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1985 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 428 points (26.8/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 320 points (20.0/g), 12th.
Differential of 108 points (6.8/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 13th.
Coached by Don Shula (12-4-0)
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1985 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*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | 336 for 567, 4,137 yards, 30 td, 21 int, & 26 rushes for -24 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Tony Nathan | 29 | 6 | 15 | 143 rushes for 667 yards, 5 td, & 72 catches for 651 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| FB | Woody Bennett | 30 | 6 | 13 | 54 rushes for 256 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 101 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Mark Clayton* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 70 catches for 996 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper | 26 | 3 | 8 | 35 catches for 650 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Nat Moore | 34 | 11 | 7 | 51 catches for 701 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Bruce Hardy | 29 | 7 | 16 | 39 catches for 409 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Jon Giesler | 29 | 6 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| LG | Roy Foster* | 25 | 3 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Dwight Stephenson*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Ronnie Lee | 29 | 6 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
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| RG | Steve S. Clark | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1982 |
| RT | Cleveland Green | 28 | 6 | 11 | ||
| RT | Jeff Toews | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1979 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Doug Betters | 29 | 7 | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Mike Charles | 23 | 2 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Kim Bokamper | 31 | 8 | 12 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Bob Brudzinski | 30 | 8 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Jackie Shipp | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Jay Brophy | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Mark Brown | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green | 26 | 4 | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Paul Lankford | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| RCB | William Judson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Glenn Blackwood | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| FS | Bud Brown | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fuad Reveiz | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 50 of 52 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 24 | 2 | 0 | 59 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Tommy Vigorito | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 138th pick / 1981 |
| KR | Lorenzo Hampton | 23 | Rook | 1 | 45 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Barnett | 29 | DE | 16 | 1 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 5/10/1956 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 75th pick / 1980 |
| Woody Bennett | 30 | RB | 16 | 13 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 6 | |
| Doug Betters | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 262 | 6-7 | Montana,Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1956 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/23/1957 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 34 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Kim Bokamper | 31 | DE-LB | 16 | 12 | 245 | 6-6 | Concordia (MN),San Jose State | 9/25/1954 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| Charles Bowser | 26 | LB | 2 | 2 | 231 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/2/1959 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 108th pick / 1982 |
| Jay Brophy | 25 | LB | 16 | 6 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/27/1960 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1984 |
| Bud Brown | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 4/19/1961 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Brown | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 30 | LB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| Joe Carter | 23 | RB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Alabama | 6/23/1962 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 109th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Charles | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/23/1962 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| Steve S. Clark | 25 | G-NT | 16 | 5 | 255 | 6-4 | Utah | 8/2/1960 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Clayton* | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Ron Davenport | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 12/22/1962 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 22 | C-T-G | 11 | 1 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Duper | 26 | WR | 9 | 8 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| Roy Foster* | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| Jon Giesler | 29 | T | 13 | 13 | 262 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/23/1956 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| Cleveland Green | 28 | T | 12 | 11 | 265 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/11/1957 | 6 | |
| Hugh Green | 26 | LB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 3/12/1962 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| Bruce Hardy | 29 | TE-WR-QB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Duriel Harris | 31 | WR | 6 | 0 | 179 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/27/1954 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| Vince Heflin | 26 | WR | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Central State (OH) | 7/7/1959 | 3 | |
| Jim C. Jensen | 27 | WR-QB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| Dan Johnson | 25 | TE | 12 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 5/17/1960 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 170th pick / 1982 |
| William Judson | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 3/26/1959 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 29 | DB | 5 | 2 | 196 | 6-0 | BYU,Colorado,San Diego State | 2/24/1956 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 272nd pick / 1979 |
| Paul Lankford | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Larry Lee | 26 | G-C | 5 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/10/1959 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 129th pick / 1981 |
| Ronnie Lee | 29 | T-TE-G | 15 | 13 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| George Little | 22 | DE-NT | 14 | 3 | 278 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/27/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1985 |
| Frank Lockett | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/1/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 264th pick / 1979 |
| Dan Marino*+ | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Don McNeal | 27 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/6/1958 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| Mack Moore | 26 | DE | 16 | 2 | 258 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 3/4/1959 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 152nd pick / 1981 |
| Nat Moore | 34 | WR-RB | 15 | 7 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida,Tennessee-Martin | 9/19/1951 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| Alex Moyer | 22 | LB | 10 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 10/25/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1985 |
| Tony Nathan | 29 | RB | 16 | 15 | 206 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/14/1956 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| Fuad Reveiz | 22 | K | 16 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Roby | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Joe Rose | 28 | TE | 16 | 1 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 6/24/1957 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 185th pick / 1980 |
| Robin Sendlein | 27 | LB | 16 | 3 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas | 12/1/1958 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 45th pick / 1981 |
| Jackie Shipp | 23 | LB | 16 | 11 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/17/1962 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
| Sanders Shiver | 31 | LB | 14 | 2 | 227 | 6-2 | Carson-Newman | 2/14/1954 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Smith | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 10/24/1962 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1985 |
| Robert Sowell | 24 | DB | 10 | 1 | 175 | 5-11 | Howard | 6/23/1961 | 2 | |
| Dwight Stephenson*+ | 28 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/20/1957 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
| Don Strock | 35 | QB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| John Swain | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 9/4/1959 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 101st pick / 1981 |
| Jeff Toews | 28 | G-T | 11 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/4/1957 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1979 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 26 | RB-WR | 9 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Virginia | 10/23/1959 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 138th pick / 1981 |
| Fulton Walker | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/30/1958 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 154th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 223.9 | 6-1.8 | 3.9 |