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1978 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 372 points (23.2/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 254 points (15.9/g), 6th.
 Differential of 118 points (7.4/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by Don Shula (11-5-0)

1978 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 3 box L 0-1 @ New York Jets 20 33 16 329 175 154 2 23 380 227 153 1
2 Sun September 10 box W 1-1 @ Baltimore Colts 42 0 20 440 148 292 2 18 247 151 96 7
3 Sun September 17 box W 2-1 Buffalo Bills 31 24 18 373 88 285 1 17 349 221 128 1
4 Sun September 24 box L 2-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 3 17 9 143 61 82 3 20 337 115 222 1
5 Sun October 1 box W 3-2 St. Louis Cardinals 24 10 16 267 144 123 1 19 351 211 140 1
6 Mon October 9 box W 4-2 Cincinnati Bengals 21 0 18 335 152 183 3 15 247 153 94 5
7 Sun October 15 box W 5-2 @ San Diego Chargers 28 21 17 261 122 139 1 20 404 287 117 5
8 Sun October 22 box L 5-3 @ New England Patriots 24 33 20 333 189 144 2 24 393 168 225 2
9 Sun October 29 box W 6-3 Baltimore Colts 26 8 14 309 189 120 2 13 231 39 192 6
10 Sun November 5 box W 7-3 Dallas Cowboys 23 16 13 206 152 54 19 328 239 89 5
11 Sun November 12 box W 8-3 @ Buffalo Bills 25 24 20 289 96 193 2 16 284 114 170 2
12 Mon November 20 box L 8-4 @ Houston Oilers 30 35 27 454 327 127 2 23 406 141 265 1
13 Sun November 26 box L 8-5 New York Jets 13 24 18 256 150 106 4 18 307 222 85 1
14 Sun December 3 box W 9-5 @ Washington Redskins 16 0 19 295 142 153 1 16 290 167 123 4
15 Sun December 10 box W 10-5 Oakland Raiders 23 6 13 260 163 97 3 21 319 234 85 7
16 Mon December 18 box W 11-5 New England Patriots 23 3 12 285 171 114 1 16 296 219 77 4
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 24 box L 11-6 Houston Oilers 9 17

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 372 4835 954 5.1 270 226 379 2469 24 18 6.1 135 548 2366 18 4.3 119 30 12 16
Team Defense 254 5169 1021 5.1 476 256 437 2908 15 32 6.1 156 543 2261 15 4.2 298 53 21 22
Lg Rank Offense 2 13 19 23 15 5 8 9 21 11 8 5 1 3
Lg Rank Defense 6 23 24 16 26 9 1 21 7 16 11 22 1 3

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* 33 QB 11 9 148 235 63.0 1791 11 4.7 11 4.7 63 7.6 6.0 12.1 162.8 82.4 18 165 6.4 4.9 7.1
Don Strock 28 qb 16 7 72 135 53.3 825 12 8.9 6 4.4 57 6.1 5.0 11.5 51.6 83.1 9 73 5.2 4.2 6.3
Guy Benjamin 23 3 0 6 8 75.0 91 1 12.5 1 12.5 43 11.4 7.0 15.2 30.3 112.0 0 0 11.4 7.0 0.0
Delvin Williams*+ 27 RB 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 226 379 59.6 2707 24 6.3 18 4.7 63 7.1 5.6 12.0 169.2 82.9 27 238 6.1 4.7 6.7
Opp Total 16 256 437 58.6 2908 15 3.4 32 7.3 6.7 3.7 11.4 181.8 59.6 41 343 6.1 2.7

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
Delvin Williams*+ 27 RB 16 15 272 1258 8 58 4.6 78.6 17.0 18 192 10.7 0 42 1.1 12.0 1450 8 4
Leroy Harris 24 FB 15 11 123 512 2 51 4.2 34.1 8.2 25 211 8.4 0 57 1.7 14.1 723 2 5
Gary Davis 24 14 1 62 313 3 65 5.0 22.4 4.4 24 218 9.1 0 34 1.7 15.6 531 3 3
Norm Bulaich 32 16 3 40 196 2 63 4.9 12.3 2.5 16 92 5.8 0 22 1.0 5.8 288 2 0
Jim Braxton 29 10 2 20 48 2 15 2.4 4.8 2.0 4 47 11.8 0 19 0.4 4.7 95 2 0
Don Strock 28 qb 16 7 10 23 0 12 2.3 1.4 0.6 23 0 4
Bob Griese* 33 QB 11 9 9 10 0 9 1.1 0.9 0.8 10 0 3
Benny Malone 26 6 0 6 18 1 7 3.0 3.0 1.0 18 1 0
Nat Moore 27 WR 16 15 4 -3 0 3 -0.8 -0.2 0.3 48 645 13.4 10 47 3.0 40.3 642 10 1
Guy Benjamin 23 3 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.7 0.3 -2 0 0
George Roberts 23 P 16 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 -7 0 0
Duriel Harris 24 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 45 654 14.5 3 63 2.8 40.9 654 3 0
Andre Tillman 26 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 398 12.8 3 33 1.9 24.9 398 3 0
Jimmy Cefalo 23 RET 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 145 24.2 3 43 0.4 9.1 145 3 3
Bruce Hardy 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 32 8.0 2 15 0.3 2.0 32 2 0
Loaird McCreary 25 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 27 9.0 2 12 0.2 1.7 27 2 0
Vern Den Herder 30 LDE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 1 7 0.1 0.4 7 1 0
Bo Rather 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 39 39.0 0 39 0.3 13.0 39 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 548 2366 18 65 4.3 147.9 34.3 226 2707 12.0 24 63 14.1 169.2 5073 42 24
Opp Total 16 543 2261 15 4.2 141.3 33.9 256 2908 11.4 15 16.0 181.8 5169 30 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
Jimmy Cefalo 23 RET 16 1 28 232 0 26 8.3 2 40 0 21 20.0 417
Duriel Harris 24 WR 16 15 29 657 0 53 22.7 1311
Gary Davis 24 14 1 2 36 0 25 18.0 13 251 0 27 19.3 818
Charlie Babb 28 16 3 9 57 0 14 6.3 57
Terry Anderson 23 4 0 7 157 0 31 22.4 157
Bruce Hardy 22 16 0 2 27 0 15 13.5 59
Charles Cornelius 26 16 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Nat Moore 27 WR 16 15 1 11 0 11 11.0 653
Team Total 26.7 16 41 341 0 26 8.3 53 1132 0 53 21.4 6546
Opp Total 16 42 0 70 1469 0 21.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
George Roberts 23 P 16 0 81 3263 59 0 40.3
Garo Yepremian* 34 K 16 0 5 4 11 10 7 5 23 19 82.6% 45 41 91.1%
Team Total 26.7 16 5 4 11 10 7 5 23 19 82.6% 45 41 91.1% 81 3263 59 0 40.3
Opp Total 16 21 14 66.7% 30 28 93.3% 74 2738 37.0

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 28 16 3 3 61 0 36 0 2 0 0
Bob Baumhower 23 NT 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 1
Kim Bokamper 24 LOLB 16 16 1 2 0 2 1
Jimmy Cefalo 23 RET 16 1 3 1 0 0
Rusty Chambers 25 RILB 16 15 1 49 0 49 1 2 0 0
Charles Cornelius 26 16 0 1 21 0 21
Mike Current 33 RT 16 15 0 1 0 0
Gary Davis 24 14 1 3 0 0 0
Vern Den Herder 30 LDE 16 16 0 1 9 0
A.J. Duhe 23 RDE 13 10 0 2 75 0 1
Tim Foley 30 SS 16 16 6 12 0 8 0 1 0 0
Larry Gordon 25 ROLB 16 15 3 35 0 22 0 2 0 0
Bob Griese* 33 QB 11 9 3 0 -10 0
Leroy Harris 24 FB 15 11 5 1 0 0
Curtis Johnson 30 RCB 15 12 3 -2 0 0
Bob Kuechenberg*+ 31 LG/lt 16 15 0 2 0 0
Bob Matheson 34 12 3 0 1 0 0
Nat Moore 27 WR 16 15 1 0 0 0
Ed Newman 27 lg 12 9 0 1 0 0
Earnest Rhone 25 16 2 2 4 0 4
Gerald Small 22 16 4 4 157 1 46 0 3 0 0
Don Strock 28 qb 16 7 4 1 -5 0
Norris Thomas 24 LCB 16 16 2 63 1 53 0 1 9 0
Steve Towle 25 LILB 13 13 1 14 0 14 0 3 0 0
Rick Volk 33 FS 16 13 4 42 0 24
Delvin Williams*+ 27 RB 16 15 4 3 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 32 458 2 53 24 30 91 1 2
Opp Total 16 27 37 16 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Garo Yepremian* 34 K 16 0 41 19 98
Nat Moore 27 WR 16 15 10 60
Delvin Williams*+ 27 RB 16 15 8 48
Jimmy Cefalo 23 RET 16 1 3 18
Gary Davis 24 14 1 3 18
Duriel Harris 24 WR 16 15 3 18
Andre Tillman 26 TE 16 16 3 18
Jim Braxton 29 10 2 2 12
Norm Bulaich 32 16 3 2 12
Bruce Hardy 22 16 0 2 12
Leroy Harris 24 FB 15 11 2 12
Loaird McCreary 25 16 1 2 12
Bob Baumhower 23 NT 16 16 1 6
Vern Den Herder 30 LDE 16 16 1 6
Benny Malone 26 6 0 1 6
Gerald Small 22 16 4 1 6
Norris Thomas 24 LCB 16 16 1 6
Kim Bokamper 24 LOLB 16 16 1 2
A.J. Duhe 23 RDE 13 10 1 2
Team Total 26.7 16 18 24 1 2 41 19 2 372
Opp Total 16 15 15 28 14 2 254