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1989 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 331 points (20.7/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 379 points (23.7/g), 22nd.
Differential of -48 points (-3.0/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 27th.
Coached by Don Shula (8-8-0)
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1989 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 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 308 for 550, 3,997 yards, 24 td, 22 int, & 14 rushes for -7 yards and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Sammie Smith | 22 | Rook | 12 | 200 rushes for 659 yards, 6 td, & 7 catches for 81 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Tom Brown | 25 | 2 | 7 | 13 rushes for 26 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 117 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Mark Clayton | 28 | 6 | 15 | 64 catches for 1,011 yards, 9 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper | 30 | 7 | 14 | 49 catches for 717 yards, 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| TE | Ferrell Edmunds* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 32 catches for 382 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| LT | Jeff Dellenbach | 26 | 4 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
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| LG | Roy Foster | 29 | 7 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
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| C | Jeff Uhlenhake | 23 | Rook | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Harry Galbreath | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
| RT | Ronnie Lee | 33 | 10 | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | T.J. Turner | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| NT | Brian Sochia | 28 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Jeff Cross | 23 | 1 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | E.J. Junior | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | John Offerdahl* | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Dave Ahrens | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 143rd pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Barry Krauss | 32 | 10 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green | 30 | 8 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Paul Lankford | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| RCB | William Judson | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Jarvis Williams | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| FS | Louis Oliver | 23 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Stoyanovich | 22 | Rook | 0 | 19 of 26 field goals & 38 of 39 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| P | Reggie Roby* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 58 punts for a 42.4 average, 1 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Scott Schwedes | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 11.7 average and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Marc Logan | 24 | 2 | 4 | 24 kick returns for a 25.5 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1987 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dave Ahrens | 31 | LB | 11 | 8 | 238 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 12/5/1958 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 143rd pick / 1981 |
| Fred Banks | 27 | WR | 15 | 3 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| John Bosa | 25 | DE | 13 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 1/10/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1987 |
| Andre Brown | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/21/1966 | Rook | |
| J.B. Brown | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/5/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| Tom Brown | 25 | RB | 9 | 7 | 223 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 11/20/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1987 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 34 | LB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 1/1/1955 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1977 |
| Louis Cheek | 25 | T-G | 13 | 1 | 295 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 10/6/1964 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 220th pick / 1988 |
| Greg Clark | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 228 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/5/1965 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 329th pick / 1988 |
| Mark Clayton | 28 | WR | 15 | 15 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Jackie Cline | 29 | DE-NT | 15 | 2 | 279 | 6-5 | Alabama | 3/13/1960 | 2 | |
| Jeff Cross | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-4 | Missouri | 3/25/1966 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| Ron Davenport | 27 | RB | 9 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 12/22/1962 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 26 | C-T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Dennis | 24 | T | 8 | 1 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 4/15/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Duper | 30 | WR | 15 | 14 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| Ferrell Edmunds* | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 4/16/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| Nuu Faaola | 25 | RB | 10 | 1 | 215 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 1/15/1964 | 3 | New York Jets / 9th / 245th pick / 1986 |
| Roy Foster | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| David Frye | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/21/1961 | 6 | |
| Harry Galbreath | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/1/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
| Ernest Gibson | 28 | DB | 5 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Furman | 10/3/1961 | 5 | New England Patriots / 6th / 151st pick / 1984 |
| Kerry Goode | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Alabama | 7/28/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 167th pick / 1988 |
| Rick Graf | 25 | LB | 4 | 4 | 244 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1987 |
| Hugh Green | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| David Griggs | 22 | LB-DE | 5 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/5/1967 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 186th pick / 1989 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 27 | RB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 3/12/1962 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1985 |
| Bruce Hardy | 33 | TE-WR-QB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Liffort Hobley | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/12/1962 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| Jim C. Jensen | 31 | WR-QB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| William Judson | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 3/26/1959 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 208th pick / 1981 |
| E.J. Junior | 30 | LB | 16 | 12 | 238 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/8/1959 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| Brian Kinchen | 24 | TE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| Barry Krauss | 32 | LB | 16 | 12 | 245 | 6-3 | Alabama | 3/17/1957 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| Eric Kumerow | 24 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 264 | 6-7 | Ohio State | 4/17/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Lambrecht | 26 | DT | 6 | 0 | 271 | 6-1 | St. Cloud State | 5/2/1963 | 2 | |
| Paul Lankford | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Ronnie Lee | 33 | T-TE-G | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| Marc Logan | 24 | RB | 10 | 4 | 217 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 5/9/1965 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1987 |
| Dan Marino | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Don McNeal | 31 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/6/1958 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| John Offerdahl* | 25 | LB | 10 | 8 | 232 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 8/17/1964 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| Louis Oliver | 23 | DB | 15 | 13 | 224 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/9/1966 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Alvin Powell | 30 | G | 2 | 0 | 294 | 6-5 | Winston-Salem State | 11/19/1959 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 49th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Willard Reaves | 30 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Northern Arizona | 8/17/1959 | Rook | |
| Reggie Roby* | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Schwedes | 24 | WR | 9 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 6/30/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| Scott Secules | 25 | QB | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/8/1964 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 151st pick / 1988 |
| Sammie Smith | 22 | RB | 13 | 12 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 5/16/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| Brian Sochia | 28 | NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 6 | |
| Cliff Stoudt | 34 | QB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Youngstown State | 3/27/1955 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 121st pick / 1977 |
| Pete Stoyanovich | 22 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/28/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| Troy Stradford | 25 | RB-WR | 7 | 4 | 191 | 5-9 | Boston College | 9/11/1964 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1987 |
| Rodney L. Thomas | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | BYU | 12/21/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 126th pick / 1988 |
| Tom Toth | 27 | G-T | 16 | 2 | 279 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 5/23/1962 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1985 |
| T.J. Turner | 26 | DE-NT | 14 | 11 | 276 | 6-4 | Houston | 5/16/1963 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| Jeff Uhlenhake | 23 | C | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/28/1966 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
| Jarvis Williams | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/16/1965 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 232.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.8 |