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1972 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 14-0-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1972 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 385 points (27.5/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 171 points (12.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 214 points (15.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.2-1.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.3/g), 2nd.
Coached by Don Shula (14-0-0)
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1972 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 | Earl Morrall+ | 38 | 16 | 9 | 83 for 150, 1,360 yards, 11 td, 7 int, & 17 rushes for 67 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| QB | Bob Griese | 27 | 5 | 5 | 53 for 97, 638 yards, 4 td, 4 int, & 3 rushes for 11 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| RB | Mercury Morris* | 25 | 3 | 11 | 190 rushes for 1,000 yards, 12 td, & 15 catches for 168 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| FB | Larry Csonka* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 213 rushes for 1,117 yards, 6 td, & 5 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Howard Twilley | 29 | 6 | 11 | 20 catches for 364 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| WR | Paul Warfield* | 30 | 8 | 11 | 29 catches for 606 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Marv Fleming | 30 | 9 | 14 | 13 catches for 156 yards, 1 td | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Doug Crusan | 26 | 4 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Bob Kuechenberg | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| C | Jim Langer | 24 | 2 | 14 | ||
| RG | Larry Little*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | ||
| RT | Norm Evans* | 30 | 7 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vern Den Herder | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Manny Fernandez | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Bob Heinz | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969 |
| RDT | Jim Dunaway | 31 | 9 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
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| RDE | Bill Stanfill*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Doug Swift | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Nick Buoniconti* | 32 | 10 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 |
| RLB | Mike Kolen | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Tim Foley | 24 | 2 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Curtis Johnson | 24 | 2 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| SS | Jake Scott* | 27 | 2 | 13 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| FS | Dick Anderson*+ | 26 | 4 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garo Yepremian | 28 | 6 | 0 | 24 of 37 field goals & 43 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Larry Seiple | 27 | 5 | 0 | 36 punts for a 39.9 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| PR | Charlie Leigh | 27 | 4 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Mercury Morris* | 25 | 3 | 11 | 14 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 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*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 13 | 196 | 6-2 | Colorado | 2/10/1946 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968 |
| Charlie Babb | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Memphis | 2/4/1950 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972 |
| Larry Ball | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 232 | 6-6 | Louisville | 9/27/1949 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1972 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 27 | WR-QB-FL | 10 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 9/10/1945 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 357th pick / 1968 |
| Nick Buoniconti* | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1940 | 10 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962 |
| Doug Crusan | 26 | T | 11 | 10 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/26/1946 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Csonka* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/25/1946 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 25 | QB | 4 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Syracuse,Tampa | 5/31/1947 | Rook | |
| Vern Den Herder | 24 | DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-6 | Central College (IA) | 11/28/1948 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Dunaway | 31 | DT | 6 | 6 | 277 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 9/3/1941 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963 |
| Norm Evans* | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Manny Fernandez | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 7/3/1946 | 4 | |
| Marv Fleming | 30 | TE-SE | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/2/1942 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 |
| Tim Foley | 24 | DB | 14 | 13 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/22/1948 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| Hubert Ginn | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Griese | 27 | QB | 6 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 2/3/1945 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Heinz | 25 | DT-DE | 11 | 8 | 265 | 6-6 | Pacific | 7/25/1947 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969 |
| Mike Howell | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/5/1943 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Al Jenkins | 26 | G-T-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Southern Illinois,Tulsa | 7/15/1946 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1969 |
| Ed Jenkins | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 8/31/1950 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 285th pick / 1972 |
| Curtis Johnson | 24 | DB | 14 | 13 | 196 | 6-1 | Toledo | 6/22/1948 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| Jim Kiick | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 8/9/1946 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| Howard Kindig | 31 | DE-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Los Angeles State | 6/22/1941 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Kolen | 24 | LB | 13 | 13 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/31/1948 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 25 | G-T-C | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Langer | 24 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 5/16/1948 | 2 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | none | 10/29/1945 | 4 | |
| Larry Little*+ | 27 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 5 | |
| Billy Lothridge | 30 | DB-P | 2 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 1/1/1942 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 73rd pick / 1964 |
| Jim Mandich | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/30/1948 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Matheson | 28 | LB | 14 | 1 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| Maulty Moore | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 8/12/1946 | Rook | |
| Wayne Moore | 27 | T | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Lamar | 8/17/1945 | 2 | |
| Earl Morrall+ | 38 | QB | 14 | 9 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Mercury Morris* | 25 | RB | 14 | 11 | 190 | 5-10 | West Texas A&M | 1/5/1947 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 12/20/1946 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| Jesse Powell | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 4/14/1947 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 219th pick / 1969 |
| Jake Scott* | 27 | DB | 14 | 13 | 188 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/20/1945 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Seiple | 27 | TE-HB-P | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/14/1945 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| Bill Stanfill*+ | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/13/1947 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
| Otto Stowe | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 2/25/1949 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1971 |
| Doug Swift | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Amherst | 10/24/1948 | 2 | |
| Howard Twilley | 29 | WR-FL | 13 | 11 | 185 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 12/25/1943 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| Paul Warfield* | 30 | WR-SE | 12 | 11 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 11/28/1942 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Garo Yepremian | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 6 | |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 219.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.9 |