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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)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Jeff Buckey 23 1 12

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 230th pick / 1996

C Tim Ruddy 25 3 15

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994

RG Everett McIver 27 3 14
RT James Brown 27 4 16

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1992

 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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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
Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 131st pick / 1991

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