1979 Miami Dolphins (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1979 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50214 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Carl Barisich | 78 | DT | 6-4 | 256 | 28 | Princeton | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 73 | NT | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Don Bessillieu | 46 | S | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Betters | 75 | DE | 6-7 | 260 | 23 | Montana; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 58 | LOLB | 6-6 | 250 | 25 | Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 189 | 23 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 51 | RILB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Neal Colzie | 20 | FS | 6-2 | 196 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 39 | FB | 6-3 | 238 | 33 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Current | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 267 | 34 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 27 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 1 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 31 | Central (Iowa) | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Dennard | 63 | C | 6-1 | 250 | 24 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Duhe | 77 | RDE | 6-4 | 249 | 24 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Foley | 25 | SS | 6-0 | 194 | 31 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Giesler | 79 | OT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 50 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Cleveland Green | 61 | OT | 6-3 | 262 | 22 | Southern University | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 34 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Duriel Harris | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 176 | 25 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Howell | 36 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 37 | S | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | San Diego State; Brigham Young; MiraCosta JC; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 67 | LOT | 6-2 | 255 | 32 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Laakso | 68 | OL | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Land | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 242 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 272 | 23 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Little | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 34 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Matheson | 53 | LB | 6-4 | 241 | 35 | Duke | 1 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 28 | Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 23 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Newman | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Earnie Rhone | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 26 | Henderson State | 1 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 4 | P | 6-0 | 181 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 23 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Strock | 10 | QB | 6-5 | 230 | 29 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Taylor | 45 | CB | 6-0 | 175 | 24 | Memphis | 1 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Torrey | 38 | FB | 6-4 | 230 | 22 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 56 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 5 | K | 6-1 | 188 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 24 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:15 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7/19 36.8% | / % | 4 | 35 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:45 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 11/14 78.6% | / % | 8 | 41 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Uwe von Schamann | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 25 | 1.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 159 | 4.0 | 13 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Strock | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 5 | 125 | 8.9 | 15.6 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 57.1 |
| Bob Griese | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 11 | 118 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 40 | 1 | 3.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 62.7 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 16 | 243 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 40 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 5.0 | 3 | 19 | 224 | 60.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 10 | 230 | 7.4 | 11.0 | 20 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 220 | 111.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin Williams | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nat Moore | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Gary Davis | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Bob Torrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 243 | 11.0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 114 | 28.5 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 114 | 28.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Barisich | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bessillieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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