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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)
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2003 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 | 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 |
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| LG | Jamie Nails | 26 | 6 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997 |
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| C | Tim Ruddy | 31 | 9 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Todd Perry | 33 | 10 | 15 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/6/1976 | Rook | |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 28 | RB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 3/5/1975 | 5 | |
| David Bowens | 26 | DE | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Michigan,Western Illinois | 7/3/1977 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 158th pick / 1999 |
| Tim Bowens | 30 | DT | 13 | 13 | 325 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 2/7/1973 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1994 |
| Terrell Buckley | 32 | DB | 16 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/7/1971 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992 |
| Rob Burnett | 36 | DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 8/27/1967 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 129th pick / 1990 |
| Chris Chambers | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1978 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001 |
| Larry Chester | 28 | DT | 15 | 15 | 325 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/17/1975 | 5 | |
| Jay Fiedler | 32 | QB | 12 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 12/29/1971 | 8 | |
| Jamar Fletcher | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 8/28/1979 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 26th pick / 2001 |
| Arturo Freeman | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/27/1976 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 152nd pick / 2000 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 32 | WR | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Winston-Salem State | 8/20/1971 | 5 | |
| Trent Gamble | 26 | DB | 9 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Wyoming | 7/24/1977 | 3 | |
| Jeff Grau | 24 | C | 11 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | UCLA | 12/16/1979 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 230th pick / 2002 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 25 | LB | 16 | 11 | 238 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/17/1978 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 88th pick / 2001 |
| Brian Griese | 28 | QB | 5 | 5 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| Tommy Hendricks | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | Michigan | 10/23/1978 | 3 | |
| Corey Jenkins | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 8/25/1976 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 181st pick / 2003 |
| Greg Jerman | 24 | T | 8 | 1 | 310 | 6-5 | Baylor | 1/24/1979 | 1 | |
| Sammy Knight | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 6 | |
| Rob Konrad | 27 | FB | 14 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 11/12/1976 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1999 |
| Donald Lee | 23 | TE | 16 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 8/31/1980 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 156th pick / 2003 |
| Sam Madison | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/23/1974 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997 |
| Olindo Mare | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | MacMurray,Syracuse | 6/6/1973 | 6 | |
| Brock Marion* | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1970 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 196th pick / 1993 |
| Sean McDermott | 27 | TE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kansas | 12/5/1976 | 2 | |
| Seth McKinney | 24 | C | 16 | 3 | 305 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/12/1979 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002 |
| James McKnight | 31 | WR | 15 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Liberty | 6/17/1972 | 9 | |
| Randy McMichael | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/28/1979 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| Travis Minor | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/30/1979 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001 |
| Jamie Nails | 26 | G | 15 | 15 | 335 | 6-6 | Florida A&M | 6/3/1977 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997 |
| Kendall Newson | 23 | WR | 6 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. State | 3/5/1980 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 222nd pick / 2002 |
| Adewale Ogunleye* | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana | 8/9/1977 | 2 | |
| Todd Perry | 33 | G | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 11/28/1970 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
| Charlie Rogers | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 6/19/1976 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 152nd pick / 1999 |
| Dario Romero | 25 | DT | 8 | 1 | 305 | 6-3 | Eastern Washington | 4/13/1978 | Rook | |
| Sage Rosenfels | 25 | QB | 2 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Iowa State | 3/6/1978 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 |
| Mark Royals | 38 | P | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Appalachian State,Chowan | 6/22/1965 | 16 | |
| Tim Ruddy | 31 | C | 14 | 14 | 295 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/27/1972 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 65th pick / 1994 |
| Junior Seau | 34 | LB | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 13 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Sam Simmons | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 11/25/1979 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 170th pick / 2002 |
| Wade Smith | 22 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Memphis | 4/26/1981 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003 |
| Patrick Surtain* | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 192 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 6/19/1976 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1998 |
| Jason Taylor | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-6 | Akron | 9/1/1974 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| Zach Thomas*+ | 30 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 9/1/1973 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996 |
| Derrius Thompson | 26 | WR | 16 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | Baylor | 7/5/1977 | 4 | |
| Matt Turk | 35 | P | 13 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 6/16/1968 | 8 | |
| Todd Wade | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Mississippi | 10/30/1976 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2000 |
| Jay Williams | 32 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/13/1971 | 8 | |
| Ricky Williams | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| Shawn Wooden | 28 | DB | 15 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 10/23/1975 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 189th pick / 1996 |
| Jimmy Wyrick | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | 3 | |
| Billy Yates | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/15/1980 | Rook | |
| 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 |