1976 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (6-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1976 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (6-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1976 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Dolphins scored 263 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 264. Benny Malone ran for a team-best 797 yards for Miami.
Bob Griese threw for 2,097 yards. Nat Moore paced all receivers, hauling in 33 passes for 625 yards. Freddie Solomon contributed to the receiving game also.
Jeris White, Charlie Babb, Bob Matheson and Ken Ellis each intercepted 2 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Dick Anderson | DB | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 196 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | John Andrews | RDE | November 7, 1951 | 6'5" | 251 | Morgan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 49 | Charlie Babb | SS | February 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis | Sikeston, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Ted Bachman | DB | January 19, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | New Mexico St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Norm Bulaich | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | TCU | Galveston, TX USA | 11 | 6 |
| 85 | Nick Buoniconti | LB | December 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 220 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Darryl Carlton | RT | June 24, 1953 | 6'6" | 271 | Tampa | Bartow, FL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 51 | Rusty Chambers | LB | November 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 218 | Tulane | Amite, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 74 | Randy Crowder | LDT | July 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 242 | Penn St. | Sharon, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Gary Davis | KR | September 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 202 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | LDE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Mike Dennery | LB | June 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 222 | Southern Miss | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Tom Drougas | T-G | December 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Ken Ellis | DB | September 27, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern | Woodbine, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | DB | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Larry Gordon | LLB | July 8, 1953 | 6'4" | 230 | Arizona St. | Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 26 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 35 | Clayton Heath | RB | February 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Wake Forest | Chester County, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Bob Heinz | DT | July 25, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Pacific | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 44 | Barry Hill | FS | January 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 185 | Iowa St. | Eglin AFB, FL USA | 6 | 6 |
| 82 | Ike Hill | WB-DB | April 15, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | Catawba | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike Holmes | DB-WR | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 193 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | RCB | June 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 196 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 13 | 9 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Larry Little | RG | November 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Groveland, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Benny Malone | RB | February 3, 1952 | 5'10" | 193 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | RLB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 13 | 11 |
| 80 | Loaird McCreary | TE-WR | March 15, 1953 | 6'5" | 227 | Tennessee St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Melvin Mitchell | G-C-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | LT | August 17, 1945 | 6'6" | 265 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | LG | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 14 | 8 |
| 36 | Don Nottingham | FB | June 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 210 | Kent St. | Widen, WV USA | 14 | 8 |
| 82 | Morris Owens | WR | February 14, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Arizona St. | Oakland, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Reese | RDT | September 4, 1951 | 6'6" | 254 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 30 | Bryant Salter | FS | January 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | Larry Seiple | P | February 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 214 | Kentucky | Allentown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Andy Selfridge | LB | January 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 218 | Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Freddie Solomon | PR | January 11, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Tampa | Sumter, SC USA | 10 | 8 |
| 84 | Bill Stanfill | DE | January 13, 1947 | 6'5" | 250 | Georgia | Cairo, GA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 87 | Andre Tillman | TE | November 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Steve Towle | MLB | October 23, 1953 | 6'2" | 233 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | WR | December 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 41 | Jeris White | LCB | September 3, 1952 | 5'9" | 188 | Hawaii | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Stan Winfrey | RB | February 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 223 | Arkansas St. | Forrest City, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 14 | 0 |
