1972 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 14-0-0 1.000 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| 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 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Anderson | 40 | LS | 6-2 | 202 | 26 | Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie Babb | 49 | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Memphis | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Ball | 51 | LB | 6-6 | 235 | 23 | Louisville | 3 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 27 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 86 | MLB | 5-11 | 220 | 32 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Crusan | 77 | OL | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 24 | Central (Iowa) | 3 | 3 |
| Norm Evans | 73 | ROT | 6-5 | 248 | 30 | Texas Christian | 3 | 3 |
| Manny Fernandez | 75 | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Chabot JC; Utah | 3 | 3 |
| Marv Fleming | 80 | TE | 6-4 | 233 | 30 | Utah | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | LCB | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Purdue | 2 | 2 |
| Hubie Ginn | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Florida A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Purdue | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Heinz | 84 | RDT | 6-6 | 263 | 25 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Pacific | 3 | 3 |
| Ed Jenkins | 28 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Holy Cross | 3 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 45 | RCB | 6-2 | 196 | 24 | Toledo | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Kiick | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 26 | Wyoming | 3 | 2 |
| Howard Kindig | 54 | OL | 6-6 | 260 | 31 | Moberly JC; Los Angeles State | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Auburn | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Langer | 62 | C | 6-2 | 253 | 24 | South Dakota State | 3 | 3 |
| Charlie Leigh | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | none | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Little | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Mandich | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 24 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | LB | 6-4 | 241 | 28 | Duke | 3 | 0 |
| Maulty Moore | 65 | DL | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Moore | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | Lamar | 3 | 3 |
| Earl Morrall | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 38 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 |
| Mercury Morris | 22 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 1 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 26 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Texas Southern | 3 | 1 |
| Jesse Powell | 56 | LB | 6-3 | 212 | 25 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 13 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Larry Seiple | 20 | P | 6-0 | 213 | 27 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Stanfill | 84 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| Otto Stowe | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 188 | 23 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Stuckey | 48 | DB | 6-1 | 180 | 22 | Merritt JC; Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Amherst | 3 | 3 |
| Howard Twilley | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 183 | 29 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Warfield | 42 | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 30 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | K | 5-8 | 172 | 28 | none | 3 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 48 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 12/31 38.7% | / % | 3 | 25 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 8/25 32.0% | / % | 10 | 80 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 55 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 51 | 212 | 4.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 41 | 182 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 34 | 100 | 2.9 | 9 | 4 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 133 | 575 | 4.3 | 49 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 94 | 434 | 4.6 | 24 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 4 | 158 | 9.9 | 14.4 | 52 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 19 | 139 | 95.3 |
| Earl Morrall | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 10 | 139 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 35 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | 14 | 125 | 67.9 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 14 | 297 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 52 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 6 | 33 | 264 | 78.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 33 | 46.5 | 28 | 372 | 5.2 | 11.3 | 27t | 2 | 2.8 | 10 | 14.1 | 6 | 45 | 327 | 32.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Warfield | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Marv Fleming | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Howard Twilley | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 28t | 1 | ||
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9t | 1 | ||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 297 | 12.4 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 372 | 11.3 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 170 | 17.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Seiple | 16 | 653 | 40.8 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 573 | 35.8 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 653 | 40.8 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 573 | 35.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 569 | 37.9 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 506 | 33.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 38 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Morris | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 186 | 20.7 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Stanfill | 3.5 | 27.5 |
| Manny Fernandez | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 45.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 33.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garo Yepremian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 2 |
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