Team Summary [+]
1979 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 341 points (21.3/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 257 points (16.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 84 points (5.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.3, Offense: 0.3, Defense: 4.0, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Don Shula(10-6-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- Charlie Babb
db · #49 · Memphis
- Carl Barisich
dt · #78 · Princeton
- Bob Baumhower
NT · #73 · Alabama
- Guy Benjamin
qb · #7 · Stanford
- Don Bessillieu
db · #46 · Georgia Tech
- Doug Betters
RDE · #75 · Montana; Nevada-Reno
- Glenn Blackwood
ss · #47 · Texas
- Kim Bokamper
LOLB · #58 · San Jose City J.C.; Concordia (MN); San Jose State
- Norm Bulaich
rb · #31 · TCU
- Jimmy Cefalo
wr · #81 · Penn State
- Rusty Chambers
RILB · #51 · Tulane
- Neal Colzie
FS · #20 · Ohio St.
- Larry Csonka
FB · #39 · Syracuse
- Mike Current
RT · #71 · Ohio St.
- Gary Davis
rb · #27 · Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
- Vern Den Herder
LDE · #83 · Iowa Central
- Mark Dennard
c · #63 · Texas A&M
- A.J. Duhe
lilb · #77 · LSU
- Tim Foley
SS · #25 · Purdue
- Jon Giesler
lt · #79 · Michigan
- Larry Gordon
ROLB · #50 · Arizona State
- Cleveland Green
t · #61 · Southern (LA)
- Bob Griese
QB · #12 · Purdue
- Jeff Groth
wr · #85 · Bowling Green State
- Bruce Hardy
TE · #84 · Arizona State
- Duriel Harris
WR · #82 · New Mexico State
- Steve Howell
fb · #36 · Baylor
- Mike Kozlowski
db · #37 · Mira Costa J.C.; San Diego State; Brigham Young; Colorado
- Bob Kuechenberg
LT · #67 · Notre Dame
- Eric Laakso
rt · #68 · Tulane
- Mel Land
lb · #52 · Michigan State
- Jim Langer
C · #62 · South Dakota State
- Ronnie Lee
rt · #86 · Baylor
- Larry Little
RG · #66 · Bethune-Cookman
- Bob Matheson
lb · #53 · Duke
- Nat Moore
WR · #89 · Miami-Dade CC North; Tennessee-Martin; Florida
- Tony Nathan
PR/KR · #22 · Alabama
- Ed Newman
LG · #64 · Florida Atlantic; Duke
- Ralph Ortega
lb · #54 · Florida
- Earnest Rhone
lb · #55 · Henderson State
- George Roberts
P · #4 · Virginia Tech
- Gerald Small
RCB · #48 · San Jose State
- Don Strock
qb · #10 · Virginia Tech
- Ed Taylor
db · #45 · Memphis
- Norris Thomas
LCB · #41 · Southern Mississippi
- Jeff Toews
g · #60 · Washington
- Bob Torrey
rb · #38 · Penn State
- Steve Towle
LILB · #56 · Kansas
- Uwe von Schamann
K · #5 · Oklahoma
- Delvin Williams
RB · #24 · Kansas
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