| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1980 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60777 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 59 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 33 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 12 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 36 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Allan Clark 14 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 60 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 23 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 36 | FB | Steve Howell |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 57 | LILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 46 | SS | Don Bessillieu |
| 47 | FS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 54 | RILB | John Zamberlin |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 30 | SS | Roland James |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Steve Howell | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Vagas Ferguson | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Allan Clark | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 14t | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Chuck Foreman | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 2 | 48 | 1.7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 17.6 |
| Don Strock | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 16 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10.7 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 3 | 173 | 9.6 | 33t | 1 | 3 | 31 | 72.0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 48 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 130.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nick Giaquinto | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Carlos Pennywell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don McNeal | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ray Clayborn | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Roland James | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 10 | 445 | 44.5 | 52 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 69 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 5 | 1 | 78 | 15.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Roland James | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 29 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Kim Bokamper | 2.0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.0 |
| Larry Gordon | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Ray Hamilton | 3.0 |
| Larry McGrew | 1.0 |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
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