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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 319 points (19.9/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 380 points (23.8/g), 24th.
Differential of -61 points (-3.8/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-9.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Coached by Don Shula (6-10-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dan Marino | 27 | 5 | 16 | 354 for 606, 4,434 yards, 28 td, 23 int, & 20 rushes for -17 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Lorenzo Hampton | 26 | 3 | 10 | 117 rushes for 414 yards, 9 td, & 23 catches for 204 yards and 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| RB | Troy Stradford | 24 | 1 | 6 | 95 rushes for 335 yards, 2 td, & 56 catches for 426 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1987 |
| FB | Woody Bennett | 33 | 9 | 7 | 31 rushes for 115 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 16 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Ron Davenport | 26 | 3 | 5 | 55 rushes for 273 yards, 0 td, & 30 catches for 282 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Mark Clayton* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 86 catches for 1,129 yards, 14 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper | 29 | 6 | 13 | 39 catches for 626 yards, 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| TE | Ferrell Edmunds | 23 | Rook | 14 | 33 catches for 575 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| LT | Jon Giesler | 32 | 9 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
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| LT | Mark Dennis | 23 | 1 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
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| LG | Roy Foster | 28 | 6 | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Jeff Dellenbach | 25 | 3 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
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| RG | Harry Galbreath | 23 | Rook | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Ronnie Lee | 32 | 9 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | T.J. Turner | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| NT | Brian Sochia* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Jackie Cline | 28 | 1 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | John Bosa | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1987 |
| LOLB | Rick Graf | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1987 |
| LILB | Mark Brown | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | John Offerdahl* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Paul Lankford | 30 | 6 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| RCB | William Judson | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Liffort Hobley | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| FS | Jarvis Williams | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fuad Reveiz | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 of 12 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 27 | 5 | 0 | 64 punts for a 43.0 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Scott Schwedes | 23 | 1 | 1 | 24 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Joe Cribbs | 30 | 8 | 0 | 41 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Banks | 26 | WR | 11 | 2 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| Woody Bennett | 33 | RB | 16 | 7 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 9 | |
| John Bosa | 24 | DE | 6 | 6 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 1/10/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1987 |
| Bud Brown | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 4/19/1961 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 305th pick / 1984 |
| Mark Brown | 27 | LB | 13 | 12 | 230 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/18/1961 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 250th pick / 1983 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 33 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| Louis Cheek | 24 | T-G | 15 | 0 | 295 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/6/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 220th pick / 1988 |
| Mark Clayton* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Jackie Cline | 28 | DE-NT | 14 | 9 | 279 | 6-5 | Alabama | 3/13/1960 | 1 | |
| Joe Cribbs | 30 | RB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/5/1958 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Cross | 22 | DE | 16 | 1 | 280 | 6-4 | Missouri | 3/25/1966 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| Ron Davenport | 26 | RB | 16 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 12/22/1962 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 25 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Dennis | 23 | T | 13 | 7 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 4/15/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Duper | 29 | WR | 13 | 13 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| Ferrell Edmunds | 23 | TE | 16 | 14 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 4/16/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| Roy Foster | 28 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| Tony Franklin | 32 | K | 5 | 0 | 182 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 11/18/1956 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| David Frye | 27 | LB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | 5 | |
| Tony Furjanic | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 2/26/1964 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 202nd pick / 1986 |
| Chris Gaines | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt | 2/3/1965 | Rook | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 120th pick / 1988 |
| Harry Galbreath | 23 | G | 16 | 13 | 280 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/1/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
| Jon Giesler | 32 | T | 13 | 9 | 262 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/23/1956 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| Rick Graf | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1987 |
| Hugh Green | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 26 | RB | 16 | 10 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 3/12/1962 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| Bruce Hardy | 32 | TE-WR-QB | 2 | 2 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Nate Hill | 22 | DE | 1 | 0 | 273 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/21/1966 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1988 |
| Liffort Hobley | 26 | DB | 16 | 13 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/12/1962 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| Ilia Jarostchuk | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | New Hampshire | 8/1/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 127th pick / 1987 |
| Ron Jaworski | 37 | QB | 16 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 3/23/1951 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| Jim C. Jensen | 30 | WR-QB | 16 | 4 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| Greg Johnson | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 12/19/1964 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1988 |
| William Judson | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 3/26/1959 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| Brian Kinchen | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| Larry Kolic | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 8/31/1963 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 193rd pick / 1986 |
| Eric Kumerow | 23 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 264 | 6-7 | Ohio State | 4/17/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Lambrecht | 25 | DT | 8 | 0 | 271 | 6-1 | St. Cloud State | 5/2/1963 | 1 | |
| Paul Lankford | 30 | DB | 13 | 10 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Ronnie Lee | 32 | T-TE-G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| Dan Marino | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Don McNeal | 30 | DB | 16 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/6/1958 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| John Offerdahl* | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 8/17/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| Bruce Plummer | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/1/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 250th pick / 1987 |
| James Pruitt | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| Fuad Reveiz | 25 | K | 11 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/24/1963 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 195th pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Roby | 27 | P | 15 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Schwedes | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 182 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 6/30/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| Jackie Shipp | 26 | LB | 11 | 4 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/17/1962 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 14th pick / 1984 |
| Brian Sochia* | 27 | NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 5 | |
| Troy Stradford | 24 | RB-WR | 15 | 6 | 191 | 5-9 | Boston College | 9/11/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1987 |
| Rodney L. Thomas | 23 | DB | 12 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | BYU | 12/21/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 126th pick / 1988 |
| Reyna Thompson | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 194 | 6-0 | Baylor | 8/28/1963 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1986 |
| Tom Toth | 26 | G-T | 9 | 4 | 279 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1962 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1985 |
| T.J. Turner | 25 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-4 | Houston | 5/16/1963 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| Jarvis Williams | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/16/1965 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 232.5 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |