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1976 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 263 points (18.8/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 264 points (18.9/g), 15th.
 Differential of -1 points (-0.1/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 7.0-7.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.

Coached by Don Shula (6-8-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bob Griese 31 9 13 162 for 272, 2,097 yards, 11 td, 12 int, & 23 rushes for 108 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967

RB Benny Malone 24 2 12 186 rushes for 797 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 103 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974

FB Don Nottingham 27 5 8 63 rushes for 185 yards, 3 td, & 4 catches for 33 yards and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971

FB Norm Bulaich 30 6 6 122 rushes for 540 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 151 yards and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970

WR Nat Moore 25 2 9 33 catches for 625 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974

WR Freddie Solomon 23 1 8 27 catches for 453 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 60 yards and 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975

WR Howard Twilley 33 10 6 14 catches for 214 yards, 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966
Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 209th pick / 1966

TE Andre Tillman 24 1 14 13 catches for 130 yards, 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974

LT Wayne Moore 31 6 14
LG Bob Kuechenberg 29 6 10

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969

LG Ed Newman 25 3 8 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973

C Jim Langer* 28 6 14
RG Larry Little 31 9 14 1 fumble recovered
RG Ed Newman 25 3 8 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973

RT Darryl Carlton 23 1 8

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1975

RT Larry Little 31 9 14 1 fumble recovered
 Defensive Starters
LDE Vern Den Herder 28 5 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971

LDT Randy Crowder 23 2 14

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974

RDT Don Reese 25 2 9

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 1974

RDE John V. Andrews 25 1 4 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1973

LLB Larry Gordon 23 Rook 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976

MLB Steve Towle 23 1 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975

RLB Bob Matheson 32 9 11 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967

LCB Jeris White 24 2 14 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974

RCB Curtis Johnson 28 6 9 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970

SS Charlie Babb 26 4 14 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972

FS Barry Hill 23 1 6 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 127th pick / 1975

FS Bryant Salter 26 5 6 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 115th pick / 1971

 Special Teams Starters
K Garo Yepremian 32 10 0 16 of 23 field goals & 29 of 31 extra points
P Larry Seiple 31 9 0 62 punts for a 38.2 average, 0 blocked

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967

PR Freddie Solomon 23 1 8 13 punt returns for a 15.8 average and 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975

KR Gary Davis 22 Rook 1 26 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Dick Anderson 30 DB 9 0 196 6-2 Colorado 2/10/1946 8

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968

John V. Andrews 25 DE-DT 14 4 251 6-5 Morgan State 11/7/1951 1

Detroit Lions / 7th / 175th pick / 1973

Charlie Babb 26 DB 14 14 190 6-0 Memphis 2/4/1950 4

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972

Ted Bachman 24 DB 8 0 190 6-0 New Mexico State 1/19/1952 Rook
Norm Bulaich 30 RB 11 6 218 6-1 TCU 12/25/1946 6

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970

Nick Buoniconti 36 LB 11 0 220 5-11 Notre Dame 12/15/1940 14

Boston Patriots / 13th / 102nd pick / 1962

Darryl Carlton 23 T 14 8 271 6-6 Tampa 6/24/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1975

Rusty Chambers 23 LB 10 0 218 6-1 Tulane 11/10/1953 1
Randy Crowder 23 DT-NT-DE 14 14 242 6-2 Penn State 7/30/1953 2

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974

Gary Davis 22 RB 14 1 202 5-10 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 9/7/1954 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976

Vern Den Herder 28 DE-NT 14 14 250 6-6 Central College (IA) 11/28/1948 5

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971

Mike Dennery 26 LB 3 0 222 6-0 Southern Miss 6/26/1950 2

Oakland Raiders / 13th / 330th pick / 1974

Tom Drougas 27 T-G 14 0 257 6-4 Oregon 12/25/1949 4

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1972

Ken Ellis 29 DB 12 0 190 5-10 Southern 9/27/1947 6

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970

Tim Foley 28 DB 2 0 194 6-0 Purdue 1/22/1948 6

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970

Larry Gordon 23 LB 14 14 230 6-4 Arizona State 7/8/1953 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976

Bob Griese 31 QB 13 13 190 6-1 Purdue 2/3/1945 9

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967

Duriel Harris 22 WR 12 2 179 5-11 New Mexico State 11/27/1954 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976

Clayton Heath 25 RB 6 0 195 5-11 Wake Forest 2/15/1951 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 13th / 338th pick / 1974

Bob Heinz 29 DT-DE 14 4 265 6-6 Pacific 7/25/1947 7

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969

Barry Hill 23 DB 6 6 185 6-3 Iowa State 1/26/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 127th pick / 1975

Ike Hill 29 WB-DB 2 0 180 5-10 Catawba 4/15/1947 6

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 232nd pick / 1970

Mike Holmes 26 DB-WR 3 0 193 6-2 Texas Southern 11/18/1950 2

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 18th pick / 1973

Curtis Johnson 28 DB 13 9 196 6-1 Toledo 6/22/1948 6

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970

Bob Kuechenberg 29 G-T-C 10 10 253 6-2 Notre Dame 10/14/1947 6

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969

Jim Langer* 28 C-G 14 14 250 6-2 South Dakota State 5/16/1948 6
Larry Little 31 G-T 14 14 265 6-1 Bethune-Cookman 11/2/1945 9
Benny Malone 24 RB 14 12 193 5-10 Arizona State 2/3/1952 2

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974

Jim Mandich 28 TE 14 0 224 6-2 Michigan 7/30/1948 6

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970

Bob Matheson 32 LB 13 11 238 6-4 Duke 11/25/1944 9

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967

Loaird McCreary 23 TE-WR 14 0 227 6-5 Tennessee State 3/15/1953 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1976

Melvin Mitchell 23 G-C-T 12 0 260 6-3 Tennessee State 2/21/1953 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 98th pick / 1976

Nat Moore 25 WR-RB 9 9 184 5-9 Florida,Tennessee-Martin 9/19/1951 2

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974

Wayne Moore 31 T 14 14 265 6-6 Lamar 8/17/1945 6
Earl Morrall 42 QB 14 0 205 6-1 Michigan State 5/17/1934 20

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956

Ed Newman 25 G 14 8 245 6-2 Duke,Florida Atlantic 6/4/1951 3

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973

Don Nottingham 27 RB 14 8 210 5-10 Kent State 6/28/1949 5

Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971

Morris Owens 23 WR 2 0 190 6-0 Arizona State 2/14/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975

Don Reese 25 DT-DE 14 9 254 6-6 Jackson State 9/4/1951 2

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 1974

Bryant Salter 26 DB 12 6 195 6-4 Pittsburgh 1/22/1950 5

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 115th pick / 1971

Larry Seiple 31 TE-HB-P 14 0 214 6-0 Kentucky 2/14/1945 9

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967

Andy Selfridge 27 LB 1 0 218 6-3 Virginia 1/12/1949 4

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972

Freddie Solomon 23 WR-QB-RB 10 8 185 5-11 Tampa 1/11/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975

Bill Stanfill 29 DE 14 3 250 6-5 Georgia 1/13/1947 7

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 11th pick / 1969

Don Strock 26 QB 4 1 220 6-5 Virginia Tech 11/27/1950 2

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973

Andre Tillman 24 TE 14 14 230 6-4 Texas Tech 11/1/1952 1

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974

Steve Towle 23 LB 14 14 233 6-2 Kansas 10/23/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975

Howard Twilley 33 WR-FL 8 6 185 5-10 Tulsa 12/25/1943 10

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 101st pick / 1966
Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 209th pick / 1966

Jeris White 24 DB 14 14 188 5-9 Hawaii 9/3/1952 2

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974

Stan Winfrey 23 RB 14 0 223 5-11 Arkansas State 2/20/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1975

Garo Yepremian 32 K 14 0 175 5-8 none 6/2/1944 10
Team Total 26.9 14 217.7 6-1.5 4.3