catches for 281 yards, 5 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| WR | Paul Warfield* | 28 | 6 | 11 | 28 catches for 703 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Marv Fleming | 28 | 7 | 14 | 18 catches for 205 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Doug Crusan | 24 | 2 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Maxie Williams | 30 | 5 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 74th pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Bob Kuechenberg | 23 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| C | Bob DeMarco | 32 | 9 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
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| RG | Larry Little | 25 | 3 | 14 | ||
| RT | Norm Evans | 28 | 5 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Riley | 25 | 3 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1967 |
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| LDT | Manny Fernandez | 24 | 2 | 12 | ||
| RDT | John Richardson | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Bill Stanfill | 23 | 1 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
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| LLB | Doug Swift | 22 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LLB | Ted Davis | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Nick Buoniconti | 30 | 8 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 |
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| RLB | Mike Kolen | 22 | Rook | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
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| LCB | Curtis Johnson | 22 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Lloyd Mumphord | 24 | 1 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| SS | Dick Anderson | 24 | 2 | 13 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968 |
| FS | Jake Scott | 25 | Rook | 13 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garo Yepremian | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 of 29 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Larry Seiple | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| PR | Jake Scott | 25 | Rook | 13 | 27 punt returns for a 10.7 average and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Mercury Morris | 23 | 1 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 29.0 average and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Anderson | 24 | DB | 14 | 13 | 196 | 6-2 | Colorado | 2/10/1946 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968 |
| Dean Brown | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Fort Valley State | 11/6/1945 | 1 | |
| Nick Buoniconti | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1940 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 |
| Frank Cornish | 26 | DT | 11 | 0 | 282 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 6/20/1944 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 144th pick / 1965 |
| Doug Crusan | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/26/1946 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Csonka* | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/25/1946 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| Ted Davis | 28 | LB | 14 | 6 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/27/1942 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| Bob DeMarco | 32 | C-G | 11 | 11 | 248 | 6-2 | Dayton,Indiana | 9/16/1938 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| Norm Evans | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Manny Fernandez | 24 | DT-DE | 13 | 12 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 7/3/1946 | 2 | |
| Marv Fleming | 28 | TE-SE | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/2/1942 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 |
| Tim Foley | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/22/1948 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| Hubert Ginn | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Griese* | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 2/3/1945 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Heinz | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Pacific | 7/25/1947 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969 |
| Curtis Johnson | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-1 | Toledo | 6/22/1948 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| Jim Kiick | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 214 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 8/9/1946 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Kolen | 22 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/31/1948 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
| Karl Kremser | 25 | K | 1 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Army,Tennessee | 8/3/1945 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 128th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 23 | G-T-C | 14 | 5 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Langer | 22 | C-G | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 5/16/1948 | Rook | |
| Larry Little | 25 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 3 | |
| Jim Mandich | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/30/1948 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970 |
| Carl Mauck | 23 | C | 3 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 7/7/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969 |
| Norm McBride | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Utah | 2/21/1947 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 89th pick / 1969 |
| Stan Mitchell | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/17/1944 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 115th pick / 1966 |
| Wayne Moore | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Lamar | 8/17/1945 | Rook | |
| Mercury Morris | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | West Texas A&M | 1/5/1947 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 176 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 12/20/1946 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| Karl Noonan | 26 | SE-FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Iowa | 2/17/1944 | 4 | |
| Dick Palmer | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 4/9/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 252nd pick / 1970 |
| Bob Petrella | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 11/7/1944 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| Jesse Powell | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 4/14/1947 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 219th pick / 1969 |
| Barry Pryor | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Boston University | 3/4/1946 | 1 | |
| John Richardson | 25 | DT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | UCLA | 5/25/1945 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967 |
| Willie Richardson | 31 | FL-WR | 10 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 11/17/1939 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Riley | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 7/6/1945 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1967 |
| Jake Scott | 25 | DB | 14 | 13 | 188 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/20/1945 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Seiple | 25 | TE-HB-P | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/14/1945 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| Bill Stanfill | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/13/1947 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
| John Stofa | 28 | QB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Buffalo | 6/29/1942 | 4 | |
| Doug Swift | 22 | LB | 14 | 8 | 226 | 6-3 | Amherst | 10/24/1948 | Rook | |
| Howard Twilley | 27 | WR-FL | 14 | 13 | 185 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 12/25/1943 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| Paul Warfield* | 28 | WR-SE | 11 | 11 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 11/28/1942 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Ed Weisacosky | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 5/4/1944 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Maxie Williams | 30 | G-T | 13 | 9 | 250 | 6-4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/28/1940 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 74th pick / 1965 |
| Garo Yepremian | 26 | K | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 14 | 221.2 | 6-1.6 | 2.5 |