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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

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*+ 32 10 14 180 for 307, 2,252 yards, 22 td, 13 int, & 16 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967

RB Benny Malone 25 3 8 129 rushes for 615 yards, 5 td, & 4 catches for 58 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974

RB Gary Davis 23 1 6 126 rushes for 533 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 151 yards and 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976

FB Norm Bulaich 31 7 7 91 rushes for 416 yards, 4 td, & 25 catches for 180 yards and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970

FB Leroy Harris 23 Rook 5 91 rushes for 417 yards, 4 td, & 7 catches for 29 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 123rd pick / 1977

WR Nat Moore*+ 26 3 14 52 catches for 765 yards, 12 td, & 14 rushes for 89 yards and 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974

WR Freddie Solomon 24 2 6 12 catches for 181 yards, 1 td, & 6 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975

TE Andre Tillman 25 2 14 17 catches for 169 yards, 2 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974

LT Wayne Moore 32 7 14
LG Bob Kuechenberg* 30 7 12

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969

C Jim Langer*+ 29 7 14
RG Larry Little 32 10 14 1 fumble recovered
RT Mike Current 32 10 14

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967

 Defensive Starters
LDE Vern Den Herder 29 6 11

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971

NT Bob Baumhower 22 Rook 14 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977

RDE A.J. Duhe 22 Rook 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977

LOLB Kim Bokamper 23 Rook 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976

LILB Steve Towle 24 2 12 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975

RILB Bob Matheson 33 10 9 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967

RILB Steve Towle 24 2 12 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975

ROLB Larry Gordon 24 1 14 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976

LCB Norris Thomas 23 Rook 14 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976

RCB Curtis Johnson 29 7 14 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970

SS Tim Foley 29 7 10 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970

FS Vern Roberson 25 Rook 9 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Garo Yepremian 33 11 0 10 of 22 field goals & 37 of 40 extra points
P Mike Michel 23 Rook 0 35 punts for a 38.2 average, 0 blocked

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1977

PR Freddie Solomon 24 2 6 32 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975

KR Gary Davis 23 1 6 14 kick returns for a 29.6 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)
John Alexander 22 DE 4 0 250 6-2 Rutgers 11/12/1955 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1977

Dick Anderson 31 DB 14 0 196 6-2 Colorado 2/10/1946 9

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1968

Terry Anderson 22 WR 11 0 182 5-9 Bethune-Cookman 1/10/1955 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 321st pick / 1977

Charlie Babb 27 DB 6 4 190 6-0 Memphis 2/4/1950 5

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972

Larry Ball 28 LB 8 0 232 6-6 Louisville 9/27/1949 5

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1972

Carl Barisich 26 DT-NT 3 0 258 6-4 Princeton 7/12/1951 4

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973

Bob Baumhower 22 NT 14 14 261 6-5 Alabama 8/4/1955 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977

Kim Bokamper 23 DE-LB 14 14 245 6-6 Concordia (MN),San Jose State 9/25/1954 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976

Wayne Bosarge 22 DB 5 0 175 5-10 Tulsa 9/14/1955 Rook
Norm Bulaich 31 RB 14 7 218 6-1 TCU 12/25/1946 7

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970

Rusty Chambers 24 LB 14 2 218 6-1 Tulane 11/10/1953 2
Charles Cornelius 25 DB 13 0 176 5-9 Bethune-Cookman 7/27/1952 Rook
Mike Current 32 T 14 14 274 6-5 Ohio State 9/17/1945 10

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967

Gary Davis 23 RB 14 6 202 5-10 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 9/7/1954 1

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976

Vern Den Herder 29 DE-NT 11 11 250 6-6 Central College (IA) 11/28/1948 6

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971

A.J. Duhe 22 LB-DE 14 14 247 6-4 LSU 11/27/1955 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977

Rick Dvorak 25 DT-DE 1 0 240 6-4 Wichita State 4/21/1952 3

New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974

Tim Foley 29 DB 14 10 194 6-0 Purdue 1/22/1948 7

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970

Larry Gordon 24 LB 14 14 230 6-4 Arizona State 7/8/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976

Bob Griese*+ 32 QB 14 14 190 6-1 Purdue 2/3/1945 10

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967

Duriel Harris 23 WR 14 4 179 5-11 New Mexico State 11/27/1954 1

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976

Leroy Harris 23 RB 11 5 226 5-9 Arkansas State 7/3/1954 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 123rd pick / 1977

Bob Heinz 30 DT-DE 14 0 265 6-6 Pacific 7/25/1947 8

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 37th pick / 1969

Curtis Johnson 29 DB 14 14 196 6-1 Toledo 6/22/1948 7

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970

Mike Kolen 29 LB 6 4 220 6-2 Auburn 1/31/1948 7

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 289th pick / 1970

Bob Kuechenberg* 30 G-T-C 14 12 253 6-2 Notre Dame 10/14/1947 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969

Jim Langer*+ 29 C-G 14 14 250 6-2 South Dakota State 5/16/1948 7
Larry Little 32 G-T 14 14 265 6-1 Bethune-Cookman 11/2/1945 10
Benny Malone 25 RB 14 8 193 5-10 Arizona State 2/3/1952 3

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974

Jim Mandich 29 TE 14 0 224 6-2 Michigan 7/30/1948 7

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 29th pick / 1970

Bob Matheson 33 LB 14 9 238 6-4 Duke 11/25/1944 10

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967

Loaird McCreary 24 TE-WR 14 4 227 6-5 Tennessee State 3/15/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1976

Mike Michel 23 P-K 13 0 177 5-10 Stanford 8/4/1954 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1977

Melvin Mitchell 24 G-C-T 3 0 260 6-3 Tennessee State 2/21/1953 1

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 98th pick / 1976

Nat Moore*+ 26 WR-RB 14 14 184 5-9 Florida,Tennessee-Martin 9/19/1951 3

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974

Wayne Moore 32 T 14 14 265 6-6 Lamar 8/17/1945 7
Ed Newman 26 G 14 3 245 6-2 Duke,Florida Atlantic 6/4/1951 4

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973

Don Nottingham 28 RB 14 0 210 5-10 Kent State 6/28/1949 6

Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971

Wally Pesuit 23 G-C-T-DE 14 0 252 6-4 Kentucky 3/4/1954 1

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 151st pick / 1976

Earnest Rhone 24 LB 4 0 220 6-2 Henderson State 8/20/1953 2
Vern Roberson 25 DB 14 9 195 6-1 Grambling State 8/3/1952 Rook
Guy Roberts 27 LB 4 0 217 6-1 Maryland 6/12/1950 5

Houston Oilers / 8th / 187th pick / 1972

Larry Seiple 32 TE-HB-P 13 0 214 6-0 Kentucky 2/14/1945 10

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 163rd pick / 1967

Freddie Solomon 24 WR-QB-RB 13 6 185 5-11 Tampa 1/11/1953 2

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 36th pick / 1975

Don Strock 27 QB 4 0 220 6-5 Virginia Tech 11/27/1950 3

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973

Norris Thomas 23 DB 14 14 180 6-0 Southern Miss 5/3/1954 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976

Andre Tillman 25 TE 14 14 230 6-4 Texas Tech 11/1/1952 2

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974

Steve Towle 24 LB 12 12 233 6-2 Kansas 10/23/1953 2

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975

Rick Volk 32 DB 3 0 195 6-3 Michigan 3/15/1945 10

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967

Stan Winfrey 24 RB 3 0 223 5-11 Arkansas State 2/20/1953 2

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1975

Garo Yepremian 33 K 14 0 175 5-8 none 6/2/1944 11
Steve Young 24 T 14 0 272 6-8 Colorado 7/18/1953 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1976

Team Total 26.6 14 221.5 6-1.7 4.0