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.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.4, Offense: -0.7, Defense: 4.1, SoS: 0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dave Wannstedt (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Norv Turner
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Bates
Training Camp: Nova Southeastern University (Davie, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jay Fiedler | 32 | 8 | 11 | 179 for 314, 2,138 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 34 rushes for 88 yards and 3 td | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||
| Olindo Mare | 30 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Matt Turk | 35 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Rogers | 27 | 4 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 152nd pick / 1999 | ||
| Travis Minor | 24 | 2 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Brendon Ayanbadejo | 27 | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/6/1976 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 30 | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 28 | rb | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 3/5/1975 | 5 | 0 | |
| 96 | David Bowens | 26 | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Michigan,West. Illinois | 7/3/1977 | 4 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 158th pick / 1999 | |
| 95 | Tim Bowens | 30 | LDT | 13 | 13 | 325 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 2/7/1973 | 9 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Terrell Buckley | 32 | cb | 16 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 6/7/1971 | 11 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| 90 | Rob Burnett | 36 | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 8/27/1967 | 13 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990 | |
| 84 | Chris Chambers | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1978 | 2 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001 |
| 64 | Larry Chester | 28 | RDT | 15 | 15 | 325 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/17/1975 | 5 | 7 | |
| 9 | Jay Fiedler | 32 | QB | 12 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 12/29/1971 | 8 | 7 | |
| 21 | Jamar Fletcher | 24 | 11 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 8/28/1979 | 2 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 2001 | |
| 20 | Arturo Freeman | 27 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/27/1976 | 3 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 152nd pick / 2000 | |
| 86 | Oronde Gadsden | 32 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Winston-Salem St. | 8/20/1971 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Trent Gamble | 26 | db | 9 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Wyoming | 7/24/1977 | 3 | 1 | |
| 47 | Jeff Grau | 24 | 11 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | UCLA | 12/16/1979 | 1 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 230th pick / 2002 | |
| 52 | Morlon Greenwood | 25 | RLB | 16 | 11 | 238 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/17/1978 | 2 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| 14 | Brian Griese | 28 | qb | 5 | 5 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 5 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| 51 | Tommy Hendricks | 25 | lb | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/23/1978 | 3 | 2 | |
| 57 | Corey Jenkins | 27 | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 8/25/1976 | Rook | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 181st pick / 2003 | |
| 60 | Greg Jerman | 24 | t | 8 | 1 | 310 | 6-5 | Baylor | 1/24/1979 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Sammy Knight | 28 | SS | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 6 | 6 | |
| 44 | Rob Konrad | 27 | FB | 14 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 11/12/1976 | 4 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Donald Lee | 23 | te | 16 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 8/31/1980 | Rook | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 156th pick / 2003 |
| 29 | Sam Madison | 29 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/23/1974 | 6 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997 |
| 10 | Olindo Mare | 30 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | MacMurray,Syracuse | 6/6/1973 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Brock Marion* | 33 | FS | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1970 | 10 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| 40 | Sean McDermott | 27 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kansas | 12/5/1976 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Seth McKinney | 24 | c | 16 | 3 | 305 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/12/1979 | 1 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002 |
| 80 | James McKnight | 31 | wr | 15 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Liberty | 6/17/1972 | 9 | 3 | |
| 81 | Randy McMichael | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/28/1979 | 1 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| 28 | Travis Minor | 24 | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Florida St. | 6/30/1979 | 2 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001 | |
| 66 | Jamie Nails | 26 | LG | 15 | 15 | 335 | 6-6 | Florida A&M | 6/3/1977 | 6 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Kendall Newson | 23 | 6 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. St. | 3/5/1980 | Rook | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 222nd pick / 2002 | |
| 93 | Adewale Ogunleye* | 26 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana | 8/9/1977 | 2 | 13 | |
| 75 | Todd Perry | 33 | RG | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 11/28/1970 | 10 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
| 32 | Charlie Rogers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 6/19/1976 | 4 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 152nd pick / 1999 | |
| 94 | Dario Romero | 25 | dt | 8 | 1 | 305 | 6-3 | East. Washington | 4/13/1978 | Rook | 1 | |
| 18 | Sage Rosenfels | 25 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Iowa St. | 3/6/1978 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 | |
| 3 | Mark Royals | 38 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Chowan,Appalachian St. | 6/22/1965 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Tim Ruddy | 31 | C | 14 | 14 | 295 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/27/1972 | 9 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994 |
| 55 | Junior Seau | 34 | LLB | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 13 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| 83 | Sam Simmons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 11/25/1979 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 170th pick / 2002 | |
| 74 | Wade Smith | 22 | LT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Memphis | 4/26/1981 | Rook | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003 |
| 23 | Patrick Surtain* | 27 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 192 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 6/19/1976 | 5 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1998 |
| 99 | Jason Taylor | 29 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-6 | Akron | 9/1/1974 | 6 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| 54 | Zach Thomas*+ | 30 | MLB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 9/1/1973 | 7 | 17 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996 |
| 88 | Derrius Thompson | 26 | WR | 16 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | Baylor | 7/5/1977 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1 | Matt Turk | 35 | 13 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Wisc-Whitewater | 6/16/1968 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Todd Wade | 27 | RT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Mississippi | 10/30/1976 | 3 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Jay Williams | 32 | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/13/1971 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Ricky Williams | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 4 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| 22 | Shawn Wooden | 28 | 15 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 10/23/1975 | 7 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 189th pick / 1996 | |
| 25 | Jimmy Wyrick | 27 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Billy Yates | 23 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/15/1980 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 92 | Jeff Zgonina | 33 | dt | 16 | 3 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 10 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 241.3 | 6-1.6 | 4.7 |