1972 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-0
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (14-0)
Location: Miami, Florida
1972 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 14-0
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (14-0)
Location: Miami, Florida
1972 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 14 wins and 0 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Offensively, Miami paced the league with 385 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Dolphins allowed 171 points, lowest in the league. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 1,117 yards, and Mercury Morris also aided the ground game.
Earl Morrall tossed for 1,360 yards. Paul Warfield hauled in 29 passes for 606 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense created 46 turnovers. Jake Scott picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1972 Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Dick Anderson | FS | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 196 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 49 | Charlie Babb | DB | February 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis | Sikeston, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Larry Ball | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'6" | 232 | Louisville | Iowa City, IA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | Marlin Briscoe | WR-QB-FL | September 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | Nebraska-Omaha | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | Nick Buoniconti | MLB | December 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 220 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Doug Crusan | LT | July 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 250 | Indiana | Monessen, PA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Jim Del Gaizo | QB | May 31, 1947 | 6'1" | 198 | Tampa | Everett, MA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | LDE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | RDT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 6 | 6 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | RT | September 28, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | TCU | Santa Fe, NM USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Manny Fernandez | LDT | July 3, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Marv Fleming | TE | January 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 232 | Utah | Longview, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | LCB | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 32 | Hubert Ginn | RB | January 4, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida A&M | Savannah, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 6 | 5 |
| 72 | Bob Heinz | RDT | July 25, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Pacific | Milwaukee, WI USA | 11 | 8 |
| 43 | Mike Howell | DB | July 5, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | West Monroe, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Al Jenkins | G-T-DE-DT | July 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 245 | Southern Illinois | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ed Jenkins | RB | August 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Holy Cross | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | RCB | June 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 196 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Jim Kiick | RB | August 9, 1946 | 5'11" | 214 | Wyoming | Lincoln Park, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Howard Kindig | DE-T | June 22, 1941 | 6'6" | 265 | Los Angeles St. | Mexico, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Kolen | RLB | January 31, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Opelika, AL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Charlie Leigh | PR | October 29, 1945 | 5'11" | 206 | none | Halifax, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Larry Little | RG | November 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Groveland, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Billy Lothridge | DB-P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | LB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 65 | Maulty Moore | DT | August 12, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Milligan, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | T | August 17, 1945 | 6'6" | 265 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 14 | 9 |
| 22 | Mercury Morris | KR | January 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 26 | Lloyd Mumphord | DB | December 20, 1946 | 5'10" | 176 | Texas Southern | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jesse Powell | LB | April 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 220 | West Texas A&M | Matador, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | SS | July 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Georgia | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Larry Seiple | P | February 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 214 | Kentucky | Allentown, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 84 | Bill Stanfill | RDE | January 13, 1947 | 6'5" | 250 | Georgia | Cairo, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Otto Stowe | WR | February 25, 1949 | 6'2" | 188 | Iowa St. | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Doug Swift | LLB | October 24, 1948 | 6'3" | 226 | Amherst | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | WR | December 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 14 | 0 |
