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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)
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1977 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*+ | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vern Den Herder | 29 | 6 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |