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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)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Bob Kuechenberg* 36 13 15

Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969

C Dwight Stephenson* 26 3 16

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980

RG Ed Newman* 32 10 16

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973

RT Eric Laakso 27 5 14

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 106th pick / 1978

 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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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