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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)
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1975 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 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 118 for 191, 1,693 yards, 14 td, 13 int, & 17 rushes for 59 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| RB | Mercury Morris | 28 | 6 | 14 | 219 rushes for 875 yards, 4 td, & 2 catches for 15 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| FB | Don Nottingham | 26 | 4 | 13 | 168 rushes for 718 yards, 12 td, & 9 catches for 66 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Nat Moore | 24 | 1 | 14 | 40 catches for 705 yards, 4 td, & 8 rushes for 69 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Howard Twilley | 32 | 9 | 8 | 24 catches for 366 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| WR | Freddie Solomon | 22 | Rook | 5 | 22 catches for 339 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 87 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Andre Tillman | 23 | Rook | 8 | 5 catches for 60 yards, 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Jim Mandich | 27 | 5 | 6 | 21 catches for 217 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Wayne Moore | 30 | 5 | 14 | ||
| LG | Bob Kuechenberg* | 28 | 5 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Jim Langer*+ | 27 | 5 | 14 | ||
| RG | Larry Little+ | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Norm Evans | 33 | 10 | 13 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vern Den Herder | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Randy Crowder | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | Don Reese | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 1974 |
| RDE | Bill Stanfill | 28 | 6 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
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| LLB | Doug Swift | 27 | 5 | 13 | ||
| MLB | Mike Kolen | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
| MLB | Steve Towle | 22 | Rook | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975 |
| RLB | Bob Matheson | 31 | 8 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Tim Foley | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Jeris White | 23 | 1 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
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| RCB | Curtis Johnson | 27 | 5 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| SS | Charlie Babb | 25 | 3 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Jake Scott* | 30 | 5 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garo Yepremian | 31 | 9 | 0 | 13 of 16 field goals & 40 of 46 extra points | |
| P | Larry Seiple | 30 | 8 | 0 | 65 punts for a 38.6 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| PR | Freddie Solomon | 22 | Rook | 5 | 26 punt returns for a 12.3 average and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Freddie Solomon | 22 | Rook | 5 | 17 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John V. Andrews | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 1 | 251 | 6-5 | Morgan State | 11/7/1951 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1973 |
| Charlie Babb | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Memphis | 2/4/1950 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 25 | LB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Rice | 2/10/1950 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 176th pick / 1973 |
| Norm Bulaich | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | TCU | 12/25/1946 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| Darryl Carlton | 22 | T | 14 | 1 | 271 | 6-6 | Tampa | 6/24/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1975 |
| Randy Crowder | 22 | DT-NT-DE | 13 | 11 | 242 | 6-2 | Penn State | 7/30/1953 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974 |
| Vern Den Herder | 27 | DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-6 | Central College (IA) | 11/28/1948 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| Tom Drougas | 26 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Oregon | 12/25/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1972 |
| Bruce Elia | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 1/10/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 100th pick / 1975 |
| Norm Evans | 33 | T | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | TCU | 9/28/1942 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 14th / 106th pick / 1965 |
| Manny Fernandez | 29 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 7/3/1946 | 7 | |
| Tim Foley | 27 | DB | 14 | 9 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/22/1948 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| Hubert Ginn | 28 | RB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Griese | 30 | QB | 10 | 10 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 2/3/1945 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| Barry Hill | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 1/26/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 127th pick / 1975 |
| Curtis Johnson | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-1 | Toledo | 6/22/1948 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| Mike Kolen | 27 | LB | 9 | 9 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/31/1948 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Kuechenberg* | 28 | G-T-C | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Langer*+ | 27 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 5/16/1948 | 5 | |
| Larry Little+ | 30 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 8 | |
| Benny Malone | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 2/3/1952 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Mandich | 27 | TE | 14 | 6 | 224 | 6-2 | Michigan | 7/30/1948 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Matheson | 31 | LB | 14 | 13 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| Jim McFarland | 28 | TE | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 10/4/1947 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 164th pick / 1970 |
| Nat Moore | 24 | WR-RB | 14 | 14 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida,Tennessee-Martin | 9/19/1951 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| Wayne Moore | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-6 | Lamar | 8/17/1945 | 5 | |
| Earl Morrall | 41 | QB | 13 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 19 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Mercury Morris | 28 | RB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | West Texas A&M | 1/5/1947 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1969 |
| Ed Newman | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Duke,Florida Atlantic | 6/4/1951 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
| Don Nottingham | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 | 210 | 5-10 | Kent State | 6/28/1949 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971 |
| Morris Owens | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/14/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| Don Reese | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 11 | 254 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 9/4/1951 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 1974 |
| Earnest Rhone | 22 | LB | 14 | 4 | 220 | 6-2 | Henderson State | 8/20/1953 | Rook | |
| Jake Scott* | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/20/1945 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 159th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Seiple | 30 | TE-HB-P | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/14/1945 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967 |
| Freddie Solomon | 22 | WR-QB-RB | 14 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | Tampa | 1/11/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975 |
| Cotton Speyrer | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas | 4/29/1949 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1971 |
| Bill Stanfill | 28 | DE | 13 | 8 | 250 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/13/1947 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969 |
| Don Strock | 25 | QB | 6 | 3 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| Doug Swift | 27 | LB | 14 | 13 | 226 | 6-3 | Amherst | 10/24/1948 | 5 | |
| Andre Tillman | 23 | TE | 14 | 8 | 230 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 11/1/1952 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Towle | 22 | LB | 14 | 5 | 233 | 6-2 | Kansas | 10/23/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975 |
| Howard Twilley | 32 | WR-FL | 14 | 8 | 185 | 5-10 | Tulsa | 12/25/1943 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966 |
| Jeris White | 23 | DB | 14 | 5 | 188 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 9/3/1952 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| Stan Winfrey | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 223 | 5-11 | Arkansas State | 2/20/1953 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1975 |
| Garo Yepremian | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 219.3 | 6-1.5 | 4.0 |