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1977 Miami Dolphins

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

Scored 313 points (22.4/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 197 points (14.1/g), 5th.
 Differential of 116 points (8.3/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 9th.

Coached by Don Shula (10-4-0)

1977 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 Sun September 18 box W 1-0 @ Buffalo Bills 13 0 10 148 52 96 16 324 197 127 4
2 Sun September 25 box W 2-0 @ San Francisco 49ers 19 15 22 361 153 208 13 280 118 162 1
3 Sun October 2 box W 3-0 Houston Oilers 27 7 29 397 180 217 3 13 205 137 68 3
4 Sun October 9 box L 3-1 @ Baltimore Colts 28 45 16 395 213 182 4 19 397 190 207 1
5 Sun October 16 box W 4-1 New York Jets 21 17 23 340 128 212 2 14 314 191 123 2
6 Sun October 23 box W 5-1 Seattle Seahawks 31 13 19 222 86 136 1 14 222 143 79 3
7 Sun October 30 box L 5-2 San Diego Chargers 13 14 15 241 63 178 5 14 212 122 90 3
8 Sun November 6 box W 6-2 @ New York Jets 14 10 15 214 105 109 1 18 247 117 130 1
9 Sun November 13 box W 7-2 New England Patriots 17 5 14 173 102 71 1 17 274 140 134 1
10 Sun November 20 box L 7-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 17 23 17 285 93 192 5 19 269 96 173 2
11 Thu November 24 box W 8-3 @ St. Louis Cardinals 55 14 34 503 208 295 1 13 210 156 54 3
12 Mon December 5 box W 9-3 Baltimore Colts 17 6 17 352 145 207 2 17 311 189 122 2
13 Sun December 11 box L 9-4 @ New England Patriots 10 14 18 248 223 25 1 16 283 106 177 3
14 Sat December 17 box W 10-4 Buffalo Bills 31 14 18 448 210 238 1 24 434 331 103 4

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 313 4327 866 5.0 267 182 311 1961 22 14 5.7 107 519 2366 18 4.6 143 27 13 17
Team Defense 197 3982 901 4.4 353 226 414 2233 10 15 5.1 117 467 1749 12 3.7 227 33 18 9
Lg Rank Offense 3 10 6 23 16 2 5 14 12 5 6 2 5 7
Lg Rank Defense 5 16 11 27 24 3 23 18 6 6 15 14 15 7

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*+ 32 QB 14 14 180 307 58.6 2252 22 7.2 13 4.2 73 7.3 6.1 12.5 160.9 87.8 36 303 5.7 4.6 10.5
Don Strock 27 4 0 2 4 50.0 12 0 0.0 1 25.0 9 3.0 -8.3 6.0 3.0 16.7 0 0 3.0 -8.3 0.0
Team Total 26.6 14 182 311 58.5 2264 22 7.1 14 4.5 73 7.3 6.0 12.4 161.7 86.0 36 303 5.7 4.5 10.4
Opp Total 14 226 414 54.6 2233 10 2.4 15 3.6 5.4 4.0 9.9 159.5 63.0 20 160 5.1 3.5

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
Benny Malone 25 RB 14 8 129 615 5 66 4.8 43.9 9.2 4 58 14.5 0 35 0.3 4.1 673 5 4
Gary Davis 23 rb 14 6 126 533 2 60 4.2 38.1 9.0 14 151 10.8 1 32 1.0 10.8 684 3 1
Norm Bulaich 31 FB 14 7 91 416 4 29 4.6 29.7 6.5 25 180 7.2 0 14 1.8 12.9 596 4 3
Leroy Harris 23 fb 11 5 91 417 4 77 4.6 37.9 8.3 7 29 4.1 0 11 0.6 2.6 446 4 3
Don Nottingham 28 14 0 44 214 2 13 4.9 15.3 3.1 8 58 7.3 0 16 0.6 4.1 272 2 1
Bob Griese*+ 32 QB 14 14 16 30 0 13 1.9 2.1 1.1 30 0 6
Nat Moore*+ 26 WR 14 14 14 89 1 24 6.4 6.4 1.0 52 765 14.7 12 73 3.7 54.6 854 13 0
Freddie Solomon 24 WR 13 6 6 43 0 14 7.2 3.3 0.5 12 181 15.1 1 54 0.9 13.9 224 1 2
Terry Anderson 22 11 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.0 0.1 11 0 0
Mike Michel 23 P 13 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.2 0.1 -2 0 0
Duriel Harris 23 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 601 17.7 5 47 2.4 42.9 601 5 0
Andre Tillman 25 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 169 9.9 2 37 1.2 12.1 169 2 1
Jim Mandich 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 63 10.5 0 15 0.4 4.5 63 0 0
Loaird McCreary 24 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 10 5.0 1 9 0.1 0.7 10 1 0
Larry Seiple 32 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 -1 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 519 2366 18 77 4.6 169.0 37.1 182 2264 12.4 22 73 13.0 161.7 4630 40 22
Opp Total 14 467 1749 12 3.7 124.9 33.4 226 2233 9.9 10 16.1 159.5 3982 22 37

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 24 WR 13 6 32 285 0 39 8.9 10 273 1 90 27.3 782
Gary Davis 23 rb 14 6 1 11 0 11 11.0 14 414 0 73 29.6 1109
Terry Anderson 22 11 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 7 167 0 40 23.9 184
Dick Anderson 31 14 0 4 3 0 3 0.8 3
Duriel Harris 23 14 4 4 91 0 31 22.8 692
Charlie Babb 27 6 4 2 10 0 7 5.0 10
Don Nottingham 28 14 0 2 36 0 18 18.0 308
Loaird McCreary 24 14 4 1 30 0 30 30.0 40
Team Total 26.6 14 40 315 0 39 7.9 38 1011 1 90 26.6 5956
Opp Total 14 29 0 59 1281 0 21.7

Kicking & Punting

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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
Garo Yepremian 33 K 14 0 4 3 7 5 9 2 2 22 10 45.5% 40 37 92.5%
Mike Michel 23 P 13 0 1 0.0% 35 1338 61 0 38.2
Larry Seiple 32 13 0 22 801 54 1 36.4
Team Total 26.6 14 4 3 7 5 9 2 2 22 10 45.5% 41 37 90.2% 57 2139 61 1 37.5
Opp Total 14 20 12 60.0% 23 21 91.3% 67 2580 38.5

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
Charlie Babb 27 6 4 1 15 0 15 0 1 22 0
Bob Baumhower 22 NT 14 14 0 3 0 0
Kim Bokamper 23 LOLB 14 14 0 2 2 0
Norm Bulaich 31 FB 14 7 3 0 0 0
Rusty Chambers 24 14 2 0 1 0 0
Gary Davis 23 rb 14 6 1 1 0 0
A.J. Duhe 22 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Tim Foley 29 SS 14 10 3 17 0 17 0 1 0 0
Larry Gordon 24 ROLB 14 14 1 27 0 27 0 2 5 0
Bob Griese*+ 32 QB 14 14 6 2 -21 0
Leroy Harris 23 fb 11 5 3 1 0 0
Curtis Johnson 29 RCB 14 14 4 35 0 19
Larry Little 32 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Benny Malone 25 RB 14 8 4 1 0 0
Bob Matheson 33 RILB 14 9 1 7 0 7 0 2 0 0
Nat Moore*+ 26 WR 14 14 0 1 0 0
Don Nottingham 28 14 0 1 0 0 0
Vern Roberson 25 FS 14 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Freddie Solomon 24 WR 13 6 2 0 0 0
Norris Thomas 23 LCB 14 14 3 23 0 23 0 3 7 0
Andre Tillman 25 TE 14 14 1 0 0 0
Steve Towle 24 LILB/rilb 12 12 0 2 18 0
Rick Volk 32 3 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 15 124 0 27 22 26 33 0
Opp Total 14 36 37 19 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
Nat Moore*+ 26 WR 14 14 1 12 78
Garo Yepremian 33 K 14 0 37 10 67
Duriel Harris 23 14 4 5 30
Benny Malone 25 RB 14 8 5 30
Norm Bulaich 31 FB 14 7 4 24
Leroy Harris 23 fb 11 5 4 24
Gary Davis 23 rb 14 6 2 1 18
Don Nottingham 28 14 0 2 12
Freddie Solomon 24 WR 13 6 1 1 12
Andre Tillman 25 TE 14 14 2 12
Loaird McCreary 24 14 4 1 6
Team Total 26.6 14 18 22 1 37 10 313
Opp Total 14 12 10 21 12 1 197