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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)
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1978 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* | 33 | 11 | 9 | 148 for 235, 1,791 yards, 11 td, 11 int, & 9 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| QB | Don Strock | 28 | 4 | 7 | 72 for 135, 825 yards, 12 td, 6 int, & 10 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Delvin Williams*+ | 27 | 4 | 15 | 272 rushes for 1,258 yards, 8 td, & 18 catches for 192 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Leroy Harris | 24 | 1 | 11 | 123 rushes for 512 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 211 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 123rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Duriel Harris | 24 | 2 | 15 | 45 catches for 654 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Nat Moore | 27 | 4 | 15 | 48 catches for 645 yards, 10 td, & 4 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Andre Tillman | 26 | 3 | 16 | 31 catches for 398 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Wayne Moore | 33 | 8 | 9 | ||
| LT | Bob Kuechenberg*+ | 31 | 8 | 15 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Bob Kuechenberg*+ | 31 | 8 | 15 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Ed Newman | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
| C | Jim Langer* | 30 | 8 | 16 | ||
| RG | Larry Little | 33 | 11 | 15 | ||
| RT | Mike Current | 33 | 11 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vern Den Herder | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| NT | Bob Baumhower | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | A.J. Duhe | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Doug Betters | 22 | Rook | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
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| LOLB | Kim Bokamper | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| LILB | Steve Towle | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975 |
| RILB | Rusty Chambers | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Larry Gordon | 25 | 2 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Norris Thomas | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Curtis Johnson | 30 | 8 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| SS | Tim Foley | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| FS | Rick Volk | 33 | 11 | 13 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garo Yepremian* | 34 | 12 | 0 | 19 of 23 field goals & 41 of 45 extra points | |
| P | George Roberts | 23 | Rook | 0 | 81 punts for a 40.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jimmy Cefalo | 23 | Rook | 1 | 28 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1978 |
| KR | Duriel Harris | 24 | 2 | 15 | 29 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Alexander | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 11/12/1955 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1977 |
| Terry Anderson | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Bethune-Cookman | 1/10/1955 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 321st pick / 1977 |
| Charlie Babb | 28 | DB | 16 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | Memphis | 2/4/1950 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 129th pick / 1972 |
| Larry Ball | 29 | LB | 6 | 0 | 232 | 6-6 | Louisville | 9/27/1949 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1972 |
| Carl Barisich | 27 | DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Princeton | 7/12/1951 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973 |
| Bob Baumhower | 23 | NT | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/4/1955 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| Guy Benjamin | 23 | QB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Stanford | 6/27/1955 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 51st pick / 1978 |
| Doug Betters | 22 | DE | 16 | 6 | 262 | 6-7 | Montana,Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| Kim Bokamper | 24 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-6 | Concordia (MN),San Jose State | 9/25/1954 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| Jim Braxton | 29 | RB | 10 | 2 | 243 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 5/23/1949 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971 |
| Norm Bulaich | 32 | RB | 16 | 3 | 218 | 6-1 | TCU | 12/25/1946 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Penn State | 10/5/1955 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1978 |
| Rusty Chambers | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 218 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/10/1953 | 3 | |
| Sean Clancy | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Amherst | 10/22/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 217th pick / 1978 |
| Charles Cornelius | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Bethune-Cookman | 7/27/1952 | 1 | |
| Mike Current | 33 | T | 16 | 15 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/17/1945 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Gary Davis | 24 | RB | 14 | 1 | 202 | 5-10 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 9/7/1954 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976 |
| Vern Den Herder | 30 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-6 | Central College (IA) | 11/28/1948 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| A.J. Duhe | 23 | LB-DE | 13 | 10 | 247 | 6-4 | LSU | 11/27/1955 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977 |
| Tim Foley | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/22/1948 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Gordon | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 230 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 7/8/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976 |
| Bob Griese* | 33 | QB | 11 | 9 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 2/3/1945 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| Bruce Hardy | 22 | TE-WR-QB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Duriel Harris | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 179 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/27/1954 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| Leroy Harris | 24 | RB | 15 | 11 | 226 | 5-9 | Arkansas State | 7/3/1954 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 123rd pick / 1977 |
| Curtis Johnson | 30 | DB | 15 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Toledo | 6/22/1948 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 81st pick / 1970 |
| Bob Kuechenberg*+ | 31 | G-T-C | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| Eric Laakso | 22 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Tulane | 11/29/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 106th pick / 1978 |
| Jim Langer* | 30 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | South Dakota State | 5/16/1948 | 8 | |
| Larry Little | 33 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 11 | |
| Benny Malone | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 2/3/1952 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 47th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Matheson | 34 | LB | 12 | 3 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| Loaird McCreary | 25 | TE-WR | 16 | 1 | 227 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 3/15/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1976 |
| Melvin Mitchell | 25 | G-C-T | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 2/21/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 98th pick / 1976 |
| Nat Moore | 27 | WR-RB | 16 | 15 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida,Tennessee-Martin | 9/19/1951 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| Wayne Moore | 33 | T | 16 | 9 | 265 | 6-6 | Lamar | 8/17/1945 | 8 | |
| Ed Newman | 27 | G | 12 | 9 | 245 | 6-2 | Duke,Florida Atlantic | 6/4/1951 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
| Wally Pesuit | 24 | G-C-T-DE | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 3/4/1954 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 151st pick / 1976 |
| Bo Rather | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/7/1950 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 1973 |
| Earnest Rhone | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 220 | 6-2 | Henderson State | 8/20/1953 | 3 | |
| George Roberts | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 181 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 6/10/1955 | Rook | |
| Bob Simpson | 24 | DE | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Colorado | 3/29/1954 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 230th pick / 1976 |
| Gerald Small | 22 | DB | 16 | 4 | 192 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 8/10/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1978 |
| Don Strock | 28 | QB | 16 | 7 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| Norris Thomas | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/3/1954 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| Andre Tillman | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 11/1/1952 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Towle | 25 | LB | 13 | 13 | 233 | 6-2 | Kansas | 10/23/1953 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975 |
| Rick Volk | 33 | DB | 16 | 13 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Delvin Williams*+ | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 6-0 | Kansas | 4/17/1951 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| Garo Yepremian* | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 12 | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 222.7 | 6-2.0 | 4.1 |