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1991 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 343 points (21.4/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 349 points (21.8/g), 24th.
Differential of -6 points (-0.4/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Coached by Don Shula (8-8-0)
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1991 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* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 318 for 549, 3,970 yards, 25 td, 13 int, & 27 rushes for 32 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Mark Higgs | 25 | 3 | 10 | 231 rushes for 905 yards, 4 td, & 11 catches for 80 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 205th pick / 1988 |
| RB | Sammie Smith | 24 | 2 | 6 | 83 rushes for 297 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 95 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| FB | Tony Paige | 29 | 7 | 16 | 10 rushes for 25 yards, 0 td, & 57 catches for 469 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Mark Clayton* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 70 catches for 1,053 yards, 12 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| WR | Mark Duper | 32 | 9 | 16 | 70 catches for 1,085 yards, 5 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| TE | Greg Baty | 27 | 5 | 8 | 20 catches for 269 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| TE | Ferrell Edmunds | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 catches for 118 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| LT | Richmond Webb* | 24 | 1 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
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| LG | Keith Sims | 24 | 1 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
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| LG | Bert Weidner | 25 | 1 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 288th pick / 1989 |
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| C | Jeff Uhlenhake | 25 | 2 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
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| C | Bert Weidner | 25 | 1 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 288th pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Harry Galbreath | 26 | 3 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Mark Dennis | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | T.J. Turner | 28 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| LDE | Alfred Oglesby | 24 | 1 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1990 |
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| NT | Alfred Oglesby | 24 | 1 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1990 |
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| NT | T.J. Turner | 28 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Jeff Cross | 25 | 3 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | David Griggs | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 186th pick / 1989 |
| LILB | Cliff Odom | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Mike Reichenbach | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Mike Reichenbach | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | John Offerdahl | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Bryan Cox | 23 | Rook | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Vestee Jackson | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Michael McGruder | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | J.B. Brown | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Vestee Jackson | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Jarvis Williams | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| SS | Bobby Harden | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1990 |
| FS | Louis Oliver | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Stoyanovich | 24 | 2 | 0 | 31 of 37 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| P | Reggie Roby | 30 | 8 | 0 | 54 punts for a 45.7 average, 1 blocked | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Scott Miller | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 246th pick / 1991 |
| KR | Aaron Craver | 23 | Rook | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 19.2 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Fred Banks | 29 | WR | 7 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| Greg Baty | 27 | TE | 16 | 8 | 241 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/28/1964 | 5 | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| Charlie Baumann | 24 | K | 2 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 8/25/1967 | Rook | |
| Ned Bolcar | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/12/1967 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 146th pick / 1990 |
| J.B. Brown | 24 | DB | 15 | 11 | 193 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/5/1967 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| Mark Clayton* | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 177 | 5-9 | Louisville | 4/8/1961 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 223rd pick / 1983 |
| Louis Cooper | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Western Carolina | 8/5/1963 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985 |
| Arthur Cox | 30 | TE | 2 | 0 | 262 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 2/5/1961 | 8 | |
| Bryan Cox | 23 | LB | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Western Illinois | 2/17/1968 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| Aaron Craver | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 12/18/1968 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| Jeff Cross | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-4 | Missouri | 3/25/1966 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| Jeff Dellenbach | 28 | C-T-G | 15 | 2 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Dennis | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 4/15/1965 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Duper | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Northwest State (LA) | 1/25/1959 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1982 |
| Ferrell Edmunds | 26 | TE | 8 | 8 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 4/16/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1988 |
| Harry Galbreath | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/1/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1988 |
| Donnie Gardner | 23 | DE | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 2/17/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 171st pick / 1990 |
| Kerry Glenn | 29 | DB | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 1/3/1962 | 6 | New York Jets / 10th / 262nd pick / 1985 |
| Chris Green | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/26/1968 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1991 |
| Hugh Green | 32 | LB | 11 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| David Griggs | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/5/1967 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 186th pick / 1989 |
| Bobby Harden | 24 | DB | 16 | 5 | 192 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1990 |
| Charles Henry | 27 | TE | 6 | 2 | 230 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 4/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Mark Higgs | 25 | RB | 14 | 10 | 199 | 5-7 | Kentucky | 4/11/1966 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 205th pick / 1988 |
| Randal Hill | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 9/21/1969 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1991 |
| Mike Iaquaniello | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/13/1968 | Rook | |
| Vestee Jackson | 28 | DB-LB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/14/1963 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| Jim C. Jensen | 33 | WR-QB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Boston University | 11/14/1958 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 291st pick / 1981 |
| E.J. Junior | 32 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/8/1959 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1981 |
| Chuck Klingbeil | 26 | DT-NT | 15 | 4 | 288 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 11/2/1965 | Rook | |
| Paul Lankford | 33 | DB | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Penn State | 6/15/1958 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1982 |
| Shawn Lee | 25 | DT-NT-DE | 3 | 2 | 300 | 6-2 | North Alabama | 10/24/1966 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| Marc Logan | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 5/9/1965 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1987 |
| Dan Marino* | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| Tony Martin | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 181 | 6-0 | Bishop,Mesa | 9/5/1965 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 |
| Michael McGruder | 27 | DB | 16 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | Kent State | 5/6/1964 | 2 | |
| Scott Miller | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | UCLA | 10/20/1968 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 246th pick / 1991 |
| Scott Mitchell | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Utah | 1/2/1968 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| Cliff Odom | 33 | LB | 14 | 11 | 237 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/15/1958 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| John Offerdahl | 27 | LB | 6 | 6 | 232 | 6-3 | Western Michigan | 8/17/1964 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| Alfred Oglesby | 24 | NT-DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 290 | 6-4 | Houston | 1/27/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 66th pick / 1990 |
| Louis Oliver | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/9/1966 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Tony Paige | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 10/14/1962 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 149th pick / 1984 |
| James Pruitt | 27 | WR | 5 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/29/1964 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1986 |
| Mike Reichenbach | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-2 | East Stroudsburg | 9/14/1961 | 7 | |
| Reggie Roby | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Iowa | 7/30/1961 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 167th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Secules | 27 | QB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/8/1964 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 151st pick / 1988 |
| Keith Sims | 24 | G | 12 | 12 | 318 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 6/17/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
| Sammie Smith | 24 | RB | 12 | 6 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 5/16/1967 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| Brian Sochia | 30 | NT-DE | 3 | 2 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 8 | |
| Pete Stoyanovich | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/28/1967 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| Pat Swoopes | 27 | NT | 3 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 3/4/1964 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 11th / 284th pick / 1986 |
| T.J. Turner | 28 | DE-NT | 13 | 12 | 276 | 6-4 | Houston | 5/16/1963 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1986 |
| Jeff Uhlenhake | 25 | C | 13 | 10 | 285 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/28/1966 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
| Richmond Webb* | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 325 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 1/11/1967 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| Bert Weidner | 25 | G-C | 15 | 10 | 295 | 6-2 | Kent State | 1/20/1966 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 288th pick / 1989 |
| Gene Williams | 23 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 310 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 10/14/1968 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1991 |
| Jarvis Williams | 26 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/16/1965 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| Mike Williams | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Northeastern | 10/9/1966 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 269th pick / 1989 |
| Dave Zawatson | 25 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | California | 4/13/1966 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 234.8 | 6-1.8 | 3.7 |