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2003 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 311 points (19.4/g), 17th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 261 points (16.3/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 50 points (3.1/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 10th.

Coached by Dave Wannstedt (10-6-0)

2003 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 Jay Fiedler 32 8 11 179 for 314, 2,138 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 34 rushes for 88 yards and 3 td
QB Brian Griese 28 5 5 74 for 130, 813 yards, 5 td, 6 int, & 5 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998
RB Ricky Williams 26 4 16 392 rushes for 1,372 yards, 9 td, & 50 catches for 351 yards and 1 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999
FB Rob Konrad 27 4 12 4 rushes for 17 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 166 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1999
WR Chris Chambers 25 2 16 64 catches for 963 yards, 11 td, & 4 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001
WR Derrius Thompson 26 4 12 26 catches for 359 yards, 0 td
TE Randy McMichael 24 1 16 49 catches for 598 yards, 2 td

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002
TE Donald Lee 23 Rook 5 7 catches for 110 yards, 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 156th pick / 2003
LT Wade Smith 22 Rook 16

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003
LG Jamie Nails 26 6 15

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997
C Tim Ruddy 31 9 14

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994
RG Todd Perry 33 10 15

Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993
RT Todd Wade 27 3 16 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2000
 Defensive Starters
LDE Adewale Ogunleye* 26 2 16 15.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LDT Tim Bowens 30 9 13 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1994
RDT Larry Chester 28 5 15 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDE Jason Taylor 29 6 16 13.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997
LLB Junior Seau 34 13 15 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990
MLB Zach Thomas*+ 30 7 15 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996
RLB Morlon Greenwood 25 2 11 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001
LCB Patrick Surtain* 27 5 15 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1998
CB Terrell Buckley 32 11 5 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992
RCB Sam Madison 29 6 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997
SS Sammy Knight 28 6 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
FS Brock Marion* 33 10 16 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993
 Special Teams Starters
K Olindo Mare 30 6 0 22 of 29 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points
P Matt Turk 35 8 0 68 punts for a 38.7 average, 0 blocked
PR Charlie Rogers 27 4 0 21 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td

Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 152nd pick / 1999
KR Travis Minor 24 2 0 34 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001

Roster

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No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
50 Brendon Ayanbadejo 27 LB 16 0 230 6-1 UCLA 9/6/1976 Rook
30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo 28 RB 16 2 235 6-2 San Diego State 3/5/1975 5
96 David Bowens 26 DE 4 0 260 6-3 Michigan,Western Illinois 7/3/1977 4

Denver Broncos / 5th / 158th pick / 1999
95 Tim Bowens 30 DT 13 13 325 6-4 Mississippi 2/7/1973 9

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1994
27 Terrell Buckley 32 DB 16 5 180 5-10 Florida State 6/7/1971 11

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992
90 Rob Burnett 36 DE 12 0 265 6-4 Syracuse 8/27/1967 13

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990
84 Chris Chambers 25 WR 16 16 210 5-11 Wisconsin 8/12/1978 2

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001
64 Larry Chester 28 DT 15 15 325 6-2 Temple 10/17/1975 5
9 Jay Fiedler 32 QB 12 11 225 6-2 Dartmouth 12/29/1971 8
21 Jamar Fletcher 24 DB 11 0 186 5-10 Wisconsin 8/28/1979 2

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 2001
20 Arturo Freeman 27 DB 16 0 200 6-1 South Carolina 10/27/1976 3

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 152nd pick / 2000
86 Oronde Gadsden 32 WR 6 0 215 6-2 Winston-Salem State 8/20/1971 5
42 Trent Gamble 26 DB 9 1 185 5-9 Wyoming 7/24/1977 3
47 Jeff Grau 24 C 11 0 257 6-3 UCLA 12/16/1979 1

Washington Redskins / 7th / 230th pick / 2002
52 Morlon Greenwood 25 LB 16 11 238 6-0 Syracuse 7/17/1978 2

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001
14 Brian Griese 28 QB 5 5 215 6-3 Michigan 3/18/1975 5

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998
51 Tommy Hendricks 25 LB 16 2 235 6-2 Michigan 10/23/1978 3
57 Corey Jenkins 27 LB 16 0 222 6-0 South Carolina 8/25/1976 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 181st pick / 2003
60 Greg Jerman 24 T 8 1 310 6-5 Baylor 1/24/1979 1
24 Sammy Knight 28 DB 16 16 215 6-0 USC 9/10/1975 6
44 Rob Konrad 27 FB 14 12 255 6-3 Syracuse 11/12/1976 4

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1999
85 Donald Lee 23 TE 16 5 255 6-3 Mississippi State 8/31/1980 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 156th pick / 2003
29 Sam Madison 29 DB 16 16 185 5-11 Louisville 4/23/1974 6

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997
10 Olindo Mare 30 K 16 0 190 5-10 MacMurray,Syracuse 6/6/1973 6
31 Brock Marion* 33 DB 16 16 200 5-11 Nevada-Reno 6/11/1970 10

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993
40 Sean McDermott 27 TE 5 0 250 6-4 Kansas 12/5/1976 2
68 Seth McKinney 24 C 16 3 305 6-3 Texas A&M 6/12/1979 1

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002
80 James McKnight 31 WR 15 1 198 6-1 Liberty 6/17/1972 9
81 Randy McMichael 24 TE 16 16 250 6-3 Georgia 6/28/1979 1

Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002
28 Travis Minor 24 RB 16 0 205 5-10 Florida State 6/30/1979 2

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001
66 Jamie Nails 26 G 15 15 335 6-6 Florida A&M 6/3/1977 6

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997
82 Kendall Newson 23 WR 6 0 197 6-1 Middle Tenn. State 3/5/1980 Rook

Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 222nd pick / 2002
93 Adewale Ogunleye* 26 DE 16 16 260 6-4 Indiana 8/9/1977 2
75 Todd Perry 33 G 15 15 310 6-5 Kentucky 11/28/1970 10

Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993
32 Charlie Rogers 27 RB 11 0 180 5-9 Georgia Tech 6/19/1976 4

Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 152nd pick / 1999
94 Dario Romero 25 DT 8 1 305 6-3 Eastern Washington 4/13/1978 Rook
18 Sage Rosenfels 25 QB 2 0 222 6-4 Iowa State 3/6/1978 1

Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001
3 Mark Royals 38 P 3 0 225 6-5 Appalachian State,Chowan 6/22/1965 16
61 Tim Ruddy 31 C 14 14 295 6-3 Notre Dame 4/27/1972 9

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994
55 Junior Seau 34 LB 15 15 250 6-3 USC 1/19/1969 13

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990
83 Sam Simmons 24 WR 11 0 200 5-9 Northwestern 11/25/1979 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 170th pick / 2002
74 Wade Smith 22 T 16 16 300 6-4 Memphis 4/26/1981 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003
23 Patrick Surtain* 27 DB 15 15 192 5-11 Southern Miss 6/19/1976 5

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1998
99 Jason Taylor 29 DE 16 16 255 6-6 Akron 9/1/1974 6

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997
54 Zach Thomas*+ 30 LB 15 15 230 5-11 Texas Tech 9/1/1973 7

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996
88 Derrius Thompson 26 WR 16 12 220 6-2 Baylor 7/5/1977 4
1 Matt Turk 35 P 13 0 243 6-5 Wisconsin-Whitewater 6/16/1968 8
71 Todd Wade 27 T 16 16 315 6-8 Mississippi 10/30/1976 3

Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2000
91 Jay Williams 32 DE 16 0 275 6-3 Wake Forest 10/13/1971 8
34 Ricky Williams 26 RB 16 16 226 5-10 Texas 5/21/1977 4

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999
22 Shawn Wooden 28 DB 15 0 205 5-11 Notre Dame 10/23/1975 7

Miami Dolphins / 6th / 189th pick / 1996
25 Jimmy Wyrick 27 DB 4 0 176 5-9 Minnesota 12/31/1976 3
73 Billy Yates 23 G 3 0 305 6-2 Texas A&M 4/15/1980 Rook
92 Jeff Zgonina 33 DT 16 3 285 6-2 Purdue 5/24/1970 10

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993
Team Total 27.8 16 241.3 6-1.6 4.7