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1975 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 357 points (25.5/g), 6th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 222 points (15.9/g), 4th.
 Differential of 135 points (9.6/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.6-3.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 13th.

Coached by Don Shula (10-4-0)

1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 22 box L 0-1 Oakland Raiders 21 31 21 282 164 118 5 17 261 102 159 5
2 Sun September 28 box W 1-1 @ New England Patriots 22 14 17 257 47 210 3 12 187 109 78 4
3 Sun October 5 box W 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 31 7 25 414 133 281 10 205 101 104
4 Sun October 12 box W 3-1 Philadelphia Eagles 24 16 18 339 132 207 1 13 269 169 100 2
5 Sun October 19 box W 4-1 @ New York Jets 43 0 22 437 176 261 2 12 176 60 116 8
6 Sun October 26 box W 5-1 @ Buffalo Bills 35 30 25 377 148 229 2 21 345 217 128 4
7 Sun November 2 box W 6-1 @ Chicago Bears 46 13 20 439 316 123 1 16 283 190 93 2
8 Sun November 9 box W 7-1 New York Jets 27 7 14 342 214 128 2 15 269 122 147 2
9 Sun November 16 box L 7-2 @ Houston Oilers 19 20 23 350 236 114 2 15 239 70 169
10 Sun November 23 box L 7-3 Baltimore Colts 17 33 15 167 39 128 5 14 222 42 180
11 Mon December 1 box W 8-3 New England Patriots 20 7 16 328 129 199 1 15 244 172 72 1
12 Sun December 7 box W 9-3 Buffalo Bills 31 21 19 296 99 197 21 385 255 130 2
13 Sun December 14 box L 9-4 @ Baltimore Colts 7 10 15 278 86 192 2 22 352 206 146
14 Sat December 20 box W 10-4 Denver Broncos 14 13 16 203 90 113 21 352 206 146

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 357 4509 896 5.0 266 170 279 2009 19 17 6.7 108 594 2500 26 4.2 136 26 9 22
Team Defense 222 3789 858 4.4 356 200 375 2021 9 21 4.9 113 443 1768 14 4.0 224 30 9 19
Lg Rank Offense 6 11 11 26 20 7 7 4 2 4 3 5 3 3
Lg Rank Defense 4 6 4 12 6 1 13 7 4 5 9 13 20 24

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bob Griese 30 QB 10 10 118 191 61.8 1693 14 7.3 13 6.8 79 8.9 6.5 14.3 169.3 86.6 16 131 7.5 5.4 7.7
Don Strock 25 6 3 26 45 57.8 230 2 4.4 2 4.4 25 5.1 3.6 8.8 38.3 67.8 3 29 4.2 2.7 6.3
Earl Morrall 41 13 1 26 43 60.5 273 3 7.0 2 4.7 31 6.3 5.0 10.5 21.0 82.8 4 27 5.2 4.0 8.5
Team Total 26.5 14 170 279 60.9 2196 19 6.8 17 6.1 79 7.9 5.8 12.9 156.9 83.0 23 187 6.7 4.7 7.6
Opp Total 14 200 375 53.3 2021 9 2.4 21 5.6 5.4 3.1 10.1 144.4 53.6 40 314 4.9 2.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Mercury Morris 28 RB 14 14 219 875 4 49 4.0 62.5 15.6 2 15 7.5 0 10 0.1 1.1 890 4 5
Don Nottingham 26 FB 14 13 168 718 12 56 4.3 51.3 12.0 9 66 7.3 0 18 0.6 4.7 784 12 5
Norm Bulaich 29 14 0 78 309 5 30 4.0 22.1 5.6 32 276 8.6 5 59 2.3 19.7 585 10 2
Benny Malone 23 10 0 65 220 3 21 3.4 22.0 6.5 2 47 23.5 0 43 0.2 4.7 267 3 0
Hubert Ginn 28 11 0 21 78 0 14 3.7 7.1 1.9 3 21 7.0 0 8 0.3 1.9 99 0 1
Bob Griese 30 QB 10 10 17 59 1 17 3.5 5.9 1.7 59 1 2
Nat Moore 24 WR 14 14 8 69 0 36 8.6 4.9 0.6 40 705 17.6 4 79 2.9 50.4 774 4 1
Don Strock 25 6 3 6 38 1 18 6.3 6.3 1.0 38 1 1
Freddie Solomon 22 wr 14 5 4 87 0 35 21.8 6.2 0.3 22 339 15.4 2 58 1.6 24.2 426 2 2
Earl Morrall 41 13 1 4 33 0 16 8.3 2.5 0.3 33 0 1
Stan Winfrey 22 11 0 3 10 0 5 3.3 0.9 0.3 10 0 0
Larry Seiple 30 P 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 10 84 8.4 0 15 0.7 6.0 88 0 0
Howard Twilley 32 WR 14 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 366 15.3 4 32 1.7 26.1 366 4 0
Jim Mandich 27 te 14 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 217 10.3 4 32 1.5 15.5 217 4 0
Andre Tillman 23 TE 14 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 60 12.0 0 16 0.4 4.3 60 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 594 2500 26 56 4.2 178.6 42.4 170 2196 12.9 19 79 12.1 156.9 4696 45 20
Opp Total 14 443 1768 14 4.0 126.3 31.6 200 2021 10.1 9 14.3 144.4 3789 23 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Freddie Solomon 22 wr 14 5 26 320 1 60 12.3 17 348 0 31 20.5 1094
Nat Moore 24 WR 14 14 8 80 0 29 10.0 9 243 0 42 27.0 1097
Hubert Ginn 28 11 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 9 235 0 39 26.1 338
Charlie Babb 25 SS 14 14 7 95 0 46 13.6 95
Don Nottingham 26 FB 14 13 3 80 0 27 26.7 864
Benny Malone 23 10 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 285
Jake Scott* 30 FS 14 14 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Stan Winfrey 22 11 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 35
Team Total 26.5 14 43 509 1 60 11.8 40 949 0 42 23.7 6154
Opp Total 14 34 1 65 1549 1 23.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Larry Seiple 30 P 14 0 65 2506 61 0 38.6
Garo Yepremian 31 K 14 0 1 1 5 5 7 6 2 1 1 16 13 81.3% 46 40 87.0%
Team Total 26.5 14 1 1 5 5 7 6 2 1 1 16 13 81.3% 46 40 87.0% 65 2506 61 0 38.6
Opp Total 14 20 11 55.0% 27 25 92.6% 72 2916 40.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John V. Andrews 24 14 1 0 1 0 0
Charlie Babb 25 SS 14 14 4 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
Norm Bulaich 29 14 0 2 1 0 0
Randy Crowder 22 LDT 13 11 0 1 0 0
Vern Den Herder 27 LDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Tim Foley 27 LCB 14 9 0 1 0 0
Hubert Ginn 28 11 0 1 0 0 0
Bob Griese 30 QB 10 10 2 0 -6 0
Curtis Johnson 27 RCB 14 14 4 41 0 17 0 1 8 0
Mike Kolen 27 MLB 9 9 1 14 0 14
Larry Little+ 30 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Bob Matheson 31 RLB 14 13 3 32 0 22
Nat Moore 24 WR 14 14 1 1 0 0
Earl Morrall 41 13 1 1 0 -2 0
Mercury Morris 28 RB 14 14 5 1 0 0
Don Nottingham 26 FB 14 13 5 2 0 0
Don Reese 24 RDT 14 11 0 1 0 0 1
Earnest Rhone 22 14 4 2 2 0 2
Jake Scott* 30 FS 14 14 6 60 0 38 0 1 0 0
Freddie Solomon 22 wr 14 5 2 2 2 0
Don Strock 25 6 3 1 1 0 0
Steve Towle 22 mlb 14 5 1 16 0 16
Team Total 26.5 14 21 183 0 38 20 18 2 0 1
Opp Total 14 23 23 14 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Garo Yepremian 31 K 14 0 40 13 79
Don Nottingham 26 FB 14 13 12 72
Norm Bulaich 29 14 0 5 5 60
Jim Mandich 27 te 14 6 4 24
Nat Moore 24 WR 14 14 4 24
Mercury Morris 28 RB 14 14 4 24
Howard Twilley 32 WR 14 8 4 24
Benny Malone 23 10 0 3 18
Freddie Solomon 22 wr 14 5 2 1 18
Bob Griese 30 QB 10 10 1 6
Don Strock 25 6 3 1 6
Don Reese 24 RDT 14 11 1 2
Team Total 26.5 14 26 19 1 40 13 1 357
Opp Total 14 14 9 1 1 25 11 1 222