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1986 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 430 points (26.9/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 405 points (25.3/g), 26th.
 Differential of 25 points (1.6/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 22nd.

Coached by Don Shula (8-8-0)

1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box L 0-1 @ San Diego Chargers 28 50 20 339 294 45 4 31 500 276 224
2 Sun September 14 box W 1-1 Indianapolis Colts 30 10 21 388 254 134 1 15 253 178 75 2
3 Sun September 21 box L 1-2 @ New York Jets 45 51 27 485 435 50 3 32 581 449 132 4
4 Sun September 28 box L 1-3 San Francisco 49ers 16 31 24 437 365 72 4 16 314 168 146 1
5 Sun October 5 box L 1-4 @ New England Patriots 7 34 13 251 152 99 3 25 429 262 167
6 Sun October 12 box W 2-4 Buffalo Bills 27 14 27 447 328 119 3 18 305 197 108 4
7 Sun October 19 box L 2-5 Los Angeles Raiders 28 30 17 330 273 57 4 19 315 101 214
8 Sun October 26 box W 3-5 @ Indianapolis Colts 17 13 21 340 243 97 17 303 121 182 1
9 Sun November 2 box W 4-5 Houston Oilers 28 7 17 345 217 128 3 18 301 137 164 2
10 Mon November 10 box L 4-6 @ Cleveland Browns 16 26 20 353 295 58 2 29 558 390 168 2
11 Sun November 16 box W 5-6 @ Buffalo Bills 34 24 29 474 389 85 14 261 181 80 1
12 Mon November 24 box W 6-6 New York Jets 45 3 31 514 325 189 17 280 191 89 4
13 Sun November 30 box L 6-7 Atlanta Falcons 14 20 16 375 303 72 4 13 362 143 219 1
14 Sun December 7 box W 7-7 @ New Orleans Saints 31 27 25 352 241 111 26 526 269 257 2
15 Sun December 14 box W 8-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 37 31 23 506 399 107 2 25 372 230 142 1
16 Mon December 22 box L 8-8 New England Patriots 27 34 20 388 266 122 4 22 390 264 126 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 430 6324 1011 6.3 351 392 645 4779 46 23 7.2 250 349 1545 9 4.4 84 37 14 17
Team Defense 405 6050 1058 5.7 337 290 485 3557 22 13 6.9 177 540 2493 23 4.6 144 27 14 16
Lg Rank Offense 1 2 1 1 1 1 19 2 28 25 23 4 15 11
Lg Rank Defense 26 26 26 8 22 21 25 25 25 27 26 27 26 17

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
13 Dan Marino*+ 25 QB 16 16 8-8-0 378 623 60.7 4746 44 7.1 23 3.7 85 7.6 7.4 12.6 296.6 92.5 17 119 7.2 7.0 2.7
10 Don Strock 36 16 0 14 20 70.0 152 2 10.0 0 0.0 21 7.6 9.6 10.9 9.5 125.4 0 0 7.6 9.6 0.0
11 Jim C. Jensen 28 16 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 8-8-0 392 645 60.8 4898 46 7.1 23 3.6 85 7.6 7.4 12.5 306.1 93.3 17 119 7.2 7.0 2.6
Opp Total 16 290 485 59.8 3825 22 4.5 13 2.7 7.9 7.6 13.2 239.1 88.7 33 268 6.9 6.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
27 Lorenzo Hampton 24 RB 16 16 186 830 9 54 4.5 51.9 11.6 61 446 7.3 3 19 3.8 27.9 1276 12 4
30 Ron Davenport 24 16 2 75 314 0 35 4.2 19.6 4.7 20 177 8.9 1 27 1.3 11.1 491 1 4
34 Woody Bennett 31 FB 16 14 36 162 0 16 4.5 10.1 2.3 4 33 8.3 0 13 0.3 2.1 195 0 1
22 Tony Nathan 30 16 0 27 203 0 20 7.5 12.7 1.7 48 457 9.5 2 23 3.0 28.6 660 2 0
13 Dan Marino*+ 25 QB 16 16 12 -3 0 13 -0.3 -0.2 0.8 -3 0 8
23 Joe Carter 24 7 0 4 18 0 9 4.5 2.6 0.6 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.9 24 0 2
33 Craig Ellis 25 RET 9 0 3 6 0 2 2.0 0.7 0.3 6 0 1
83 Mark Clayton* 25 WR 15 14 2 33 0 22 16.5 2.2 0.1 60 1150 19.2 10 68 4.0 76.7 1183 10 1
4 Reggie Roby 25 P 15 0 2 -8 0 0 -4.0 -0.5 0.1 -8 0 2
85 Mark Duper* 27 WR 16 16 1 -10 0 -10 -10.0 -0.6 0.1 67 1313 19.6 11 85 4.2 82.1 1303 11 0
10 Don Strock 36 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
84 Bruce Hardy 30 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 430 8.0 5 18 3.4 26.9 430 5 2
89 Nat Moore 35 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 38 431 11.3 7 38 2.4 26.9 431 7 0
87 Dan Johnson 26 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 170 8.9 4 20 1.3 11.3 170 4 0
82 James Pruitt 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 235 15.7 2 27 0.9 14.7 235 2 4
11 Jim C. Jensen 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 50 10.0 1 20 0.3 3.1 50 1 0
Team Total 26.7 16 349 1545 9 54 4.4 96.6 21.8 392 4898 12.5 46 85 24.5 306.1 6443 55 37
Opp Total 16 540 2493 23 4.6 155.8 33.8 290 3557 12.3 22 18.1 222.3 6050 45 32

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
33 Craig Ellis 25 RET 9 0 24 149 0 17 6.2 25 541 0 41 21.6 696
30 Ron Davenport 24 16 2 16 285 0 37 17.8 776
82 James Pruitt 22 16 0 11 150 1 71 13.6 385
23 Joe Carter 24 7 0 9 133 0 22 14.8 157
27 Lorenzo Hampton 24 RB 16 16 9 182 0 25 20.2 1458
84 Bruce Hardy 30 TE 16 16 3 39 0 16 13.0 469
47 Glenn Blackwood 29 SS 10 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
42 Lyle Blackwood 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
83 Mark Clayton* 25 WR 15 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 1183
87 Dan Johnson 26 15 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 170
66 Larry Lee 27 rg 16 5 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
89 Nat Moore 35 16 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 429
19 Reyna Thompson 23 16 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
76 Tom Toth 24 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 40 297 1 71 7.4 65 1185 0 41 18.2 7925
Opp Total 16 23 0 53 997 0 18.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
7 Fuad Reveiz 23 K 16 0 1 1 5 5 6 4 8 3 2 1 22 14 63.6% 55 52 94.5%
4 Reggie Roby 25 P 15 0 56 2476 73 0 44.2
Team Total 26.7 16 1 1 5 5 6 4 8 3 2 1 22 14 63.6% 55 52 94.5% 56 2476 73 0 44.2
Opp Total 16 31 26 83.9% 46 45 97.8% 64 2650 41.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
13 Dan Marino*+ 25 QB 16 16 8 4 -12 0
51 Mark Brown 25 ROLB 14 11 5.0 0 4 11 0
47 Glenn Blackwood 29 SS 10 10 2 10 0 7 2 2 0 0
82 James Pruitt 22 16 0 4 2 0 0
30 Ron Davenport 24 16 2 4 1 0 0
27 Lorenzo Hampton 24 RB 16 16 4 1 0 0
99 George Little 23 RDE 16 16 4.0 0 1 4 0
75 Doug Betters 30 16 1 4.0
42 Lyle Blackwood 35 5 4 1 14 0 14 1 2 0 0
43 Bud Brown 25 FS 16 15 1 3 0 3 1 2 6 0
78 Jerome Foster 26 14 0 3.0 0 1 0 0
55 Hugh Green 27 3 3 4.0
4 Reggie Roby 25 P 15 0 2 2 -11 0
59 Bob Brudzinski 31 LOLB 16 16 2.0 0 1 0 0
56 John Offerdahl* 22 RILB 15 15 2.0 1 14 0 14
23 Joe Carter 24 7 0 2 0 0 0
33 Craig Ellis 25 RET 9 0 1 1 0 0
61 Roy Foster* 26 LG 16 16 0 2 0 0
84 Bruce Hardy 30 TE 16 16 2 0 0 0
49 William Judson 27 LCB 16 16 2 0 0 0
28 Don McNeal 28 15 1 2 46 0 29
91 Fred Robinson 25 4 0 2.0
26 Donovan Rose 29 12 2 2 63 0 36
50 Jackie Shipp 24 LILB 16 14 1.0 0 1 0 0
18 Mike Smith 24 14 0 1.0 0 1 0 0
10 Don Strock 36 16 0 1 1 -4 0
95 T.J. Turner 23 LDE 16 15 2.0
73 Bob Baumhower 31 NT 12 12 1.0
34 Woody Bennett 31 FB 16 14 1 0 0 0
71 Mike Charles 24 9 4 1 2 0 2
83 Mark Clayton* 25 WR 15 14 1 0 0 0
53 David Frye 25 9 2 0 1 0 0
94 Larry Kolic 23 2 2 0 1 4 0
40 Mike Kozlowski 30 15 0 1 0 0 0
44 Paul Lankford 28 RCB 12 12 0 1 0 0
66 Larry Lee 27 rg 16 5 1 0 0 0
91 Mack Moore 27 7 0 1.0
70 Brian Sochia 25 6 0 1.0
57 Dwight Stephenson*+ 29 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
19 Reyna Thompson 23 16 4 1 0 0 0
76 Tom Toth 24 13 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 33.0 13 152 0 36 37 33 -2 0
Opp Total 16 17 32 18

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
7 Fuad Reveiz 23 K 16 0 52 14 94
27 Lorenzo Hampton 24 RB 16 16 9 3 12 72
85 Mark Duper* 27 WR 16 16 11 11 66
83 Mark Clayton* 25 WR 15 14 10 10 60
89 Nat Moore 35 16 1 7 7 42
84 Bruce Hardy 30 TE 16 16 5 5 30
87 Dan Johnson 26 15 1 4 4 24
82 James Pruitt 22 16 0 2 1 3 18
22 Tony Nathan 30 16 0 2 2 12
30 Ron Davenport 24 16 2 1 1 6
11 Jim C. Jensen 28 16 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.7 16 9 46 1 56 52 14 430
Opp Total 16 23 22 45 26 405