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1972 Miami Dolphins

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Record: 14-0-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1972 Super Bowl Champions

Scored 385 points (27.5/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 171 points (12.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 214 points (15.3/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.2-1.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.3/g), 2nd.

Coached by Don Shula (14-0-0)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box W 1-0 @ Kansas City Chiefs 20 10 19 296 100 196 2 16 332 198 134 4
2 Sun September 24 box W 2-0 Houston Oilers 34 13 30 435 161 274 4 7 167 104 63 3
3 Sun October 1 box W 3-0 @ Minnesota Vikings 16 14 14 254 134 120 2 12 240 109 131 4
4 Sun October 8 box W 4-0 @ New York Jets 27 17 23 394 220 174 1 16 270 147 123 1
5 Sun October 15 box W 5-0 San Diego Chargers 24 10 14 239 86 153 1 15 243 110 133 3
6 Sun October 22 box W 6-0 Buffalo Bills 24 23 20 310 80 230 4 11 188 24 164 1
7 Sun October 29 box W 7-0 @ Baltimore Colts 23 0 24 375 89 286 1 12 192 78 114 2
8 Sun November 5 box W 8-0 @ Buffalo Bills 30 16 21 327 73 254 1 12 172 99 73 2
9 Sun November 12 box W 9-0 New England Patriots 52 0 21 482 301 181 1 11 169 77 92 3
10 Sun November 19 box W 10-0 New York Jets 28 24 20 346 132 214 3 14 283 175 108 3
11 Mon November 27 box W 11-0 St. Louis Cardinals 31 10 24 426 226 200 2 12 224 173 51 6
12 Sun December 3 box W 12-0 @ New England Patriots 37 21 29 501 197 304 3 14 217 107 110 2
13 Sun December 10 box W 13-0 @ New York Giants 23 13 16 367 163 204 1 21 343 222 121 6
14 Sat December 16 box W 14-0 Baltimore Colts 16 0 16 284 114 170 2 13 257 126 131 6
Playoffs
Division Sun December 24 box W 15-0 Cleveland Browns 20 14
ConfChamp Sun December 31 box W 16-0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 21 17
SuperBowl Sun January 14 box W 17-0 N Washington Redskins 14 7

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 385 5036 893 5.6 291 144 259 2076 17 12 7.4 102 613 2960 26 4.8 170 28 16 19
Team Defense 171 3297 770 4.3 296 178 348 1749 10 26 4.6 96 389 1548 8 4.0 186 46 20 14
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 2 24 16 11 3 3 1 1 1 2 5 16
Lg Rank Defense 1 1 1 13 5 3 2 3 1 3 3 9 2 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Earl Morrall+ 38 QB 14 9 9-0-0 83 150 55.3 1360 11 7.3 7 4.7 49 9.1 7.7 16.4 97.1 91.0 14 114 7.6 6.3 8.5
Bob Griese 27 qb 6 5 5-0-0 53 97 54.6 638 4 4.1 4 4.1 39 6.6 5.1 12.0 106.3 71.6 7 45 5.7 4.4 6.7
Jim Del Gaizo 25 4 0 5 9 55.6 165 2 22.2 1 11.1 51 18.3 15.6 33.0 41.3 100.5 0 0 18.3 15.6 0.0
Marlin Briscoe 27 10 0 3 3 100.0 72 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 24.0 24.0 24.0 7.2 118.7 0 0 24.0 24.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 14 14-0-0 144 259 55.6 2235 17 6.6 12 4.6 51 8.6 7.2 15.5 159.6 86.9 21 159 7.4 6.1 7.5
Opp Total 14 178 348 51.1 1749 10 2.9 26 7.5 5.0 2.0 9.8 124.9 44.1 33 280 4.6 1.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Larry Csonka* 26 FB 14 14 213 1117 6 45 5.2 79.8 15.2 5 48 9.6 0 14 0.4 3.4 1165 6 2
Mercury Morris* 25 RB 14 11 190 1000 12 33 5.3 71.4 13.6 15 168 11.2 0 34 1.1 12.0 1168 12 8
Jim Kiick 26 14 0 137 521 5 26 3.8 37.2 9.8 21 147 7.0 1 15 1.5 10.5 668 6 3
Hubert Ginn 25 14 0 27 142 1 22 5.3 10.1 1.9 1 23 23.0 0 23 0.1 1.6 165 1 1
Charlie Leigh 27 RET 14 0 21 79 0 10 3.8 5.6 1.5 79 0 4
Earl Morrall+ 38 QB 14 9 17 67 1 31 3.9 4.8 1.2 67 1 3
Paul Warfield* 30 WR 12 11 4 23 0 21 5.8 1.9 0.3 29 606 20.9 3 47 2.4 50.5 629 3 1
Bob Griese 27 qb 6 5 3 11 1 5 3.7 1.8 0.5 11 1 0
Jim Del Gaizo 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
Howard Twilley 29 WR 13 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 364 18.2 3 44 1.5 28.0 364 3 0
Marlin Briscoe 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 279 17.4 4 51 1.6 27.9 279 4 0
Marv Fleming 30 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 156 12.0 1 31 0.9 11.1 156 1 0
Otto Stowe 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 276 21.2 2 49 1.4 30.7 276 2 0
Jim Mandich 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 168 15.3 3 39 0.8 12.0 168 3 0
Team Total 26.5 14 613 2960 26 45 4.8 211.4 43.8 144 2235 15.5 17 51 10.3 159.6 5195 43 25
Opp Total 14 389 1548 8 4.0 110.6 27.8 178 1749 9.8 10 12.7 124.9 3297 18 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Charlie Leigh 27 RET 14 0 22 210 0 27 9.5 6 153 0 45 25.5 442
Mercury Morris* 25 RB 14 11 14 334 0 33 23.9 1502
Jake Scott* 27 SS 14 13 13 100 0 15 7.7 100
Dick Anderson*+ 26 FS 14 13 5 19 0 17 3.8 19
Bob Matheson 28 14 1 2 34 0 17 17.0 34
Marlin Briscoe 27 10 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 279
Hubert Ginn 25 14 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 190
Team Total 26.5 14 40 329 0 27 8.2 24 546 0 45 22.8 6070
Opp Total 14 17 0 56 1283 0 22.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Garo Yepremian 28 K 14 0 7 7 3 3 8 7 11 4 8 3 37 24 64.9% 45 43 95.6%
Larry Seiple 27 P 11 0 36 1437 54 0 39.9
Dick Anderson*+ 26 FS 14 13 4 147 45 0 36.8
Billy Lothridge 30 2 0 4 150 42 0 37.5
Team Total 26.5 14 7 7 3 3 8 7 11 4 8 3 37 24 64.9% 45 43 95.6% 44 1734 54 0 39.4
Opp Total 14 19 9 47.4% 21 18 85.7% 68 2795 41.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Dick Anderson*+ 26 FS 14 13 3 34 0 22 1 5 35 1
Charlie Babb 22 14 0 1 24 0 24
Larry Ball 23 10 0 0 1 0 0
Nick Buoniconti* 32 MLB 14 14 2 17 0 10
Larry Csonka* 26 FB 14 14 2 0 0 0
Jim Del Gaizo 25 4 0 1 0 0 0
Vern Den Herder 24 LDE 14 14 1 24 0 24 0 1 8 0
Manny Fernandez 26 LDT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Marv Fleming 30 TE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Tim Foley 24 LCB 14 13 3 25 0 15
Hubert Ginn 25 14 0 1 1 0 0
Bob Heinz 25 RDT 11 8 0 1 0 0
Curtis Johnson 24 RCB 14 13 3 20 0 13
Jim Kiick 26 14 0 3 0 0 0
Mike Kolen 24 RLB 13 13 1 14 0 14
Bob Kuechenberg 25 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Charlie Leigh 27 RET 14 0 4 3 0 0
Jim Mandich 24 14 0 0 2 0 0
Wayne Moore 27 9 0 0 1 0 0
Earl Morrall+ 38 QB 14 9 3 1 -9 0
Mercury Morris* 25 RB 14 11 8 1 0 0
Lloyd Mumphord 26 14 0 4 50 1 28
Jake Scott* 27 SS 14 13 5 73 0 31 1 2 20 0
Bill Stanfill*+ 25 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Otto Stowe 23 9 0 0 1 0 0
Doug Swift 24 LLB 14 14 3 5 0 4 0 1 0 0
Howard Twilley 29 WR 13 11 0 1 0 0
Paul Warfield* 30 WR 12 11 1 1 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 26 286 1 31 25 29 54 1
Opp Total 14 21 32 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Garo Yepremian 28 K 14 0 43 24 115
Mercury Morris* 25 RB 14 11 12 72
Larry Csonka* 26 FB 14 14 6 36
Jim Kiick 26 14 0 5 1 36
Marlin Briscoe 27 10 0 4 24
Jim Mandich 24 14 0 3 18
Howard Twilley 29 WR 13 11 3 18
Paul Warfield* 30 WR 12 11 3 18
Otto Stowe 23 9 0 2 12
Dick Anderson*+ 26 FS 14 13 1 6
Marv Fleming 30 TE 14 14 1 6
Hubert Ginn 25 14 0 1 6
Bob Griese 27 qb 6 5 1 6
Earl Morrall+ 38 QB 14 9 1 6
Lloyd Mumphord 26 14 0 1 6
Team Total 26.5 14 26 17 1 1 43 24 385
Opp Total 14 8 10 18 9 171