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1971 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1971 AFC Champions
Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 4th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 174 points (12.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 141 points (10.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.7, Offense: 2.4, Defense: 5.3, SoS: -2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula (10-3-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Bob Griese*+ | 26 | 4 | 13 | 145 for 263, 2,089 yards, 19 td, 9 int, & 26 rushes for 82 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| RB | Jim Kiick | 25 | 3 | 11 | 162 rushes for 738 yards, 3 td, & 40 catches for 338 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Larry Csonka*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 195 rushes for 1,051 yards, 7 td, & 13 catches for 113 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Howard Twilley | 28 | 5 | 12 | 23 catches for 349 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 209th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Paul Warfield*+ | 29 | 7 | 14 | 43 catches for 996 yards, 11 td, & 9 rushes for 115 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Marv Fleming | 29 | 8 | 13 | 13 catches for 137 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 Green Bay Packers / 11th / 154th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Doug Crusan | 25 | 3 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1968 | |
| LG | Bob Kuechenberg | 24 | 1 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 | |
| C | Bob DeMarco | 33 | 10 | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 | |
| RG | Larry Little*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Norm Evans | 29 | 6 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Riley | 26 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1967 |
| LDT | Manny Fernandez | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Bob Heinz | 24 | 2 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969 | |
| RDT | John Richardson | 26 | 4 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967 | |
| RDE | Bill Stanfill* | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Doug Swift | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Nick Buoniconti | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 |
| RLB | Mike Kolen | 23 | 1 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 | |
| LCB | Tim Foley | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Curtis Johnson | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| SS | Dick Anderson | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968 |
| FS | Jake Scott* | 26 | 1 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garo Yepremian+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 28 of 40 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Larry Seiple | 26 | 4 | 0 | 52 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| PR | Jake Scott* | 26 | 1 | 14 | 33 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Mercury Morris* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 28.2 average and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Dick Anderson | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Colorado | 2/10/1946 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968 |
| 85 | Nick Buoniconti | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1940 | 9 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 |
| 31 | Terry Cole | 26 | RB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/7/1945 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 242nd pick / 1968 |
| 71 | Frank Cornish | 27 | DT | 10 | 0 | 282 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 6/20/1944 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 144th pick / 1965 |
| 77 | Doug Crusan | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/26/1946 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1968 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka*+ | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/25/1946 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | 33 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-2 | Indiana,Dayton | 9/16/1938 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| 86 | Vern Den Herder | 23 | DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Central College (IA) | 11/28/1948 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| 58 | Dale Farley | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 9/27/1949 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 74th pick / 1971 |
| 75 | Manny Fernandez | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 7/3/1946 | 3 | |
| 80 | Marv Fleming | 29 | TE-SE | 14 | 13 | 232 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/2/1942 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 Green Bay Packers / 11th / 154th pick / 1963 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/22/1948 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| 32 | Hubert Ginn | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| 12 | Bob Griese*+ | 26 | QB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 2/3/1945 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| 72 | Bob Heinz | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 7 | 265 | 6-6 | Pacific | 7/25/1947 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | 23 | DB | 14 | 10 | 196 | 6-1 | Toledo | 6/22/1948 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| 49 | Ray Jones | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Southern | 12/24/1947 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 34th pick / 1970 |
| 21 | Jim Kiick | 25 | RB | 13 | 11 | 214 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 8/9/1946 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| 57 | Mike Kolen | 23 | LB | 14 | 10 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/31/1948 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | 24 | G-T-C | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | 23 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | South Dakota St. | 5/16/1948 | 1 | |
| 15 | Charlie Leigh | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | none | 10/29/1945 | 3 | |
| 66 | Larry Little*+ | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 4 | |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | 23 | TE | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/30/1948 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970 |
| 78 | Wayne Mass | 25 | T | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Clemson | 3/11/1946 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| 10 | George Mira | 29 | QB | 6 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 1/11/1942 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 18th / 137th pick / 1964 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | 26 | T | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Lamar | 8/17/1945 | 1 | |
| 22 | Mercury Morris* | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | West Texas A&M | 1/5/1947 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| 26 | Lloyd Mumphord | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 12/20/1946 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| 89 | Karl Noonan | 27 | SE-FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Iowa | 2/17/1944 | 5 | |
| 48 | Bob Petrella | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 11/7/1944 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 64th pick / 1966 Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 181st pick / 1966 |
| 56 | Jesse Powell | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 4/14/1947 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 219th pick / 1969 |
| 74 | John Richardson | 26 | DT | 10 | 5 | 245 | 6-3 | UCLA | 5/25/1945 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 216th pick / 1967 |
| 70 | Jim Riley | 26 | DE | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 7/6/1945 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1967 |
| 13 | Jake Scott* | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/20/1945 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| 20 | Larry Seiple | 26 | TE-HB-P | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/14/1945 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| 84 | Bill Stanfill* | 24 | DE | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/13/1947 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
| 82 | Otto Stowe | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Iowa St. | 2/25/1949 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1971 |
| 59 | Doug Swift | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Amherst | 10/24/1948 | 1 | |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | 28 | WR-FL | 14 | 12 | 185 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 12/25/1943 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 209th pick / 1966 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield*+ | 29 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 11/28/1942 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian+ | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 221.0 | 6-1.7 | 3.2 |