1980 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
| Steve Crosby | Special Teams |
| Dan Henning | Quarterbacks/Receivers/Passing Game |
| Tom Keane | Defensive Backs/Punters |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line/Running Game |
| Mike Scarry | Defensive Line/Run Defense |
| Carl Taseff | Offensive Backs/Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/10/1980 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41345 | |
| Mon | 8/18/1980 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 24-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 59550 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 36116 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1980 | A | New Orleans Saints | 20-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 50635 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | A | Buffalo Bills | 7-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79598 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-16 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 38322 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 55479 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | H | New Orleans Saints | 21-16 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 40946 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-30 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 50631 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | A | New England Patriots | 0-34 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60777 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | H | Buffalo Bills | 17-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41636 | |
| Mon | 10/27/1980 | A | New York Jets | 14-17 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53046 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-16 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 46378 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 35-14 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 62198 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45135 | |
| Thu | 11/20/1980 | H | San Diego Chargers | 24-27 | L | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 63013 |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 51384 | |
| Mon | 12/8/1980 | H | New England Patriots | 16-13 | W | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 63282 |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | A | Baltimore Colts | 24-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 30564 | |
| Sat | 12/20/1980 | H | New York Jets | 17-24 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 41854 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jeff Allen | 43 | CB | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | UC Davis | 16 | 0 |
| Elmer Bailey | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 23 | Macalester; Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Barisich | 78 | NT | 6-4 | 256 | 29 | Princeton | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Barnett | 70 | DE | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 44 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Minnesota | 10 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 |
| Don Bessillieu | 46 | SS-FS | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 13 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | RDE | 6-7 | 260 | 24 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 16 | 16 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 47 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Texas | 16 | 15 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | LOLB | 6-6 | 250 | 26 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 24 | Penn State | 16 | 4 |
| Billy Cesare | 33 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Memphis; Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 57 | LILB-RILB | 6-1 | 218 | 27 | Tulane | 16 | 12 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 32 | Central (Iowa) | 16 | 16 |
| Mark Dennard | 63 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 25 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Thom Dornbrook | 61 | OT | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RILB-LILB-ROLB | 6-4 | 249 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 15 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | SS | 6-0 | 194 | 32 | Purdue | 7 | 4 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 207 | 25 | Bridgeport; Connecticut | 16 | 0 |
| Jon Giesler | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Michigan | 10 | 10 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Arizona State | 15 | 14 |
| Cleveland Green | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 262 | 23 | Southern University | 12 | 3 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 35 | Purdue | 5 | 3 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 12 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 26 | New Mexico State | 12 | 3 |
| Steve Howell | 36 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Baylor | 16 | 8 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG-LOT | 6-2 | 255 | 33 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Tulane | 16 | 16 |
| Ronnie Lee | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 272 | 24 | Baylor | 16 | 13 |
| Larry Little | 60 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 35 | Bethune-Cookman | 5 | 3 |
| Don McNeal | 28 | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 22 | Alabama | 13 | 13 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 29 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Rick Moser | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Rhode Island | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 22 | HB | 6-0 | 206 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 6 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
| Ralph Ortega | 54 | LILB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 6 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | ROLB | 6-2 | 224 | 27 | Henderson State | 14 | 1 |
| George Roberts | 4 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 38 | FB | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Louisiana State | 8 | 5 |
| Joe Rose | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 23 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Shull | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | William & Mary | 16 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 46 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | San Jose State | 16 | 16 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 57 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 30 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 2 |
| Ed Taylor | 45 | LCB | 6-0 | 175 | 25 | Memphis | 16 | 3 |
| Don Testerman | 34 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Virginia Tech; Ferrum JC; Clemson | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Toews | 60 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Washington | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Kansas | 9 | 0 |
| Uwe Von Schamann | 5 | K | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Walters | 76 | OG | 6-3 | 258 | 26 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 23 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 29 | Kansas | 15 | 10 |
| David Woodley | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 22 | Louisiana State | 13 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Don McNeal | DB | Alabama |
| 2 | 48 | Dwight Stephenson | C | Alabama |
| 3 | 75 | Bill Barnett | DE | Nebraska |
| 4 | 100 | Elmer Bailey | WR | Minnesota |
| 6 | 158 | Eugene Byrd | WR | Michigan State |
| 7 | 185 | Joe Rose | TE | California |
| 8 | 212 | Jeff Allen | DB | California-Davis |
| 8 | 214 | David Woodley | QB | Louisiana State |
| 9 | 239 | Mark Goodspeed | T | Nebraska |
| 10 | 271 | Doug Lantz | C | Miami (Ohio) |
| 10 | 272 | Ben Long | LB | South Dakota |
| 11 | 279 | Phil Driscoll | DE | Minnesota State |
| 12 | 325 | Chuck Stone | G | North Carolina State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47 | 65 | 37 | 114 | 3 | 266 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 100 | 65 | 83 | 3 | 305 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 284 | 107 | 149 | 28 | 90/232 38.8% | / % | 74 | 567 | |
| Opponents Totals | 309 | 107 | 185 | 17 | 115/239 48.1% | / % | 108 | 923 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe Von Schamann | 0 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 74 |
| Nat Moore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| David Woodley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ronnie Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 266 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 1 | 305 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 1 | 48 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 12/14 | 4/8 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin Williams | 187 | 671 | 3.6 | 65 | 2 |
| Tony Nathan | 60 | 327 | 5.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Terry Robiskie | 78 | 250 | 3.2 | 36 | 2 |
| David Woodley | 55 | 214 | 3.9 | 17 | 3 |
| Steve Howell | 60 | 206 | 3.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 43 | 187 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Testerman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 492 | 1876 | 3.8 | 65 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 530 | 2018 | 3.8 | 53 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Woodley | 327 | 176 | 53.8 | 134 | 1850 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 61 | 14 | 4.3 | 17 | 5.2 | 17 | 137 | 1713 | 63.1 |
| Bob Griese | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 35 | 790 | 7.9 | 13.0 | 54 | 6 | 6.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 89 | 701 | 89.2 |
| Don Strock | 62 | 30 | 48.4 | 27 | 313 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 33 | 1 | 1.6 | 5 | 8.1 | 5 | 49 | 264 | 35.2 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 492 | 267 | 54.3 | 199 | 2953 | 6.0 | 11.1 | 61 | 21 | 4.3 | 26 | 5.3 | 31 | 275 | 2678 | 64.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 505 | 290 | 57.4 | 187 | 3439 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 61 | 21 | 4.2 | 28 | 5.5 | 27 | 233 | 3206 | 69.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 57 | 588 | 10.3 | 61 | 5 |
| Nat Moore | 47 | 564 | 12.0 | 33 | 7 |
| Duriel Harris | 33 | 583 | 17.7 | 54 | 2 |
| Delvin Williams | 31 | 207 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 24 | 192 | 8.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 19 | 2 |
| Joe Rose | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 52 | 1 |
| Ronnie Lee | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 41 | 2 |
| Steve Howell | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Elmer Bailey | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 267 | 2953 | 11.1 | 61 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 290 | 3439 | 11.9 | 61 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Small | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Taylor | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 198 | 7.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 386 | 14.8 | 71t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 77 | 3279 | 42.6 | 71 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 339 | 2780 | 35.2 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3279 | 41.5 | 71 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 339 | 2780 | 35.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 2684 | 37.3 | 69 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 213 | 2351 | 32.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 23 | 11 | 178 | 7.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 7 | 1 | 35 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 23 | 213 | 6.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 9 | 339 | 8.1 | 52 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bessillieu | 40 | 890 | 22.3 | 87 | 0 | |
| Nick Giaquinto | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 31 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bill Barnett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jeff Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 61 | 1234 | 20.2 | 87 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 1210 | 22.8 | 52 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Bokamper | 7.5 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 5.5 | |
| Doug Betters | 4.0 | |
| Larry Gordon | 3.0 | |
| Don Bessillieu | 2.0 | |
| Bob Baumhower | 2.0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 2.0 | |
| Earnie Rhone | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 24.0 | 233.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 265.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Barisich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Bessillieu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 1 | |
| Doug Betters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Dennard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Howell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Nathan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Newman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Woodley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 58 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0 |
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