Team Summary [+]
1981 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 11-4-1, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 345 points (21.6/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 275 points (17.2/g), 5th.
Differential of 70 points (4.4/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.9, Offense: 0.1, Defense: 2.8, SoS: -1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Don Shula(11-4-1)
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Players[+]
- Pos · # · College
- Elmer Bailey
wr · #88 · Lincoln (MO); Minnesota
- Bill Barnett
de · #70 · Nebraska
- Bob Baumhower
NT · #73 · Alabama
- Woody Bennett
rb · #34 · Arizona Western J.C.; Miami (FL)
- Don Bessillieu
fs · #46 · Georgia Tech
- Doug Betters
LDE · #75 · Montana; Nevada-Reno
- Glenn Blackwood
SS · #47 · Texas
- Lyle Blackwood
FS · #42 · Blinn J.C.; TCU
- Kim Bokamper
lolb · #58 · San Jose City J.C.; Concordia (MN); San Jose State
- Bob Brudzinski
LOLB · #59 · Ohio State
- Jimmy Cefalo
wr · #81 · Penn State
- Vern Den Herder
RDE · #83 · Iowa Central
- Mark Dennard
C · #63 · Texas A&M
- A.J. Duhe
LILB · #77 · LSU
- Andra Franklin
FB · #37 · Nebraska
- Mike Fultz
dt · #72 · Nebraska
- Nick Giaquinto
rb · #35 · Bridgeport; Connecticut
- Jon Giesler
LT · #79 · Michigan
- Larry Gordon
ROLB · #50 · Arizona State
- Cleveland Green
t · #74 · Southern (LA)
- Bruce Hardy
te · #84 · Arizona State
- Duriel Harris
WR · #82 · New Mexico State
- Eddie Hill
rb · #31 · Memphis
- Steve Howell
fb · #36 · Baylor
- Jim C. Jensen
wr · #11 · Boston University
- Mike Kozlowski
db · #40 · Mira Costa J.C.; San Diego State; Brigham Young; Colorado
- Bob Kuechenberg
LG · #67 · Notre Dame
- Eric Laakso
RT · #68 · Tulane
- Ronnie Lee
TE · #86 · Baylor
- Bo Matthews
rb · #33 · Colorado
- Don McNeal
LCB · #28 · Alabama
- Nat Moore
WR · #89 · Miami-Dade CC North; Tennessee-Martin; Florida
- Tony Nathan
RB · #22 · Alabama
- Ed Newman
RG · #64 · Florida Atlantic; Duke
- Tom Orosz
P · #3 · Ohio State
- Ken Poole
de · #78 · Louisiana-Monroe
- Steve Potter
lb · #54 · Virginia
- Ricky Ray
db · #43 · Norfolk State
- Earnest Rhone
RILB · #55 · Henderson State
- Terry Robiskie
rb · #38 · LSU
- Joe Rose
te · #80 · California
- Steve Shull
lb · #52 · William & Mary
- Gerald Small
RCB · #48 · San Jose State
- Dwight Stephenson
c · #57 · Alabama
- Don Strock
qb · #10 · Virginia Tech
- Ed Taylor
db · #45 · Memphis
- Rodell Thomas
lb · #53 · Alabama State
- Jeff Toews
lg · #60 · Washington
- Tommy Vigorito
PR · #32 · Virginia
- Uwe von Schamann
K · #5 · Oklahoma
- Fulton Walker
KR · #41 · West Virginia
- David Woodley
QB · #16 · LSU
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