1982 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • 7-2-0 .778 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
| Steve Crosby | Special Teams |
| Wally English | 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 | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45681 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | A | Denver Broncos | 14-17 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 77465 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-17 | T | OT | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 42403 |
| Fri | 9/3/1982 | H | New York Giants | 16-13 | W | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 46257 |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | New York Jets | 45-28 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53360 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-20 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 51999 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | - | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | - | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | H | New England Patriots | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | - | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | |||
| Mon | 11/8/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | H | Cleveland Browns | - | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 52945 | |
| Mon | 11/29/1982 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-23 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 65854 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 22-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 45721 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | New England Patriots | 0-3 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 25716 | |
| Sat | 12/18/1982 | H | New York Jets | 20-19 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67702 | |
| Mon | 12/27/1982 | H | Buffalo Bills | 27-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73924 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | A | Baltimore Colts | 34-7 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 19073 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/8/1983 | H | New England Patriots | 28-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 68842 | |
| Second Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/16/1983 | H | San Diego Chargers | 34-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 71383 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/23/1983 | H | New York Jets | 14-0 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67396 | |
| Super Bowl XVII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/30/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-27 | L | Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl | 103667 | |
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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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Detroit Lions | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | New England Patriots | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | Los Angeles Raiders | Canceled |
| 11/8/1982 | San Diego Chargers | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | Cleveland Browns | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | Baltimore Colts | Postponed from 10/24 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Barnett | 70 | RDE | 6-4 | 256 | 26 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Alabama | 9 | 8 |
| Woody Bennett | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | RDE-LDE | 6-7 | 260 | 26 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 9 | 7 |
| Richard Bishop | 72 | NT | 6-1 | 265 | 32 | Marshalltown JC; Louisville | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 47 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Texas | 9 | 9 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 42 | FS | 6-1 | 189 | 31 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 9 | 9 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 28 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 9 | 6 |
| Charles Bowser | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 232 | 23 | Duke | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 59 | LOLB | 6-4 | 225 | 27 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 26 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Steve Clark | 76 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Cowan | 43 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | NT | 6-6 | 251 | 34 | Central (Iowa) | 7 | 1 |
| Mark Dennard | 63 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 27 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Diana | 33 | RB | 5-9 | 220 | 22 | Yale | 9 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | LILB | 6-4 | 249 | 27 | Louisiana State | 9 | 9 |
| Mark Duper | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Foster | 61 | OG-OT | 6-4 | 280 | 22 | Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 37 | FB | 5-10 | 225 | 23 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 |
| Jon Giesler | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Michigan | 9 | 9 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 |
| Cleveland Green | 74 | OT | 6-3 | 262 | 25 | Southern University | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 26 | Arizona State | 9 | 6 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 28 | New Mexico State | 9 | 8 |
| Vince Heflin | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Central State (Ohio) | 6 | 0 |
| Ron Hester | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 222 | 23 | Florida State | 9 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Memphis | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 221 | 24 | Boston University | 6 | 0 |
| William Judson | 49 | CB | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | South Carolina State | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 40 | S | 6-1 | 198 | 26 | San Diego State; Brigham Young; MiraCosta JC; Colorado | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 35 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Tulane | 9 | 9 |
| Paul Lankford | 44 | CB | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | Penn State | 7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 272 | 26 | Baylor | 9 | 5 |
| Don McNeal | 28 | RCB | 5-11 | 193 | 24 | Alabama | 9 | 9 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 31 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 26 | Alabama | 8 | 7 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 31 | Duke | 8 | 8 |
| Tom Orosz | 3 | P | 6-1 | 204 | 23 | Ohio State | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Potter | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Virginia | 9 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | RILB | 6-2 | 224 | 29 | Henderson State | 9 | 9 |
| Joe Rose | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | California | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Shull | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | William & Mary | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 48 | LCB | 5-11 | 192 | 26 | San Jose State | 9 | 9 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 57 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Alabama | 9 | 9 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 32 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Toews | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 255 | 25 | Washington | 9 | 1 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Virginia | 9 | 1 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 5 | K | 6-1 | 188 | 26 | Oklahoma | 9 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 24 | West Virginia | 9 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 24 | Louisiana State | 9 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 24 | Roy Foster | G | Southern California |
| 2 | 52 | Mark Duper | WR | Northwestern State (Louisiana) |
| 3 | 80 | Paul Lankford | DB | Penn State |
| 4 | 108 | Charles Bowser | LB | Duke |
| 5 | 120 | Bob Nelson | DT | Miami (Florida) |
| 5 | 136 | Rich Diana | RB | Yale |
| 6 | 161 | Tom Tutson | DB | South Carolina State |
| 6 | 164 | Ron Hester | LB | Florida State |
| 7 | 170 | Dan Johnson | TE | Iowa State |
| 7 | 192 | Larry Cowan | RB | Jackson State |
| 8 | 220 | Tate Randle | DB | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 239 | Steve Clark | DE | Utah |
| 9 | 248 | Mack Boatner | RB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 10 | 271 | Robin Fisher | LB | Florida |
| 10 | 276 | Wayne Jones | T | Utah |
| 11 | 303 | Gary Crum | T | Wyoming |
| 12 | 331 | Mike Rodrigue | WR | Miami (Florida) |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 54 | 43 | 64 | 37 | 198 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 58 | 10 | 37 | 131 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:18 | 165 | 84 | 66 | 15 | 52/125 41.6% | / % | 34 | 240 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:42 | 147 | 77 | 65 | 5 | 46/117 39.3% | / % | 57 | 461 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe Von Schamann | 0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 66 |
| Andra Franklin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| David Woodley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don McNeal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 198 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 131 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andra Franklin | 177 | 701 | 4.0 | 25t | 7 |
| Tony Nathan | 66 | 233 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 |
| David Woodley | 36 | 207 | 5.8 | 29 | 2 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 33t | 1 |
| Eddie Hill | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Rich Diana | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Cowan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 333 | 1344 | 4.0 | 33t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 293 | 1285 | 4.4 | 62t | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Woodley | 179 | 98 | 54.7 | 73 | 1080 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 46 | 5 | 2.8 | 8 | 4.5 | 10 | 82 | 998 | 63.5 |
| Don Strock | 55 | 30 | 54.5 | 20 | 306 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 43 | 2 | 3.6 | 5 | 9.1 | 1 | 5 | 301 | 45.0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 114.6 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 238 | 129 | 54.2 | 96 | 1401 | 5.9 | 10.9 | 46 | 8 | 3.4 | 13 | 5.5 | 11 | 87 | 1314 | 60.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 226 | 119 | 52.7 | 88 | 1281 | 5.7 | 10.8 | 53t | 7 | 3.1 | 19 | 8.4 | 29 | 254 | 1027 | 44.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 24 | 186 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 22 | 331 | 15.0 | 45 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 17 | 356 | 20.9 | 46 | 1 |
| Joe Rose | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 44 | 2 |
| Tony Nathan | 16 | 114 | 7.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 19 | 2 |
| Nat Moore | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Eddie Hill | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rich Diana | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 129 | 1401 | 10.9 | 46 | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 119 | 1281 | 10.8 | 53t | 7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McNeal | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Fulton Walker | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 281 | 14.8 | 36 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Orosz | 35 | 1353 | 38.7 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 77 | 1196 | 34.2 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 1353 | 38.7 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 77 | 1196 | 34.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 1605 | 40.1 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 194 | 1331 | 33.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 20 | 5 | 192 | 9.6 | 59t | 1 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 6 | 194 | 8.8 | 59t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 7 | 77 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Walker | 20 | 0 | 433 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Vince Heflin | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Rich Diana | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 0 | 507 | 21.1 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 0 | 704 | 21.3 | 66 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Brudzinski | 4.5 | |
| Doug Betters | 4.0 | |
| Bob Baumhower | 3.5 | |
| Kim Bokamper | 3.5 | |
| Larry Gordon | 3.0 | |
| Glenn Blackwood | 2.0 | |
| Charles Bowser | 2.0 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 2.0 | |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1.0 | |
| Ron Hester | 1.0 | |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1.0 | |
| Earnie Rhone | 1.0 | |
| Bill Barnett | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 29.0 | 254.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11.0 | 87.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lyle Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Rich Diana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andra Franklin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Hester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Woodley | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
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