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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 349 points (21.8/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 351 points (21.9/g), 24th.
Differential of -2 points (-0.1/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.5, Offense: 3.9, Defense: -4.3, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Stevens
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Olivadotti
Training Camp: Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Florida)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Scott Mitchell | 25 | 2 | 7 | 133 for 233, 1,773 yards, 12 td, 8 int, & 21 rushes for 89 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| RB | Mark Higgs | 27 | 5 | 8 | 186 rushes for 693 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 72 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 205th pick / 1988 |
| FB | Keith Byars* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 64 rushes for 269 yards, 3 td, & 61 catches for 613 yards and 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 10th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Irving Fryar* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 64 catches for 1,010 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| WR | Mark Ingram | 28 | 6 | 16 | 44 catches for 707 yards, 6 td | New York Giants / 1st / 28th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Keith Jackson | 28 | 5 | 15 | 39 catches for 613 yards, 6 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 13th pick / 1988 |
| LT | Richmond Webb* | 26 | 3 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 | |
| LG | Keith Sims* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
| C | Jeff Dellenbach | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| RG | Bert Weidner | 27 | 3 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 288th pick / 1989 |
| RT | Ron R. Heller | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jeff Cross | 27 | 5 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| LDT | Larry Webster | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Chuck Klingbeil | 28 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Marco Coleman | 24 | 1 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992 |
| LLB | John Grimsley | 31 | 9 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 | |
| MLB | John Offerdahl | 29 | 7 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 | |
| RLB | Bryan Cox | 25 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Troy Vincent | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 7th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | J.B. Brown | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Jarvis Williams | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| FS | Louis Oliver | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Stoyanovich | 26 | 4 | 0 | 24 of 32 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| P | Dale Hatcher | 30 | 8 | 0 | 58 punts for a 39.7 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| KR | O.J. McDuffie | 24 | Rook | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1993 |
| KR | O.J. McDuffie | 24 | Rook | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bruce Alexander | 28 | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | S.F. Austin | 9/17/1965 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 86 | Fred Banks | 31 | 8 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 | |
| 84 | Greg Baty | 29 | te | 16 | 1 | 241 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/28/1964 | 7 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 220th pick / 1986 |
| 36 | Stephen Braggs | 28 | fs | 11 | 5 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas | 8/29/1965 | 6 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 165th pick / 1987 |
| 37 | J.B. Brown | 26 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/5/1967 | 4 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1989 |
| 54 | Chuck Bullough | 24 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/3/1969 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 214th pick / 1992 | |
| 41 | Keith Byars* | 30 | FB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 10/14/1963 | 7 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 10th pick / 1986 |
| 90 | Marco Coleman | 24 | RDE | 15 | 15 | 286 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 12/18/1969 | 1 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992 |
| 51 | Bryan Cox | 25 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | West. Illinois | 2/17/1968 | 2 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| 91 | Jeff Cross | 27 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-4 | Missouri | 3/25/1966 | 5 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 239th pick / 1988 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | 39 | qb | 5 | 4 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 1/19/1954 | 15 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| 65 | Jeff Dellenbach | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1963 | 8 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 111th pick / 1985 |
| 74 | Mark Dennis | 28 | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 4/15/1965 | 6 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1987 | |
| 80 | Irving Fryar* | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 9 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| 96 | Mike Golic | 31 | rdt | 15 | 7 | 274 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 12/12/1962 | 7 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 255th pick / 1985 |
| 62 | Chris Gray | 23 | 5 | 0 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 6/19/1970 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 132nd pick / 1993 | |
| 42 | Chris Green | 25 | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/26/1968 | 2 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1991 | |
| 92 | David Griggs | 26 | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/5/1967 | 4 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 186th pick / 1989 | |
| 59 | John Grimsley | 31 | LLB | 13 | 9 | 235 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/25/1962 | 9 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 141st pick / 1984 |
| 45 | Bobby Harden | 26 | 8 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1967 | 3 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 315th pick / 1990 | |
| 7 | Dale Hatcher | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Clemson | 4/5/1963 | 8 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 1985 |
| 73 | Ron R. Heller | 31 | RT | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 8/25/1962 | 9 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 |
| 21 | Mark Higgs | 27 | RB | 16 | 8 | 199 | 5-7 | Kentucky | 4/11/1966 | 5 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 205th pick / 1988 |
| 29 | Liffort Hobley | 31 | db | 4 | 2 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/12/1962 | 8 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1985 |
| 50 | Dwight Hollier | 24 | MLB | 16 | 10 | 246 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 4/21/1969 | 1 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 97th pick / 1992 |
| 97 | Jeff Hunter | 27 | de | 5 | 1 | 286 | 6-5 | Albany State (GA) | 4/12/1966 | 3 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 11th / 291st pick / 1989 |
| 82 | Mark Ingram | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 194 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 8/23/1965 | 6 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 28th pick / 1987 |
| 88 | Keith Jackson | 28 | TE | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 4/19/1965 | 5 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 13th pick / 1988 |
| 24 | Vestee Jackson | 30 | llb | 16 | 5 | 189 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/14/1963 | 7 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| 43 | Terry Kirby | 23 | RB | 16 | 8 | 221 | 6-1 | Virginia | 1/20/1970 | Rook | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1993 |
| 99 | Chuck Klingbeil | 28 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 11/2/1965 | 2 | 7 | |
| 47 | Darrell Malone | 26 | db | 16 | 1 | 177 | 5-10 | Jacksonville St. | 11/23/1967 | 1 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 162nd pick / 1991 |
| 13 | Dan Marino | 32 | qb | 5 | 5 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 10 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| 89 | Tony Martin | 28 | 12 | 0 | 181 | 6-0 | Bishop,Mesa | 9/5/1965 | 3 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 126th pick / 1989 | |
| 81 | O.J. McDuffie | 24 | KR | 16 | 0 | 194 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 12/2/1969 | Rook | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1993 |
| 55 | David Merritt | 22 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 9/8/1971 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1993 | |
| 83 | Scott Miller | 25 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | UCLA | 10/20/1968 | 2 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 246th pick / 1991 | |
| 19 | Scott Mitchell | 25 | QB | 13 | 7 | 240 | 6-6 | Utah | 1/2/1968 | 2 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1990 |
| 93 | Cliff Odom | 35 | lb | 14 | 1 | 237 | 6-2 | Texas-Arlington | 8/15/1958 | 13 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980 |
| 56 | John Offerdahl | 29 | MLB | 9 | 8 | 232 | 6-3 | West. Michigan | 8/17/1964 | 7 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1986 |
| 25 | Louis Oliver | 27 | FS | 11 | 11 | 224 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/9/1966 | 4 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | Bernie Parmalee | 26 | 16 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Ball St. | 9/16/1967 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Doug Pederson | 25 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 1/31/1968 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 22 | James Saxon | 27 | 16 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | San Jose St. | 3/23/1966 | 5 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 139th pick / 1988 | |
| 69 | Keith Sims* | 26 | LG | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Iowa St. | 6/17/1967 | 3 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
| 55 | Chris Singleton | 26 | 9 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Arizona | 2/20/1967 | 3 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 8th pick / 1990 | |
| 28 | Frankie Smith | 25 | db | 5 | 1 | 186 | 5-9 | Baylor | 10/8/1968 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 104th pick / 1992 |
| 10 | Pete Stoyanovich | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/28/1967 | 4 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| 57 | Tom Thayer | 32 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 | |
| 63 | Jeff Uhlenhake | 27 | c | 5 | 5 | 285 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 1/28/1966 | 4 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 121st pick / 1989 |
| 94 | Craig Veasey | 27 | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Houston | 12/25/1966 | 3 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1990 | |
| 23 | Troy Vincent | 22 | LCB | 13 | 13 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 6/8/1971 | 1 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 7th pick / 1992 |
| 78 | Richmond Webb* | 26 | LT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 1/11/1967 | 3 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| 79 | Larry Webster | 24 | LDT | 13 | 9 | 310 | 6-5 | Maryland | 1/18/1969 | 1 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 1992 |
| 60 | Bert Weidner | 27 | RG | 16 | 11 | 295 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 1/20/1966 | 3 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 288th pick / 1989 |
| 26 | Jarvis Williams | 28 | SS | 16 | 14 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/16/1965 | 5 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1988 |
| 87 | Mike Williams | 27 | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Northeastern | 10/9/1966 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 269th pick / 1989 | |
| 85 | Ronnie Williams | 27 | 11 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 1/19/1966 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 72 | Karl Wilson | 29 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | LSU | 9/10/1964 | 6 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1987 | |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 235.7 | 6-1.6 | 4.4 |