1973 Miami Dolphins roster and stats

1973 Miami Dolphins: 12-2-0
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Home record: 7-0-0 (231 points scored, 78 allowed) Road record: 5-2-0 (112 points scored, 72 allowed) Head Coach: Don Shula

343 points scored (5th of 26 teams), 150 points allowed (1st) NFL Averages: 19.5 points/game (272.3 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:

           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   133   256   1,582   (21)   5.88   17   12    507   2,521   ( 3)    5.0   16    4,103    ( 9)      28
Defense:   151   320   1,290   ( 1)   3.53    5   21    511   1,991   (12)    3.9    9    3,281    ( 3)      29

Team roster (starters in bold):

 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Garo Yepremian       K     14   5'8   175   29    6   None
12  Bob Griese           QB    13   6'1   190   28    7   Purdue
13  Jake Scott           DB    14   6'0   188   28    4   Georgia
15  Earl Morrall         QB    14   6'1   206   39   18   Michigan State
20  Larry Seiple         P     14   6'0   215   28    7   Kentucky
21  Jim Kiick            RB    14   5'11  215   27    6   Wyoming
22  Mercury Morris       RB    13   5'10  190   26    5   West Texas State
23  Charlie Leigh        RB    14   5'11  205   28    5   None
25  Tim Foley            DB    11   6'0   194   25    4   Purdue
26  Lloyd Mumphord       DB    11   5'11  180   26    5   Texas Southern
29  Tom Smith            RB     2   6'1   216   24    R   Miami
32  Hubert Ginn          RB     3   5'11  188   26    4   Florida A&M
34  Ron Sellers          WR     3   6'4   195   26    5   Florida State
36  Don Nottingham       RB    11   5'10  210   24    3   Kent State
39  Larry Csonka         RB    14   6'3   237   26    6   Syracuse
40  Dick Anderson        DB    14   6'2   196   27    6   Colorado
42  Paul Warfield        WR    14   6'0   185   30   10   Ohio State
45  Curtis Johnson       DB    14   6'2   196   25    4   Toledo
48  Henry Stuckey        DB     6   6'1   190   23    2   Missouri
49  Charlie Babb         DB    14   6'0   190   23    2   Memphis
51  Larry Ball           LB    14   6'6   225   24    2   Louisville
53  Bob Matheson         LB    14   6'4   240   28    7   Duke
55  Irv Goode            OG    14   6'4   252   33   11   Kentucky
56  Jesse Powell         LB     3   6'1   215   26    5   West Texas State
57  Mike Kolen           LB    14   6'2   220   25    4   Auburn
58  Bruce Bannon         LB    14   6'3   225   22    R   Penn State
59  Doug Swift           LB    14   6'3   228   25    4   Amherst
62  Jim Langer           C     14   6'2   250   25    4   South Dakota State
64  Ed Newman            OG    11   6'2   245   22    R   Duke
65  Maulty Moore         DT    12   6'2   265   27    2   Bethune-Cookman
66  Larry Little         OG    13   6'1   265   27    7   Bethune-Cookman
67  Bob Kuechenberg      OG    13   6'3   247   26    4   Notre Dame
70  Larry Woods          DT     3   6'6   260   25    3   Tennessee State
72  Bob Heinz            DT    14   6'6   270   26    5   Pacific
73  Norm Evans           OT    14   6'5   252   31    9   Texas Christian
75  Manny Fernandez      DT    13   6'2   250   27    6   Utah
76  Willie Young         OT     1   6'4   270   25    3   Alcorn State
77  Doug Crusan          OT    14   6'5   250   27    6   Indiana
79  Wayne Moore          OT    13   6'6   265   28    4   Lamar
80  Marv Fleming         TE    11   6'4   235   31   11   Utah
81  Howard Twilley       WR     6   5'10  185   29    8   Tulsa
82  Bo Rather            WR     6   6'1   182   23    R   Michigan
83  Vern Den Herder      DE    14   6'6   250   24    3   Central College (IA)
84  Bill Stanfill        DE    14   6'5   250   26    5   Georgia
85  Nick Buoniconti      LB    13   5'11  220   32   12   Notre Dame
86  Marlin Briscoe       WR    14   5'10  178   28    6   Nebraska-Omaha
88  Jim Mandich          TE    14   6'3   224   25    4   Michigan

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Bob Griese           218  116   53.2  1,422   6.52  12.3  17   7.8    8   3.7    11    75    84.3
Earl Morrall          38   17   44.7    253   6.66  14.9   0   0.0    4  10.5     2    18    27.5
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Marlin Briscoe         30    447   14.9    2
Paul Warfield          29    514   17.7   11
Jim Kiick              27    208    7.7    0
Jim Mandich            24    302   12.6    4
Larry Csonka            7     22    3.1    0
Mercury Morris          4     51   12.8    0
Charlie Leigh           4      9    2.2    0
Marv Fleming            3     22    7.3    0
Ron Sellers             2     54   27.0    0
Howard Twilley          2     30   15.0    0
Don Nottingham          1     16   16.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Larry Csonka          219  1,003    4.6    5
Mercury Morris        149    954    6.4   10
Jim Kiick              76    257    3.4    0
Charlie Leigh          22    134    6.1    1
Don Nottingham         24    134    5.6    0
Bob Griese             13     20    1.5    0
Paul Warfield           1     15   15.0    0
Earl Morrall            1      9    9.0    0
Marlin Briscoe          2     -5   -2.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Mercury Morris         11    242   22.0    0
Charlie Leigh           9    251   27.9    0
Jake Scott              2     20   10.0    0
Bruce Bannon            1     10   10.0    0
Larry Seiple            1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Jake Scott             22    266   12.1   16    0
Charlie Leigh           9     64    7.1    2    0
Dick Anderson           6     52    8.7    0    0

Punting               Punts  Yards    Avg   TB  In20   Blk   Ret   Yards    Net
Larry Seiple            48   2,031   42.3    0    0     0      0      0    42.3

Kicking                0-19   20-29   30-39   40-49     50+    Total     PAT    Pts
Garo Yepremian          5/5    8/10     6/9     5/9     1/4    25/37    38/38   113

Defense                Sacks    Ints    Yards     TD
Dick Anderson                     8      163       2
Larry Ball              2.0       1        2       0
Nick Buoniconti         1.0                         
Vern Den Herder        10.0                         
Manny Fernandez         6.5                         
Tim Foley                         2       22       0
Bob Heinz               2.5                         
Curtis Johnson                    2       19       0
Mike Kolen                        2       54       0
Bob Matheson            3.0                         
Maulty Moore            1.0                         
Jake Scott                        4       71       0
Bill Stanfill          18.5                         
Henry Stuckey                     1        4       0
Doug Swift              0.5       1        0       0

1973 Draft:

                                        NFL
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games   College
  2   52  C    Chuck Bradley             19    Oregon                  
  3   78  OG   Leon Gray                142    Jackson State           
  4  104  WR   Bo Rather                 64    Michigan                
  5  111  QB   Don Strock               167    Virginia Tech             [pick acquired from BUF]
  5  130  DB   Dave McCurry               2    Iowa State              
  6  156  OG   Ed Newman                167    Duke                    
  7  160  LB   Kevin Reilly              25    Villanova                 [pick acquired from NE]
  7  163  RB   Benny Shepherd                  Arkansas State            [pick acquired from SD via NE]
  7  178  WR   Willie Hatter                   Northern Illinois         [pick acquired from CLE]
  7  182  RB   Tom Smith                  2    Miami                   
  8  208  DE   Archie Pearmon                  N.E. Oklahoma           
  9  234  DT   Karl Lorch                90    USC                     
 10  260  DE   Ron Fernandes             40    Eastern Michigan        
 11  286  C    Chris Kete                      Boston College          
 12  312  LB   Mike Mullen                     Tulane                  
 13  338  RB   Joe Booker                      Miami (Ohio)            
 14  364  RB   Greg Boyd                  6    Arizona                 
 15  389  TE   Bill Palmer                     St. Thomas (Mn.)        
 16  416  DE   James Jackson                   Norfolk State           
 17  442  WR   Charlie Wade              21    Tennessee State

Traded draft picks: #1 to BUF (Joe Delamielleure)

Transactions:

05-10-1973	traded Otto Stowe to Cowboys for Ron Sellers and Dallas' #2 pick in the 1974 draft
08-10-1973	traded Dave McCurry to Bears for Chicago's #9 pick in the 1974 draft
08-22-1973	traded Jim Del Gaizo to Packers for Green Bay's #2 picks in the 1974 and 1975 drafts
08-27-1973	traded Mike Kadish to Bills for Irv Goode
08-27-1973	placed Chuck Bradley on injured reserve
08-27-1973	placed Ed Jenkins on injured reserve
08-29-1973	traded Jeff White to Saints for New Orleans' #7 pick in the 1974 draft
09-11-1973	Patriots claimed Leon Gray on waivers
10-02-1973	traded Hubie Ginn to Colts for Don Nottingham and Baltimore's #6 pick in the 1974 draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/23/73    vs Cincinnati Bengals      W 34-16
12/30/73    vs Oakland Raiders         W 27-10
Super Bowl VIII
01/13/74    vs Minnesota Vikings       W 24-7

1973 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result        Record
09/16/73    vs San Francisco 49ers     W 21-13       1-0-0
09/23/73    at Oakland Raiders         L 7-12        1-1-0
09/30/73    vs New England Patriots    W 44-23       2-1-0
10/07/73    vs New York Jets           W 31-3        3-1-0
10/15/73    at Cleveland Browns        W 17-9        4-1-0
10/21/73    vs Buffalo Bills           W 27-6        5-1-0
10/28/73    at New England Patriots    W 30-14       6-1-0
11/04/73    at New York Jets           W 24-14       7-1-0
11/11/73    vs Baltimore Colts         W 44-0        8-1-0
11/18/73    at Buffalo Bills           W 17-0        9-1-0
11/22/73    at Dallas Cowboys          W 14-7        10-1-0
12/03/73    vs Pittsburgh Steelers     W 30-26       11-1-0
12/09/73    at Baltimore Colts         L 3-16        11-2-0
12/15/73    vs Detroit Lions           W 34-7        12-2-0

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