1972 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place American Football Conference Eastern Division 14-0-0 1.000 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Defense/Linebackers |
| Monte Clark | Offensive Line |
| Tom Keane | Defensive Backs |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Offense/Receivers |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1972 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 53194 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1972 | H | Green Bay Packers | 13-14 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75332 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1972 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 35-17 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55808 | |
| Fri | 8/25/1972 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 24-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75372 | |
| Thu | 8/31/1972 | A | Washington Redskins | 24-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52098 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1972 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21-19 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74298 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 79829 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 77821 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 16-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47900 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | A | New York Jets | 27-17 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 63841 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | H | San Diego Chargers | 24-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-23 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | A | Baltimore Colts | 23-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60000 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | A | Buffalo Bills | 30-16 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 46206 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | H | New England Patriots | 52-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | H | New York Jets | 28-24 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| Mon | 11/27/1972 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 31-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | A | New England Patriots | 37-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60999 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1972 | A | New York Giants | 23-13 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62728 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1972 | H | Baltimore Colts | 16-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1972 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 80010 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/31/1972 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50350 | |
| Super Bowl VII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/14/1973 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-7 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 90192 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 40 | Dick Anderson | RS-P | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Charlie Babb | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Larry Ball | LB | 6-6 | 235 | 23 | Louisville | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | Marlin Briscoe | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Nebraska-Omaha | 10 | 3 |
| 86 | Nick Buoniconti | MLB | 5-11 | 220 | 32 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Doug Crusan | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Indiana | 11 | 9 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Jim Del Gaizo | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 25 | Syracuse; Tampa | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 24 | Central (Iowa) | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | RDT | 6-4 | 278 | 31 | Mississippi | 6 | 6 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | ROT | 6-5 | 248 | 30 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Manny Fernandez | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Chabot JC; Utah | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Marv Fleming | TE | 6-4 | 233 | 30 | Utah | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | LCB | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 13 |
| 32 | Hubie Ginn | RB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Florida A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Purdue | 6 | 5 |
| 84 | Bob Heinz | RDT | 6-6 | 263 | 25 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 11 | 8 |
| 43 | Mike Howell | S | 6-1 | 189 | 29 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Al Jenkins | OT | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | Southern Illinois; Tulsa | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ed Jenkins | WR | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Holy Cross | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | RCB | 6-2 | 196 | 24 | Toledo | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Jim Kiick | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 26 | Wyoming | 14 | 3 |
| 54 | Howard Kindig | C | 6-6 | 260 | 31 | Moberly JC; Los Angeles State | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Kolen | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Auburn | 13 | 13 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C | 6-2 | 253 | 24 | South Dakota State | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Charlie Leigh | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | none | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Larry Little | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Billy Lothridge | P | 6-1 | 194 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | RLB | 6-4 | 241 | 28 | Duke | 14 | 1 |
| 65 | Maulty Moore | DT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | Lamar | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | Earl Morrall | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 38 | Michigan State | 14 | 9 |
| 22 | Mercury Morris | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 11 |
| 26 | Lloyd Mumphord | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Texas Southern | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jesse Powell | LB | 6-3 | 212 | 25 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | LS | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Larry Seiple | P-TE | 6-0 | 213 | 27 | Kentucky | 11 | 0 |
| 84 | Bill Stanfill | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Otto Stowe | WR | 6-2 | 188 | 23 | Iowa State | 9 | 3 |
| 59 | Doug Swift | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Amherst | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 29 | Tulsa | 13 | 11 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 30 | Ohio State | 12 | 11 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | 5-8 | 172 | 28 | none | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 25 | Mike Kadish | DT | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 77 | Gary Kosins | RB | Dayton |
| 4 | 91 | Larry Ball | DE | Louisville |
| 4 | 103 | Al Benton | T | Ohio University |
| 5 | 129 | Charlie Babb | DB | Memphis |
| 6 | 155 | Ray Nettles | LB | Tennessee |
| 7 | 161 | Bill Adams | G | Holy Cross |
| 7 | 180 | Calvin Harrell | RB | Arkansas State |
| 8 | 207 | Craig Curry | QB | Minnesota |
| 9 | 233 | Greg Johnson | DB | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 285 | Ed Jenkins | WR | Holy Cross |
| 12 | 311 | Ashley Bell | TE | Purdue |
| 13 | 337 | Archy Robinson | DB | Hillsdale |
| 14 | 362 | Willie Lee Jones | LB | Tampa |
| 15 | 389 | Bill Davis | DT | William & Mary |
| 16 | 415 | Al Hannah | WR | Wisconsin |
| 17 | 441 | Vern Brown | DB | Western Michigan |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 94 | 108 | 98 | 85 | |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 47 | 29 | 59 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 291 | 170 | 102 | 19 | 82/175 46.9% | / % | 68 | 714 | |
| Opponents Totals | 186 | 76 | 96 | 14 | 59/172 34.3% | / % | 70 | 659 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 43 | 45 | 95.6 | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 0 | 115 |
| Mercury Morris | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Larry Csonka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Jim Kiick | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Marlin Briscoe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Mandich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Otto Stowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 43 | 45 | 95.6 | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 0 | 385 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 171 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 3 | 54 | 7/7 | 3/3 | 7/8 | 4/11 | 3/8 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 3 | 54 | 7/7 | 3/3 | 7/8 | 4/11 | 3/8 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 1/4 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 213 | 1117 | 5.2 | 45 | 6 |
| Mercury Morris | 190 | 1000 | 5.3 | 33 | 12 |
| Jim Kiick | 137 | 521 | 3.8 | 26 | 5 |
| Hubie Ginn | 27 | 142 | 5.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Charlie Leigh | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 31t | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 613 | 2960 | 4.8 | 45 | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 389 | 1548 | 4.0 | 40 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Morrall | 150 | 83 | 55.3 | 60 | 1360 | 9.1 | 16.4 | 49 | 11 | 7.3 | 7 | 4.7 | 14 | 114 | 1246 | 91.0 |
| Bob Griese | 97 | 53 | 54.6 | 40 | 638 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 39 | 4 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.1 | 7 | 45 | 593 | 71.6 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 3 | 165 | 18.3 | 33.0 | 51t | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 100.5 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 259 | 144 | 55.6 | 103 | 2235 | 8.6 | 15.5 | 51t | 17 | 6.6 | 12 | 4.6 | 21 | 159 | 2076 | 86.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 348 | 178 | 51.1 | 144 | 2029 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 82t | 10 | 2.9 | 26 | 7.5 | 33 | 280 | 1749 | 47.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Warfield | 29 | 606 | 20.9 | 47 | 3 |
| Jim Kiick | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Howard Twilley | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 44 | 3 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 51t | 4 |
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Otto Stowe | 13 | 276 | 21.2 | 49 | 2 |
| Marv Fleming | 13 | 156 | 12.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Jim Mandich | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 39 | 3 |
| Larry Csonka | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 144 | 2235 | 15.5 | 51t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 178 | 2029 | 11.4 | 82t | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 28t | 1 |
| Dick Anderson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 286 | 11.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 249 | 20.8 | 43 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Seiple | 36 | 1437 | 39.9 | 54 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 | 0 | |||||
| Dick Anderson | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 44 | 1734 | 39.4 | 54 | 0 | 67 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 2794 | 41.1 | 67 | 2 | 329 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Leigh | 22 | 5 | 210 | 9.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 13 | 3 | 100 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 11 | 329 | 8.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 11 | 67 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Morris | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 33 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 6 | 153 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 546 | 22.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1283 | 22.9 | 39 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Vern Den Herder | 10.5 | |
| Bill Stanfill | 10.0 | |
| Manny Fernandez | 5.0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 2.5 | |
| Bob Heinz | 2.0 | |
| Nick Buoniconti | 1.0 | |
| Jim Dunaway | 1.0 | |
| Maulty Moore | 1.0 | |
| Doug Swift | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33.0 | 280.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21.0 | 159.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | |
| Larry Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Manny Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Heinz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Stanfill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Stowe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1 |
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