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1997 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 13th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 16th.
Differential of 12 points (0.8/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by Jimmy Johnson (9-7-0)
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1997 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 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 319 for 548, 3,780 yards, 16 td, 11 int, & 18 rushes for -14 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 23 | 1 | 14 | 283 rushes for 892 yards, 15 td, & 29 catches for 261 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1996 |
| FB | Stanley Pritchett | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 rushes for 7 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 35 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 118th pick / 1996 |
| WR | O.J. McDuffie | 28 | 4 | 16 | 76 catches for 943 yards, 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Lamar Thomas | 27 | 4 | 6 | 28 catches for 402 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Fred Barnett | 31 | 7 | 5 | 17 catches for 166 yards, 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Brett Perriman | 32 | 9 | 5 | 19 catches for 309 yards, 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| TE | Troy Drayton | 27 | 4 | 15 | 39 catches for 558 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Richmond Webb | 30 | 7 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
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| LG | Jeff Buckey | 23 | 1 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 230th pick / 1996 |
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| C | Tim Ruddy | 25 | 3 | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Everett McIver | 27 | 3 | 14 | ||
| RT | James Brown | 27 | 4 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1992 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Trace Armstrong | 32 | 8 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Tim Bowens | 24 | 3 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Daryl Gardener | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Jason Taylor | 23 | Rook | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Anthony Harris | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Zach Thomas | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Derrick Rodgers | 26 | Rook | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Terrell Buckley | 26 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Calvin Jackson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Shawn Wooden | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 189th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Corey Harris | 28 | 5 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1992 |
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| FS | George Teague | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Olindo Mare | 24 | Rook | 0 | 28 of 36 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | John Kidd | 36 | 13 | 0 | 52 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| PR | Charles Jordan | 28 | 3 | 1 | 26 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Irving Spikes | 27 | 3 | 1 | 24 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 23 | RB | 16 | 14 | 194 | 5-10 | UCLA | 6/28/1974 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1996 |
| Dunstan Anderson | 27 | DE | 9 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 12/31/1970 | 3 | |
| Trace Armstrong | 32 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Florida | 10/5/1965 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1989 |
| Fred Barnett | 31 | WR | 6 | 5 | 204 | 6-0 | Arkansas State | 6/17/1966 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1990 |
| John Bock | 26 | C-G | 14 | 3 | 290 | 6-3 | Indiana State,Louisville | 2/11/1971 | 2 | |
| Tim Bowens | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 2/7/1973 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1994 |
| O.J. Brigance | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/29/1969 | 1 | |
| James Brown | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-6 | Virginia State | 11/30/1970 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1992 |
| Jeff Buckey | 23 | G | 16 | 12 | 305 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/7/1974 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 230th pick / 1996 |
| Terrell Buckley | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| Shane Burton | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 4 | 305 | 6-6 | Tennessee | 1/18/1974 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 150th pick / 1996 |
| Mike Chalenski | 27 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 279 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh,UCLA | 1/28/1970 | 4 | |
| Mike Crawford | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | UNLV | 10/29/1974 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 173rd pick / 1997 |
| DeWayne Dotson | 26 | LB | 10 | 2 | 254 | 6-1 | Mississippi,Tennessee | 6/10/1971 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 131st pick / 1994 |
| Troy Drayton | 27 | TE | 16 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/29/1970 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 39th pick / 1993 |
| Craig Erickson | 28 | QB | 2 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/17/1969 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1992 |
| Daryl Gardener | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-6 | Baylor | 2/25/1973 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1996 |
| Anthony Harris | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-1 | Auburn | 1/25/1973 | 1 | |
| Corey Harris | 28 | DB | 16 | 7 | 213 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 10/25/1969 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1992 |
| Dwight Hollier | 28 | LB | 16 | 3 | 246 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 4/21/1969 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 97th pick / 1992 |
| Qadry Ismail | 27 | WR | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/8/1970 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993 |
| Calvin Jackson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Auburn | 10/28/1972 | 3 | |
| Tim Jacobs | 27 | DB | 16 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | Delaware | 4/5/1970 | 4 | |
| Charles Jordan | 28 | WR | 14 | 1 | 182 | 5-11 | Long Beach Community College | 10/9/1969 | 3 | |
| John Kidd | 36 | P | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 8/22/1961 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 128th pick / 1984 |
| Jim Kitts | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Ferrum | 12/28/1972 | Rook | |
| Sam Madison | 23 | DB | 14 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/23/1974 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997 |
| Brian Manning | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 4/22/1975 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 170th pick / 1997 |
| Olindo Mare | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | MacMurray,Syracuse | 6/6/1973 | Rook | |
| Dan Marino | 36 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 9/15/1961 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 27th pick / 1983 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 194 | 5-10 | Penn State | 12/2/1969 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1993 |
| Everett McIver | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 318 | 6-5 | Elizabeth City State | 8/5/1970 | 3 | |
| Jerris McPhail | 25 | RB | 14 | 1 | 198 | 5-11 | East Carolina,Wake Forest | 6/26/1972 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1996 |
| Ray Nealy | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/30/1975 | Rook | |
| Bernie Parmalee | 30 | RB | 16 | 4 | 201 | 5-11 | Ball State | 9/16/1967 | 5 | |
| Brett Perriman | 32 | WR | 8 | 5 | 180 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 10/10/1965 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1988 |
| Ed Perry | 23 | TE | 16 | 4 | 265 | 6-4 | James Madison | 9/1/1974 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 177th pick / 1997 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 5/12/1975 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1996 |
| Roosevelt Potts | 26 | RB | 6 | 1 | 250 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 1/8/1971 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 49th pick / 1993 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 24 | FB | 6 | 5 | 250 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 12/22/1973 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 118th pick / 1996 |
| Kyle Richardson | 24 | P | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas State | 3/2/1973 | Rook | |
| Derrick Rodgers | 26 | LB | 15 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 10/14/1971 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1997 |
| Tim Ruddy | 25 | C | 15 | 15 | 295 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/27/1972 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994 |
| Mike Sheldon | 24 | T | 11 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Grand Valley State | 6/8/1973 | Rook | |
| Keith Sims | 30 | G | 8 | 4 | 318 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 6/17/1967 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 39th pick / 1990 |
| Irving Spikes | 27 | RB | 12 | 1 | 212 | 5-8 | Alabama,La-Monroe | 12/21/1970 | 3 | |
| Danny Stubbs | 32 | DE-LB | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1965 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1988 |
| Barron Tanner | 24 | DT | 16 | 0 | 360 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 9/14/1973 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 149th pick / 1997 |
| Jason Taylor | 23 | DE | 13 | 11 | 255 | 6-6 | Akron | 9/1/1974 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| George Teague | 26 | DB | 15 | 6 | 198 | 6-1 | Alabama | 2/18/1971 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 29th pick / 1993 |
| Lamar Thomas | 27 | WR | 12 | 6 | 175 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/12/1970 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1993 |
| Zach Thomas | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 9/1/1973 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996 |
| Frank Wainright | 30 | TE | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Northern Colorado | 10/10/1967 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 210th pick / 1991 |
| Bracy Walker | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 10/28/1970 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 127th pick / 1994 |
| Ronnie Ward | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/11/1974 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1997 |
| Richmond Webb | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | Texas A&M | 1/11/1967 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1990 |
| Jerry Wilson | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern | 7/17/1973 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 105th pick / 1995 |
| Shawn Wooden | 22 | DB | 16 | 15 | 205 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 10/23/1975 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 189th pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 239.2 | 6-1.3 | 3.1 |