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.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.5, Offense: 6.2, Defense: -5.7, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula (8-8-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Studley
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Dan Marino*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 378 for 623, 4,746 yards, 44 td, 23 int, & 12 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Lorenzo Hampton | 24 | 1 | 16 | 186 rushes for 830 yards, 9 td, & 61 catches for 446 yards and 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| FB | Woody Bennett | 31 | 7 | 14 | 36 rushes for 162 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 33 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Mark Clayton* | 25 | 3 | 14 | 60 catches for 1,150 yards, 10 td, & 2 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 67 catches for 1,313 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| TE | Bruce Hardy | 30 | 8 | 16 | 54 catches for 430 yards, 5 td | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Jon Giesler | 30 | 7 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 | |
| LT | Jeff Dellenbach | 23 | 1 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 | |
| LT | Cleveland Green | 29 | 7 | 5 | ||
| LG | Roy Foster* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| C | Dwight Stephenson*+ | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
| RG | Ronnie Lee | 30 | 7 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 | |
| RG | Larry Lee | 27 | 5 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 129th pick / 1981 | |
| RT | Greg Koch | 31 | 9 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | T.J. Turner | 23 | Rook | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| NT | Bob Baumhower | 31 | 9 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | George Little | 23 | 1 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Bob Brudzinski | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Jackie Shipp | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | John Offerdahl* | 22 | Rook | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Mark Brown | 25 | 3 | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| LCB | William Judson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Paul Lankford | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| SS | Glenn Blackwood | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| FS | Bud Brown | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fuad Reveiz | 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 of 22 field goals & 52 of 55 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 25 | 3 | 0 | 56 punts for a 44.2 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Craig Ellis | 25 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Craig Ellis | 25 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | 31 | NT | 12 | 12 | 261 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/4/1955 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| 34 | Woody Bennett | 31 | RB | 16 | 14 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 7 | |
| 75 | Doug Betters | 30 | DE | 16 | 1 | 262 | 6-7 | Montana,Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1956 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| 47 | Glenn Blackwood | 29 | DB | 10 | 10 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/23/1957 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| 42 | Lyle Blackwood | 35 | DB | 5 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| 53 | Jay Brophy | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/27/1960 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1984 |
| 43 | Bud Brown | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 4/19/1961 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| 32 | Donald Brown | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,Maryland | 11/28/1963 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 129th pick / 1986 |
| 51 | Mark Brown | 25 | LB | 14 | 11 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 1/1/1955 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| 23 | Joe Carter | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Alabama | 6/23/1962 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 109th pick / 1984 |
| 71 | Mike Charles | 24 | NT-DE-DT | 9 | 4 | 292 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/23/1962 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1983 |
| 83 | Mark Clayton* | 25 | WR | 15 | 14 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| 30 | Ron Davenport | 24 | RB | 16 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 12/22/1962 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1985 |
| 65 | Jeff Dellenbach | 23 | C-T-G | 13 | 6 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Mark Duper* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | NW State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| 33 | Craig Ellis | 25 | RB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | San Diego St. | 1/26/1961 | Rook | |
| 78 | Jerome Foster | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 7/25/1960 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1983 |
| 61 | Roy Foster* | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| 53 | David Frye | 25 | LB | 9 | 2 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | 3 | |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | 30 | T | 7 | 7 | 262 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/23/1956 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | 29 | T | 11 | 5 | 265 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/11/1957 | 7 | |
| 55 | Hugh Green | 27 | LB | 3 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| 27 | Lorenzo Hampton | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 3/12/1962 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | 30 | TE-WR-QB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 6/1/1956 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| 90 | Andy Hendel | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 3/4/1961 | Rook | |
| 11 | Jim C. Jensen | 28 | WR-QB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston Univ. | 11/14/1958 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| 87 | Dan Johnson | 26 | TE | 15 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa St. | 5/17/1960 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 170th pick / 1982 |
| 49 | William Judson | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina St. | 3/26/1959 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| 68 | Greg Koch | 31 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| 94 | Larry Kolic | 23 | LB | 2 | 2 | 242 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 8/31/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 193rd pick / 1986 |
| 40 | Mike Kozlowski | 30 | DB | 15 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | San Diego St.,BYU,Colorado | 2/24/1956 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 272nd pick / 1979 |
| 44 | Paul Lankford | 28 | DB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 6/15/1958 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| 66 | Larry Lee | 27 | G-C | 16 | 5 | 265 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/10/1959 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 129th pick / 1981 |
| 72 | Ronnie Lee | 30 | T-TE-G | 10 | 9 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| 99 | George Little | 23 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/27/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1985 |
| 13 | Dan Marino*+ | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| 28 | Don McNeal | 28 | DB | 15 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/6/1958 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| 91 | Mack Moore | 27 | DE | 7 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 3/4/1959 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 152nd pick / 1981 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | 35 | WR-RB | 16 | 1 | 184 | 5-9 | Tenn-Martin,Florida | 9/19/1951 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| 54 | Alex Moyer | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 10/25/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1985 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/14/1956 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| 56 | John Offerdahl* | 22 | LB | 15 | 15 | 232 | 6-3 | West. Michigan | 8/17/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| 82 | James Pruitt | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| 7 | Fuad Reveiz | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| 91 | Fred Robinson | 25 | LB-DE | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/22/1961 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 198th pick / 1984 |
| 4 | Reggie Roby | 25 | P | 15 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| 26 | Donovan Rose | 29 | DB | 12 | 2 | 187 | 6-1 | Hampton | 3/9/1957 | 6 | |
| 50 | Jackie Shipp | 24 | LB | 16 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/17/1962 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
| 18 | Mike Smith | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 10/24/1962 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1985 |
| 70 | Brian Sochia | 25 | NT-DE | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | NW Oklahoma St. | 7/2/1961 | 3 | |
| 53 | Jack Squirek | 27 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Illinois | 2/16/1959 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1982 |
| 57 | Dwight Stephenson*+ | 29 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/20/1957 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
| 10 | Don Strock | 36 | QB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Johnny Taylor | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Hawaii | 6/21/1961 | 2 | |
| 19 | Reyna Thompson | 23 | DB | 16 | 4 | 194 | 6-0 | Baylor | 8/28/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1986 |
| 76 | Tom Toth | 24 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 279 | 6-5 | West. Michigan | 5/23/1962 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1985 |
| 95 | T.J. Turner | 23 | DE-NT | 16 | 15 | 276 | 6-4 | Houston | 5/16/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 229.0 | 6-2.1 | 3.9 |