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1983 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 389 points (24.3/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (15.6/g), 1st.
Differential of 139 points (8.7/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 2nd.
Coached by Don Shula (12-4-0)
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1983 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 | Dan Marino* | 22 | Rook | 9 | 173 for 296, 2,210 yards, 20 td, 6 int, & 28 rushes for 45 yards and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| QB | David Woodley | 25 | 3 | 5 | 43 for 89, 528 yards, 3 td, 4 int, & 19 rushes for 78 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Tony Nathan | 27 | 4 | 12 | 151 rushes for 685 yards, 3 td, & 52 catches for 461 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| FB | Andra Franklin | 24 | 2 | 12 | 224 rushes for 746 yards, 8 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Mark Duper* | 24 | 1 | 11 | 51 catches for 1,003 yards, 10 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Nat Moore | 32 | 9 | 15 | 39 catches for 558 yards, 6 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Dan Johnson | 23 | Rook | 16 | 24 catches for 189 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 170th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Bruce Hardy | 27 | 5 | 8 | 22 catches for 202 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Jon Giesler | 27 | 4 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
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| LG | Bob Kuechenberg* | 36 | 13 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Dwight Stephenson* | 26 | 3 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Ed Newman* | 32 | 10 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Eric Laakso | 27 | 5 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 106th pick / 1978 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Betters*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 16.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Bob Baumhower*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Kim Bokamper | 29 | 6 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Bob Brudzinski | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| LILB | A.J. Duhe | 28 | 6 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977 |
| RILB | Earnest Rhone | 30 | 8 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Charles Bowser | 24 | 1 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 1982 |
| LCB | William Judson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Gerald Small | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1978 |
| SS | Glenn Blackwood | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| FS | Lyle Blackwood | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Uwe von Schamann | 27 | 4 | 0 | 18 of 27 field goals & 45 of 48 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 189th pick / 1979 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 22 | Rook | 0 | 74 punts for a 43.1 average, 1 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Mark Clayton | 22 | Rook | 0 | 41 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| KR | Fulton Walker | 25 | 2 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 26.7 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 154th pick / 1981 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Barnett | 27 | DE | 15 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 5/10/1956 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 75th pick / 1980 |
| Bob Baumhower*+ | 28 | NT | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/4/1955 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| Woody Bennett | 28 | RB | 16 | 2 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 4 | |
| Charles Benson | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 267 | 6-3 | Baylor | 11/21/1960 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 76th pick / 1983 |
| Doug Betters*+ | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-7 | Montana,Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1956 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/23/1957 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Kim Bokamper | 29 | DE-LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-6 | Concordia (MN),San Jose State | 9/25/1954 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| Charles Bowser | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/2/1959 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Brown | 22 | LB | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 28 | WR | 1 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Penn State | 10/5/1955 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1978 |
| Mike Charles | 21 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 3 | 292 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/23/1962 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| Steve S. Clark | 23 | G-NT | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah | 8/2/1960 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Clayton | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Mark Dennard | 28 | C | 8 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/2/1955 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 274th pick / 1978 |
| A.J. Duhe | 28 | LB-DE | 15 | 15 | 247 | 6-4 | LSU | 11/27/1955 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977 |
| Mark Duper* | 24 | WR | 16 | 11 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| Roy Foster | 23 | G-T | 16 | 1 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| Andra Franklin | 24 | RB | 15 | 12 | 225 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 8/22/1959 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1981 |
| Jon Giesler | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/23/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| Cleveland Green | 26 | T | 16 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/11/1957 | 4 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 27 | TE-WR-QB | 15 | 8 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Duriel Harris | 29 | WR | 12 | 3 | 179 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/27/1954 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| Vince Heflin | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Central State (OH) | 7/7/1959 | 1 | |
| Eddie Hill | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Memphis | 5/13/1957 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 54th pick / 1979 |
| Jim C. Jensen | 25 | WR-QB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| Dan Johnson | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 5/17/1960 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 170th pick / 1982 |
| William Judson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 3/26/1959 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | BYU,Colorado,San Diego State | 2/24/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 272nd pick / 1979 |
| Bob Kuechenberg* | 36 | G-T-C | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| Eric Laakso | 27 | T-G | 15 | 14 | 285 | 6-4 | Tulane | 11/29/1956 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 106th pick / 1978 |
| Paul Lankford | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Dan Marino* | 22 | QB | 11 | 9 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Nat Moore | 32 | WR-RB | 16 | 15 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida,Tennessee-Martin | 9/19/1951 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| Tony Nathan | 27 | RB | 16 | 12 | 206 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/14/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| Ed Newman* | 32 | G | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Duke,Florida Atlantic | 6/4/1951 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
| David Overstreet | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 9/20/1958 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1981 |
| Earnest Rhone | 30 | LB | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | Henderson State | 8/20/1953 | 8 | |
| Reggie Roby | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Joe Rose | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 6/24/1957 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 185th pick / 1980 |
| Gerald Small | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 192 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 8/10/1956 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1978 |
| Robert Sowell | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Howard | 6/23/1961 | Rook | |
| Dwight Stephenson* | 26 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/20/1957 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
| Don Strock | 33 | QB | 15 | 2 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| Terry Tautolo | 29 | LB | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | UCLA | 8/30/1954 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 353rd pick / 1976 |
| Rodell Thomas | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Alabama State | 8/2/1958 | 2 | |
| Emmett Tilley | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Duke | 2/13/1961 | Rook | |
| Jeff Toews | 26 | G-T | 8 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/4/1957 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1979 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 24 | RB-WR | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Virginia | 10/23/1959 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 138th pick / 1981 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 4/23/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 189th pick / 1979 |
| Fulton Walker | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/30/1958 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 154th pick / 1981 |
| David Woodley | 25 | QB | 5 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 10/25/1958 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 225.1 | 6-1.8 | 3.6 |