1981 Miami Dolphins (NFL)

1st place American Football Conference Eastern Division 11-4-1 .719

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	Notes
Sat	8/8/1981	A	Minnesota Vikings	20-6	W		Bloomington, MN	Metropolitan Stadium	45165
Sat	8/15/1981	H	Denver Broncos	24-14	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	41502
Sat	8/22/1981	A	Detroit Lions	31-27	W		Pontiac, MI	Pontiac Silverdome	54676
Fri	8/28/1981	H	Kansas City Chiefs	31-7	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	41290
Sun	9/6/1981	A	St. Louis Cardinals	20-7	W		St. Louis, MO	Busch Memorial Stadium	50351
Thu	9/10/1981	H	Pittsburgh Steelers	30-10	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	74190
Sun	9/20/1981	A	Houston Oilers	16-10	W		Houston, TX	Astrodome	47379
Sun	9/27/1981	A	Baltimore Colts	31-28	W		Baltimore, MD	Memorial Stadium	41630
Sun	10/4/1981	H	New York Jets	28-28	T	OT	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	68723
Mon	10/12/1981	A	Buffalo Bills	21-31	L		Orchard Park, NY	Rich Stadium	78576
Sun	10/18/1981	H	Washington Redskins	13-10	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	47367
Sun	10/25/1981	A	Dallas Cowboys	27-28	L		Irving, TX	Texas Stadium	64221
Sun	11/1/1981	H	Baltimore Colts	27-10	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	46061
Sun	11/8/1981	A	New England Patriots	30-27	W	OT	Foxborough, MA	Schaefer Stadium	60436
Sun	11/15/1981	H	Oakland Raiders	17-33	L		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	67531
Sun	11/22/1981	A	New York Jets	15-16	L		New York, NY	Shea Stadium	59962
Mon	11/30/1981	H	Philadelphia Eagles	13-10	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	67797
Sun	12/6/1981	H	New England Patriots	24-14	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	50421
Sun	12/13/1981	A	Kansas City Chiefs	17-7	W		Kansas City, MO	Arrowhead Stadium	57407
Sat	12/19/1981	H	Buffalo Bills	16-6	W		Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	72956
Sat	1/2/1982	H	San Diego Chargers	38-41	L	OT	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	73735	AFC Divisional Playoff

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
88	Elmer Bailey	WR	6-0	195	24	Lincoln (Missouri); Macalester; Minnesota	16	0
70	Bill Barnett	RDE	6-4	256	25	Nebraska	9	2
73	Bob Baumhower	NT	6-5	265	26	Alabama	16	16
34	Woody Bennett	FB	6-2	220	26	Miami (Florida)	3	3
46	Don Bessillieu	FS	6-1	200	25	Georgia Tech	16	6
75	Doug Betters	LDE	6-7	260	25	Montana; Nevada-Reno	15	15
47	Glenn Blackwood	SS	6-0	190	24	Texas	16	16
42	Lyle Blackwood	FS	6-1	189	30	Blinn JC; Texas Christian	12	10
58	Kim Bokamper	RDE	6-6	250	27	Concordia (Moorhead); San Jose CC; San Jose State	16	1
59	Bob Brudzinski	LOLB	6-4	225	26	Ohio State	16	16
81	Jimmy Cefalo	WR	5-11	189	25	Penn State	16	6
83	Vern Den Herder	RDE-LDE	6-6	251	33	Central (Iowa)	16	14
63	Mark Dennard	C	6-1	250	26	Texas A&M	11	11
77	A.J. Duhe	RILB	6-4	249	26	Louisiana State	16	16
37	Andra Franklin	FB-HB	5-10	225	22	Nebraska	16	11
72	Mike Fultz	NT	6-5	278	27	Nebraska	4	0
35	Nick Giaquinto	RB	5-11	207	26	Bridgeport; Connecticut	8	0
79	Jon Giesler	LOT	6-5	265	25	Michigan	16	16
50	Larry Gordon	ROLB	6-4	230	27	Arizona State	16	16
74	Cleveland Green	OT	6-3	262	24	Southern University	7	0
84	Bruce Hardy	TE	6-4	234	25	Arizona State	16	4
82	Duriel Harris	WR	5-11	176	27	New Mexico State	15	12
31	Eddie Hill	HB-FB	6-2	210	24	Memphis	11	3
36	Steve Howell	HB-FB	6-2	230	25	Baylor	10	2
11	Jim Jensen	QB	6-4	221	23	Boston University	16	0
40	Mike Kozlowski	SS	6-1	198	25	San Diego State; Brigham Young; MiraCosta JC; Colorado	14	0
67	Bob Kuechenberg	LOG	6-2	255	34	Notre Dame	16	9
68	Eric Laakso	ROT	6-4	260	25	Tulane	16	16
86	Ronnie Lee	TE	6-3	272	25	Baylor	16	16
33	Bo Matthews	RB	6-3	222	30	Colorado	3	0
28	Don McNeal	LCB	5-11	193	23	Alabama	12	12
89	Nat Moore	WR	5-9	188	30	Tennessee-Martin; Miami-Dade JC; Florida	13	11
22	Tony Nathan	HB	6-0	206	25	Alabama	13	11
54	Ed Newman	ROG	6-2	240	30	Duke	16	16
3	Tom Orosz	P	6-1	204	22	Ohio State	16	0
78	Ken Poole	DE	6-3	251	23	Louisiana-Monroe	16	0
54	Steve Potter	LB	6-3	235	24	Virginia	16	0
43	Ricky Ray	CB	5-11	185	24	Norfolk State	8	0
55	Earnie Rhone	LILB	6-2	224	28	Henderson State	16	16
38	Terry Robiskie	FB	6-1	210	27	Louisiana State	1	0
80	Joe Rose	TE	6-3	228	24	California	16	0
52	Steve Shull	LB	6-1	220	23	William & Mary	16	0
48	Gerald Small	RCB	5-11	192	25	San Jose State	16	16
57	Dwight Stephenson	C	6-2	255	24	Alabama	16	5
10	Don Strock	QB	6-5	230	31	Virginia Tech	16	1
45	Ed Taylor	LCB	6-0	175	26	Memphis	6	2
53	Rodell Thomas	LOLB	6-1	226	23	Alabama State	3	0
60	Jeff Toews	LOG	6-3	255	24	Washington	9	7
32	Tommy Vigorito	HB	5-10	190	22	Virginia	16	1
5	Uwe von Schamann	K	6-1	188	25	Oklahoma	16	0
41	Fulton Walker	LCB	5-11	193	23	West Virginia	16	2
16	David Woodley	QB	6-2	211	23	Louisiana State	15	15

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College	Notes
1	13	David Overstreet	RB	Oklahoma
2	56	Andra Franklin	RB	Nebraska
4	84	Sammy Greene	WR	Nevada-Las Vegas
4	96	Brad Wright	QB	New Mexico
5	126	Ken Poole	DE	Louisiana-Monroe
5	138	Tommy Vigorito	RB	Virginia
6	152	Mack Moore	DE	Texas A&M
6	154	Fulton Walker	DB	West Virginia
7	179	Mike Daum	T	Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
8	208	William Judson	DB	South Carolina State
9	235	John Noonan	WR	Nebraska
10	261	Steve Folsom	TE	Utah
11	291	Jim Jensen	QB	Boston University
12	318	John Alford	DT	South Carolina State

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	41	110	97	94	3
Opponents Totals	72	92	30	81	0

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	Rushing	Passing	Penalty	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	YDS
Team Totals	30:14	306	113	167	26	86/225 38.2%	/ %	71	541
Opponents Totals	29:46	296	124	160	12	81/214 37.9%	/ %	104	886

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Uwe von Schamann	0	37	38	97.4	24	31	77.4	0	109
Andra Franklin	8	0	0		0	0		0	48
Tony Nathan	8	0	0		0	0		0	48
Tommy Vigorito	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
David Woodley	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
Jimmy Cefalo	3	0	0		0	0		0	18
Duriel Harris	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Eddie Hill	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Nat Moore	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Joe Rose	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Nick Giaquinto	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Mike Kozlowski	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Ronnie Lee	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Fulton Walker	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Larry Gordon	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
(Team)	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	39	37	39	94.9	24	31	77.4	1	345
Opponents Totals	33	33	33	100.0	14	21	66.7	1	275

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Uwe von Schamann	24	31	77.4	0/0	9/9	11/12	4/10	0/0
Team Totals	24	31	77.4	0/0	9/9	11/12	4/10	0/0
Opponents Totals	14	21	66.7	0/0	4/6	5/5	5/8	0/2

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Tony Nathan	147	782	5.3	46	5
Andra Franklin	201	711	3.5	29	7
David Woodley	63	272	4.3	26	4
Eddie Hill	37	146	3.9	24	1
Tommy Vigorito	35	116	3.3	30t	1
Woody Bennett	28	104	3.7	12	0
Nick Giaquinto	3	31	10.3	20	0
Steve Howell	5	21	4.2	9	0
Tom Orosz	1	13	13.0	13	0
Nat Moore	1	3	3.0	3	0
Don Strock	14	-26	-1.9	9	0
Team Totals	535	2173	4.1	46	18
Opponents Totals	492	2032	4.1	28	10

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
David Woodley	366	191	52.2	162	2470	6.7	12.9	69t	12	3.3	13	3.6	24	191	2279	69.8
Don Strock	130	79	60.8	43	901	6.9	11.4	52	6	4.6	8	6.2	6	45	856	71.3
Eddie Hill	1	1	100.0	0	14	14.0	14.0	14	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	14	118.8
Tony Nathan	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	498	271	54.4	206	3385	6.8	12.5	69t	18	3.6	21	4.2	30	236	3149	70.2
Opponents Totals	509	297	58.3	194	3645	7.2	12.3	76t	23	4.5	18	3.5	38	314	3331	80.9

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Duriel Harris	53	911	17.2	55	2
Tony Nathan	50	452	9.0	31	3
Tommy Vigorito	33	237	7.2	31t	2
Jimmy Cefalo	29	631	21.8	69t	3
Nat Moore	26	452	17.4	52	2
Joe Rose	23	316	13.7	50	2
Bruce Hardy	15	174	11.6	21	0
Ronnie Lee	14	64	4.6	11	1
Eddie Hill	12	73	6.1	16	1
Nick Giaquinto	7	38	5.4	16	1
Woody Bennett	4	22	5.5	10	0
Andra Franklin	3	6	2.0	3t	1
Steve Howell	2	9	4.5	5	0
Team Totals	271	3385	12.5	69t	18
Opponents Totals	297	3645	12.3	76t	23

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG
Glenn Blackwood	4	124	31.0	39
Mike Kozlowski	3	37	12.3	29
Earnie Rhone	3	35	11.7	16
Lyle Blackwood	3	12	4.0	11
Bob Brudzinski	2	35	17.5	19
A.J. Duhe	1	11	11.0	11
Don Bessillieu	1	0	0.0	0
Fulton Walker	1	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	18	254	14.1	39
Opponents Totals	21	288	13.7	39

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Tom Orosz	83	3386	40.8	61	11	21	286	2880	34.7
Team Totals	83	3386	40.8	61	11	21	286	2880	34.7
Opponents Totals	87	3565	41.0	59	6	19	458	2987	34.3

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Tommy Vigorito	36	12	379	10.5	87t	1
Fulton Walker	5	1	50	10.0	17	0
Glenn Blackwood	2	2	8	4.0	6	0
Don Bessillieu	1	1	12	12.0	12	0
Mike Kozlowski	1	1	9	9.0	9	0
Team Totals	45	17	458	10.2	87t	1
Opponents Totals	45	9	286	6.4	22	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Fulton Walker	38	0	932	24.5	90t	1
Don Bessillieu	7	0	114	16.3	30	0
Tommy Vigorito	4	0	84	21.0	25	0
Mike Kozlowski	1	0	40	40.0	40	0
Nick Giaquinto	1	0	22	22.0	22	0
Duriel Harris	1	0	20	20.0	20	0
Eddie Hill	1	0	11	11.0	11	0
Joe Rose	1	0	5	5.0	5	0
Team Totals	54	0	1228	22.7	90t	1
Opponents Totals	60		1218	20.3	41	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Bob Baumhower	0	0	0	3	3	10	0
Woody Bennett	1		1	0	1	0	0
Don Bessillieu	1		1	1	2	0	0
Glenn Blackwood	0	0	0	1	1	5	0
A.J. Duhe	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Andra Franklin	5		1	0	1	0	0
Jon Giesler	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Larry Gordon	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Bruce Hardy	1		0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Hill	2		0	0	0	0	0
Steve Howell	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Mike Kozlowski	0	0	0	1	1	25	1
Eric Laakso	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Don McNeal	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Tony Nathan	2		2	0	2	0	0
Tom Orosz	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Earnie Rhone	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Rose	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Steve Shull	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Gerald Small	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Tommy Vigorito	1		0	0	0	0	0
Fulton Walker	4		2	0	2	0	0
David Woodley	9		2	0	2	-21	0
Team Totals	26	13	13	15	28	19	1
Opponents Totals	30	15	14	10	24		0