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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.

Simple Rating System: Total 7.6, Offense: 4.2, Defense: 3.3, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Don Shula

 Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger
 Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger

Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
2 51 MIA Guy Benjamin QB 6 1978 1983 0 0 0 1 19 39 68 439 3 3 3 0 0 Stanford
3 64 MIA Lyman Smith DT 1 1978 1978 0 0 0 3 11 Duke
3 81 MIA Jimmy Cefalo WR 7 1978 1984 0 0 1 21 90 93 1739 13 Penn St.
4 93 MIA Gerald Small DB 7 1978 1984 0 0 5 40 104 San Jose St.
4 106 MIA Eric Laakso T 7 1978 1984 0 0 4 30 86 Tulane
5 111 MIA Ted Burgmeier DB 1 1978 1978 0 0 0 1 8 Notre Dame
6 163 MIA Doug Betters DE 10 1978 1987 1 1 7 60 146 Nevada-Reno
7 178 MIA Karl Baldischwiler T 8 1978 1986 0 0 7 36 118 Oklahoma
7 190 MIA Lloyd Henry WR 0 0 0 NE Missouri St.
8 217 MIA Sean Clancy LB 2 1978 1979 0 0 0 6 26 Amherst
9 247 MIA Bruce Hardy TE 12 1978 1989 0 0 6 38 151 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 256 2455 25 Arizona St.
10 274 MIA Mark Dennard C 7 1979 1985 0 0 4 23 91 Texas A&M
12 331 MIA Mike Moore RB 0 0 0 Middle Tenn. St.
12 333 MIA Bill Kenney QB 9 1980 1988 0 1 7 51 106 1330 2430 17277 105 86 123 191 5 2 0 0 Northern Colorado