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1997 Miami Dolphins (NFL)

2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563
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Roster Key • Stat Key
Head Coach: Jimmy Johnson
Larry BeightolAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Doug BlevinsKicking
Kippy BrownRunning Backs
Joel CollierDefensive Staff Assistant
John GambleStrength and Conditioning
Cary GodetteDefensive Line
George HillDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Pat JonesTight Ends
Les KoenningOffensive Staff Assistant
Bill LewisDefensive Nickel Package
Rich McGeorgeAssistant Offensive Line
Mel PhillipsSecondary
Larry SeipleWide Receivers
Gary StevensOffensive Coordinator
Mike WesthoffSpecial Teams
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat7/26/1997AGreen Bay Packers0-20LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field59089
Mon8/4/1997NDenver Broncos38-19WMexico City, MexicoEstadio Guillermo Canedo104629
Sun8/10/1997HChicago Bears21-14WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium57782
Sat8/16/1997ATampa Bay Buccaneers10-24LTampa, FLHoulihan's Stadium35024
Thu8/21/1997HWashington Redskins28-7WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium57400
Sun8/31/1997HIndianapolis Colts16-10WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium70813
Sun9/7/1997HTennessee Oilers16-13WOTMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium64439
Sun9/14/1997AGreen Bay Packers18-23LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field60075
Sun9/21/1997ATampa Bay Buccaneers21-31LTampa, FLHoulihan's Stadium73314
Sun10/5/1997HKansas City Chiefs17-14WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium71794
Sun10/12/1997ANew York Jets31-20WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium75601
Sun10/19/1997ABaltimore Ravens24-13WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium64354
Mon10/27/1997HChicago Bears33-36LOTMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium73156
Sun11/2/1997ABuffalo Bills6-9LOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium78011
Sun11/9/1997HNew York Jets24-17WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium73809
Mon11/17/1997HBuffalo Bills30-13WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium74155
Sun11/23/1997ANew England Patriots24-27LFoxborough, MAFoxboro Stadium59002
Sun11/30/1997AOakland Raiders34-16WOakland, CAOakland-Alameda County Coliseum50569
Sun12/7/1997HDetroit Lions33-30WMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium72266
Sun12/14/1997AIndianapolis Colts0-41LIndianapolis, INRCA Dome61282
Mon12/22/1997HNew England Patriots12-14LMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium74379
AFC Wild Card Playoff
Sun12/28/1997ANew England Patriots3-17LFoxborough, MAFoxboro Stadium60041
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
Schedule Notes
10/27/1997Chicago BearsPostponed from 10/26
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Karim Abdul-Jabbar33RB5-1120423UCLA1614
Dunstan Anderson71RDE6-527027Tulsa91
Trace Armstrong93LDE6-427132Arizona State; Florida1616
Fred Barnett80WR6-020331Arkansas State65
John Bock60ROG-C6-329526Louisville; Indiana State143
Tim Bowens95LDT6-432124Itawamba CC; Mississippi1616
O.J. Brigance57LB6-023628Rice160
James Brown76ROT6-632827Virginia State1616
Jeff Buckey77LOG6-530323Stanford1612
Terrell Buckley27LCB5-1017926Florida State1616
Shane Burton75RDE6-630523Tennessee164
Mike Chalenski70DE6-528027Pittsburgh; UCLA80
Mike Crawford56LB6-123823Nevada-Reno70
Dewayne Dotson49FB6-125026Tennessee; Mississippi102
Troy Drayton84TE6-326627Penn State1615
Craig Erickson7QB6-221028Miami (Florida)20
Daryl Gardener92RDT6-631024Baylor1616
Anthony Harris51LLB-RLB6-123824Auburn1616
Corey Harris25FS-SS5-1120528Vanderbilt167
Dwight Hollier50MLB-LLB6-224228North Carolina163
Qadry Ismail86WR6-019627Syracuse30
Calvin Jackson38RCB-FS5-919525Auburn1616
Tim Jacobs34RCB5-1018727Delaware161
Charles Jordan88WR5-1118528Long Beach CC141
John Kidd17P6-321136Northwestern130
Jim Kitts48FB6-224325Ferrum100
Sam Madison29RCB5-1118323Louisville143
Brian Manning83WR5-1118822Stanford70
Olindo Mare10K-P5-1119124MacMurray; Valencia JC; Syracuse160
Dan Marino13QB6-422436Pittsburgh1616
O.J. McDuffie81WR5-1019428Penn State1616
Everett McIver66ROG6-531827Elizabeth City State1414
Jerris McPhail32WR5-1120425Mount Olive; East Carolina141
Ray Nealy20FB5-1122022Arkansas-Pine Bluff10
Bernie Parmalee30FB5-1121030Ball State164
Brett Perriman80WR5-918032Miami (Florida)85
Ed Perry89TE6-426423James Madison164
Lawrence Phillips21RB6-022222Nebraska20
Roosevelt Potts42FB6-025826Louisiana-Monroe61
Stanley Pritchett36FB6-124525South Carolina65
Kyle Richardson31P6-221024Arkansas State30
Derrick Rodgers59RLB6-223126Riverside CC; Arizona State1514
Tim Ruddy61C6-330025Notre Dame1515
Mike Sheldon68OT6-429524Grand Valley State110
Keith Sims69LOG6-331730Iowa State84
Irving Spikes35RB5-820527Alabama; Louisiana-Monroe121
Danny Stubbs96DE6-426632Miami (Florida)10
Barron Tanner72DT6-335124Oklahoma160
Jason Taylor99RDE6-625623Akron1311
George Teague23FS6-119526Alabama156
Lamar Thomas85WR6-117527Miami (Florida)126
Zach Thomas54MLB5-1123124Texas Tech1515
Frank Wainright82TE6-225130Northern Colorado90
Bracy Walker26S6-020627North Carolina120
Ronnie Ward55LB6-025523Kansas40
Richmond Webb78LOT6-532030Texas A&M1616
Jerry Wilson24CB5-1018924Southern University160
Shawn Wooden22SS5-1120524Notre Dame1615
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
115Yatil GreenWRMiami (Florida)
244Sam MadisonDBLouisville
373Jason TaylorDEAkron
392Derrick RodgersLBArizona State
393Ronnie WardLBKansas
396Brent SmithTMississippi State
4121Jerome DanielsTNortheastern
5149Barron TannerDTOklahoma
5157Nicholas LopezDETexas Southern
6166John FialaLBWashington
6170Brian ManningWRStanford
6173Mike CrawfordLBNevada-Reno
6177Ed PerryTEJames Madison
7203Hudhaifa IsmaeliDBNorthwestern
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals67103491173339
Opponents Totals4313551953327
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals30:29311871992582/217 37.8%13/23 56.5%93783
Opponents Totals29:312991061761792/215 42.8%7/18 38.9%92892
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Olindo Mare03333100.000283677.80117
Karim Abdul-Jabbar16000000096
Troy Drayton4000100024
Charles Jordan3000000018
O.J. McDuffie2000000012
Jerris McPhail2000000012
Irving Spikes2000000012
Lamar Thomas2000000012
Fred Barnett100000006
Tim Bowens100000006
Terrell Buckley100000006
Bernie Parmalee100000006
Brett Perriman100000006
Ed Perry100000006
Dan Marino000030000
Team Totals373333100.004283677.80339
Opponents Totals36303293.824253571.41327
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Olindo Mare283677.81502/214/158/103/61/3
Team Totals283677.81502/214/158/103/61/3
Opponents Totals253571.40/011/119/124/91/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
Karim Abdul-Jabbar2838923.2221564203
Irving Spikes631802.91429000
Jerris McPhail171468.671t16110
Bernie Parmalee18593.31205001
Lawrence Phillips18442.4801000
Charles Jordan3124.01601000
Craig Erickson482.0400002
Stanley Pritchett372.3400000
John Kidd144.0401000
Roosevelt Potts133.0300000
Ray Nealy122.0200000
Dan Marino18-14-0.8100003
Team Totals43013433.171t1887319
Opponents Totals44318134.143t91067115
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPFD20+40+RTG
Dan Marino54831958.221837806.911.855162.9112.021142363819049480.7
Craig Erickson281346.4141655.912.72700.013.622114492050.4
Team Totals57633257.623239456.811.955162.8122.123163378219951479.2
Opponents Totals53032962.119137827.111.570234.3101.9312313551176521090.1
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
O.J. McDuffie7694312.455150920
Troy Drayton3955814.330t4251400
Jerris McPhail342627.719112000
Karim Abdul-Jabbar292619.036t110300
Lamar Thomas2840214.426221501
Bernie Parmalee2830110.829116300
Charles Jordan2747117.444t324922
Brett Perriman1930916.326115500
Fred Barnett171669.820110101
Ed Perry11454.11014000
Brian Manning78512.12105100
Irving Spikes77010.02403100
Stanley Pritchett5357.01702000
Roosevelt Potts3279.01302000
Lawrence Phillips166.0600000
DeWayne Dotson144.0400000
Team Totals332394511.955161995144
Opponents Totals329378211.5702317652106
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Terrell Buckley4266.5120
George Teague22512.5230
Shawn Wooden2105.0100
Sam Madison12121.0210
Zach Thomas11010.0100
Team Totals10929.2230
Opponents Totals1230725.6100t4
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20OBDNRYDSNYDSNET
John Kidd52224743.258041346243192437.0
Kyle Richardson1148043.654020117636433.1
Olindo Mare523547.05300210423146.2
Team Totals68296243.6580615610323251937.0
Opponents Totals63267942.5650419335226435.9
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
Charles Jordan261527310.5380500
Terrell Buckley405814.5260100
O.J. McDuffie2142.030000
Team Totals321633510.5380600
Opponents Totals4333237.52500
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGOBTBRETRETYTDOSAOSR
Olindo Mare76483363.612052998042
John Kidd213567.501120000
Team Totals78496863.7121531018042
Opponents Totals6312980
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
Irving Spikes24056523.54801223
Jerris McPhail15031420.9390800
Corey Harris11022420.4340600
Qadry Ismail8016620.8270500
Roosevelt Potts101616.0160000
Ed Perry1077.070000
Charles Jordan1066.060000
Anthony Harris1000.000000
Dwight Hollier1000.000000
Team Totals630129820.64803123
Opponents Totals530101819.2400
SACKSNOYDS
Trace Armstrong5.5
Tim Bowens5.0
Derrick Rodgers5.0
Jason Taylor5.0
Shane Burton4.0
Jerry Wilson2.0
Daryl Gardener1.5
Anthony Harris1.0
Danny Stubbs1.0
Calvin Jackson0.5
Zach Thomas0.5
Team Totals31.0231.0
Opponents Totals22.0163.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Karim Abdul-Jabbar300000
Dunstan Anderson0001100
Trace Armstrong0003300
Fred Barnett100000
Tim Bowens0001101
O.J. Brigance0001100
Terrell Buckley00022231
Shane Burton0001100
Craig Erickson2202-130
Daryl Gardener0001100
Calvin Jackson0010100
Charles Jordan210100
Brian Manning00101-10
Dan Marino8303-170
O.J. McDuffie0020231
Jerris McPhail100040
Bernie Parmalee1000-20
Ed Perry0010100
Derrick Rodgers0001100
Irving Spikes320200
Jason Taylor0002200
Lamar Thomas100000
Bracy Walker0001100
Jerry Wilson0001100
Shawn Wooden102200
Team Totals2310131730-33
Opponents Totals3117118190
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