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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 336 points (21.0/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 242 points (15.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 94 points (5.9/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 11.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 10th.
Coached by Don Shula (12-4-0)
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1990 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 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 306 for 531, 3,563 yards, 21 td, 11 int, & 16 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Sammie Smith | 23 | 1 | 16 | 226 rushes for 831 yards, 8 td, & 11 catches for 134 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Tony Paige | 28 | 6 | 13 | 32 rushes for 95 yards, 2 td, & 35 catches for 247 yards and 4 td | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Mark Clayton | 29 | 7 | 10 | 32 catches for 406 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper | 31 | 8 | 15 | 52 catches for 810 yards, 5 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Tony Martin | 25 | Rook | 5 | 29 catches for 388 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Ferrell Edmunds* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 31 catches for 446 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| LT | Richmond Webb* | 23 | Rook | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
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| LG | Keith Sims | 23 | Rook | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
| C | Jeff Uhlenhake | 24 | 1 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Harry Galbreath | 25 | 2 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Mark Dennis | 25 | 3 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | T.J. Turner | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| NT | Shawn Lee | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| NT | Alfred Oglesby | 23 | Rook | 6 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1990 |
| RDE | Jeff Cross* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | David Griggs | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 186th pick / 1989 |
| LILB | John Offerdahl*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| RILB | Cliff Odom | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Tim McKyer | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | J.B. Brown | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Jarvis Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| FS | Louis Oliver | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Stoyanovich | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21 of 25 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 29 | 7 | 0 | 72 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Tony Martin | 25 | Rook | 5 | 26 punt returns for a 5.4 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Marc Logan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 18.4 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1987 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Adams | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 8/11/1963 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1985 |
| Fred Banks | 28 | WR | 8 | 1 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| Greg Baty | 26 | TE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/28/1964 | 4 | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| Andre Brown | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/21/1966 | 1 | |
| J.B. Brown | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/5/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| Mark Clayton | 29 | WR | 10 | 10 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Tony Collins | 31 | RB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 5/27/1959 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| Jeff Cross* | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-4 | Missouri | 3/25/1966 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 27 | C-T-G | 15 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Dennis | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 4/15/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Duper | 31 | WR | 16 | 15 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| Ferrell Edmunds* | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 4/16/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| Roy Foster | 30 | G-T | 16 | 3 | 282 | 6-4 | USC | 5/24/1960 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1982 |
| Harry Galbreath | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/1/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
| Kerry Glenn | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/3/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| Rick Graf | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 244 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1964 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1987 |
| African Grant | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Illinois | 8/2/1965 | Rook | |
| Hugh Green | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| David Griggs | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/5/1967 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 186th pick / 1989 |
| Bobby Harden | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1990 |
| Mark Higgs | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-7 | Kentucky | 4/11/1966 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 205th pick / 1988 |
| Liffort Hobley | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/12/1962 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| Jim C. Jensen | 32 | WR-QB | 15 | 2 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| E.J. Junior | 31 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/8/1959 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| Brian Kinchen | 25 | TE | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| Eric Kumerow | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-7 | Ohio State | 4/17/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 16th pick / 1988 |
| Paul Lankford | 32 | DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Shawn Lee | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 13 | 10 | 300 | 6-2 | North Alabama | 10/24/1966 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| Garrett Limbrick | 25 | RB | 7 | 2 | 240 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 11/6/1965 | Rook | |
| Marc Logan | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 5/9/1965 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1987 |
| Dan Marino | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Greg Mark | 23 | DE-LB | 4 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 7/7/1967 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1990 |
| Tony Martin | 25 | WR | 16 | 5 | 181 | 6-0 | Bishop,Mesa | 9/5/1965 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| Michael McGruder | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Kent State | 5/6/1964 | 1 | |
| Tim McKyer | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 9/5/1963 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1986 |
| Stevon Moore | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 2/9/1967 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 181st pick / 1989 |
| Cliff Odom | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/15/1958 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| John Offerdahl*+ | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 8/17/1964 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| Alfred Oglesby | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 13 | 6 | 290 | 6-4 | Houston | 1/27/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1990 |
| Louis Oliver | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/9/1966 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Tony Paige | 28 | RB | 13 | 13 | 225 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 10/14/1962 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| James Pruitt | 26 | WR | 6 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| Mike Reichenbach | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | East Stroudsburg | 9/14/1961 | 6 | |
| Reggie Roby | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Schwedes | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 6/30/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 56th pick / 1987 |
| Scott Secules | 26 | QB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/8/1964 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 151st pick / 1988 |
| Keith Sims | 23 | G | 14 | 13 | 318 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 6/17/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
| Sammie Smith | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 5/16/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| Brian Sochia | 29 | NT-DE | 5 | 2 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 7 | |
| Pete Stoyanovich | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/28/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| Troy Stradford | 26 | RB-WR | 14 | 0 | 191 | 5-9 | Boston College | 9/11/1964 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1987 |
| Rodney L. Thomas | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | BYU | 12/21/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 126th pick / 1988 |
| T.J. Turner | 27 | DE-NT | 14 | 12 | 276 | 6-4 | Houston | 5/16/1963 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| Jeff Uhlenhake | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/28/1966 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
| Richmond Webb* | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 1/11/1967 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| Bert Weidner | 24 | G-C | 8 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | Kent State | 1/20/1966 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 288th pick / 1989 |
| Jarvis Williams | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/16/1965 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| Karl Wilson | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 2 | 274 | 6-5 | LSU | 9/10/1964 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 231.2 | 6-1.6 | 3.4 |