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1982 Miami Dolphins: 7-2-0
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Home record: 4-0-0 (93 points scored, 63 allowed) Road record: 3-2-0 (105 points scored, 68 allowed) Head Coach: Don Shula

198 points scored (10th of 28 teams), 131 points allowed (2nd) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 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:   129   238   1,314   (27)   5.28    8   13    333   1,344   ( 3)    4.0   11    2,658    (19)      23
Defense:   119   226   1,027   ( 1)   4.03    7   19    293   1,285   (24)    4.4    7    2,312    ( 1)      27

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  Tom Orosz            P      9   6'1   204   23    2   Ohio State
 5  Uwe Von Schamann     K      9   6'0   188   26    4   Oklahoma
10  Don Strock           QB     9   6'5   220   31    9   Virginia Tech
11  Jim Jensen           WR     6   6'4   212   23    2   Boston University
16  David Woodley        QB     9   6'2   204   24    3   Louisiana State
22  Tony Nathan          RB     8   6'0   206   25    4   Alabama
28  Don McNeal           DB     9   5'11  192   24    3   Alabama
31  Eddie Hill           RB     9   6'2   210   25    4   Memphis
32  Tommy Vigorito       RB     9   5'10  197   23    2   Virginia
33  Rich Diana           RB     9   5'9   220   22    R   Yale
34  Woody Bennett        RB     1   6'2   222   27    4   Miami
37  Andra Franklin       RB     9   5'10  225   23    2   Nebraska
40  Mike Kozlowski       DB     9   6'0   196   26    3   Colorado
41  Fulton Walker        DB     9   5'10  193   24    2   West Virginia
42  Lyle Blackwood       DB     9   6'0   188   31   10   Texas Christian
43  Larry Cowan          RB     2   5'11  194   22    R   Jackson State
44  Paul Lankford        DB     7   6'1   178   24    R   Penn State
47  Glenn Blackwood      DB     9   6'0   186   25    4   Texas
48  Gerald Small         DB     9   5'11  182   26    5   San Jose State
49  William Judson       DB     9   6'1   181   23    1   South Carolina State
50  Larry Gordon         LB     9   6'4   230   29    7   Arizona State
52  Steve Shull          LB     9   6'1   220   24    3   William & Mary
53  Ron Hester           LB     9   6'1   218   23    R   Florida State
54  Steve Potter         LB     9   6'3   235   24    2   Virginia
55  Earnest Rhone        LB     9   6'2   224   29    7   Henderson State
56  Charles Bowser       LB     9   6'3   222   23    R   Duke
57  Dwight Stephenson    C      9   6'2   225   24    3   Alabama
58  Kim Bokamper         DE     9   6'6   250   28    6   San Jose State
59  Bob Brudzinski       LB     9   6'4   230   27    6   Ohio State
60  Jeff Toews           OG     9   6'3   255   24    4   Washington
61  Roy Foster           OG     9   6'4   275   22    R   Southern California
63  Mark Dennard         C      8   6'1   252   26    4   Texas A&M
64  Ed Newman            OG     8   6'2   255   31   10   Duke
67  Bob Kuechenberg      OG     9   6'3   255   35   13   Notre Dame
68  Eric Laakso          OT     9   6'4   265   25    5   Tulane
70  Bill Barnett         DE     5   6'4   260   26    3   Nebraska
72  Richard Bishop       DT     2   6'1   265   32    7   Louisville
72  Ronnie Lee           OT     9   6'3   236   25    4   Baylor
73  Bob Baumhower        DT     9   6'5   260   27    6   Alabama
74  Cleveland Green      OT     3   6'3   262   25    4   Southern
75  Doug Betters         DE     9   6'7   260   26    5   Nevada-Reno
76  Steve Clark          DT     2   6'4   255   22    R   Utah
77  A.J. Duhe            LB     9   6'4   248   26    6   Louisiana State
79  Jon Giesler          OT     9   6'5   260   25    4   Michigan
80  Joe Rose             TE     9   6'3   230   25    3   California
81  Jimmy Cefalo         WR     9   5'11  188   26    5   Penn State
82  Duriel Harris        WR     9   5'11  176   27    7   New Mexico State
83  Vern Den Herder      DE     7   6'6   252   33   12   Central College (IA)
84  Bruce Hardy          TE     9   6'5   230   26    5   Arizona State
85  Mark Duper           WR     2   5'9   185   23    R   Northwestern State-Louisiana
88  Vince Heflin         WR     6   6'0   185   23    R   Central State
89  Nat Moore            WR     9   5'9   186   31    9   Florida

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
David Woodley        179   98   54.7  1,080   6.03  11.0   5   2.8    8   4.5    10    82    63.5
Don Strock            55   30   54.5    306   5.56  10.2   2   3.6    5   9.1     1     5    45.0
Tony Nathan            2    1   50.0     15   7.50  15.0   1  50.0    0   0.0     0     0   114.6
Eddie Hill             1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Jim Jensen             1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Tommy Vigorito         24    186    7.8    0
Duriel Harris          22    331   15.0    1
Jimmy Cefalo           17    356   20.9    1
Joe Rose               16    182   11.4    2
Tony Nathan            16    114    7.1    0
Bruce Hardy            12     66    5.5    2
Nat Moore               8     82   10.2    1
Eddie Hill              6     33    5.5    0
Andra Franklin          3      9    3.0    0
Rich Diana              2     21   10.5    0
Ronnie Lee              2      6    3.0    0
David Woodley           1     15   15.0    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Andra Franklin        177    701    4.0    7
Tony Nathan            66    233    3.5    1
David Woodley          36    207    5.8    2
Tommy Vigorito         19     99    5.2    1
Eddie Hill             13     51    3.9    0
Rich Diana              8     31    3.9    0
Woody Bennett           9     15    1.7    0
Duriel Harris           1     13   13.0    0
Larry Cowan             1      3    3.0    0
Don Strock              3     -9   -3.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Fulton Walker          20    433   21.6    0
Vince Heflin            2     49   24.5    0
Rich Diana              1     15   15.0    0
Mike Kozlowski          1     10   10.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Tommy Vigorito         20    192    9.6    5    1
Glenn Blackwood         2      2    1.0    0    0
Mike Kozlowski          0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Tom Orosz 35 1,353 38.7 4 11 0 14 77 34.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Uwe Von Schamann 0/0 8/9 4/5 3/5 0/1 15/20 21/22 66 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Bill Barnett 0.5 Bob Baumhower 3.5 Doug Betters 4.0 Glenn Blackwood 2.0 2 42 1 Lyle Blackwood 1.0 2 41 0 Kim Bokamper 3.5 1 1 0 Charles Bowser 2.0 Bob Brudzinski 4.5 1 5 0 A.J. Duhe 2.0 1 0 0 Larry Gordon 3.0 1 15 0 Ron Hester 1.0 Mike Kozlowski 1.0 1 36 0 Don McNeal 4 42 1 Earnest Rhone 1.0 1 4 0 Gerald Small 2 41 0 Fulton Walker 3 54 0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 24 OG Roy Foster 165 USC 2 52 WR Mark Duper 146 N.W. Louisiana 3 80 DB Paul Lankford 130 Penn State 4 108 LB Charles Bowser 42 Duke 5 120 DT Bob Nelson 62 Miami [pick acquired from MIN] 5 136 RB Rich Diana 9 Yale 6 161 DB Tom Tutson 10 South Carolina State [pick acquired from SD] 6 164 LB Ron Hester 9 Florida State 7 170 TE Dan Johnson 66 Iowa State [pick acquired from NO] 7 192 RB Larry Cowan 8 Jackson State 8 220 DB Tate Randle 69 Texas Tech 9 239 DE Steve Clark 41 Utah [pick acquired from DET] 9 248 RB Mack Boatner 7 S.E. Louisiana 10 271 LB Robin Fisher Florida [pick acquired from PHI] 10 276 OT Wayne Jones 6 Utah 11 303 OT Gary Crum Wyoming 12 331 WR Mike Rodrique Miami

Traded draft picks: none


Transactions:

01-05-1982Vern Den Herder retired
08-25-1982claimed Vince Abbott on waivers from 49ers
09-06-1982Vern Den Herder unretired


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

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/08/83    vs New England Patriots    W 28-13
01/16/83    vs San Diego Chargers      W 34-13
01/23/83    vs New York Jets           W 14-0
Super Bowl XVII
01/30/83    at Washington Redskins     L 17-27


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 at New York Jets W 45-28 1-0-0 09/19/82 vs Baltimore Colts W 24-20 2-0-0 11/21/82 at Buffalo Bills W 9-7 3-0-0 11/29/82 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17-23 3-1-0 12/05/82 vs Minnesota Vikings W 22-14 4-1-0 12/12/82 at New England Patriots L 0-3 4-2-0 12/18/82 vs New York Jets W 20-19 5-2-0 12/27/82 vs Buffalo Bills W 27-10 6-2-0 01/02/83 at Baltimore Colts W 34-7 7-2-0

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