1977 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (10-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1977 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (10-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1977 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
Miami piled up points with 313 points, while the solid defense conceded 197. Benny Malone ran for a team-best 615 yards for the Dolphins, and Gary Davis also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bob Griese passed for 2,252 yards. Nat Moore paced the receiving corps, hauling in 52 passes for 765 yards, while Duriel Harris was targeted regularly, too.
Curtis Johnson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | John Alexander | DE | November 12, 1955 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Dick Anderson | DB | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 196 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Terry Anderson | WR | January 10, 1955 | 5'9" | 182 | Bethune-Cookman | Eastover, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Charlie Babb | DB | February 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis | Sikeston, MO USA | 6 | 4 |
| 52 | Larry Ball | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'6" | 232 | Louisville | Iowa City, IA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 78 | Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 258 | Princeton | Jersey City, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Alabama | Portsmouth, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | LOLB | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Wayne Bosarge | DB | September 14, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Tulsa | Bayou La Batre, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Norm Bulaich | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | TCU | Galveston, TX USA | 14 | 7 |
| 51 | Rusty Chambers | LB | November 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 218 | Tulane | Amite, LA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 44 | Charles Cornelius | DB | July 27, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Bethune-Cookman | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Current | RT | September 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 274 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Gary Davis | KR | September 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 202 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | LDE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | RDE | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Rick Dvorak | DT-DE | April 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 240 | Wichita St. | Spearville, KS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | SS | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 50 | Larry Gordon | ROLB | 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 | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 38 | Leroy Harris | FB | July 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 226 | Arkansas St. | Savannah, GA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 72 | Bob Heinz | DT-DE | July 25, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Pacific | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | RCB | June 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 196 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Mike Kolen | LB | January 31, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Opelika, AL USA | 6 | 4 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 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 | 8 |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | RILB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 14 | 9 |
| 80 | Loaird McCreary | TE | March 15, 1953 | 6'5" | 227 | Tennessee St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 17 | Mike Michel | P | August 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 177 | Stanford | Ventura, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Melvin Mitchell | G-C-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | LT | August 17, 1945 | 6'6" | 265 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | G | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 14 | 3 |
| 36 | Don Nottingham | RB | June 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 210 | Kent St. | Widen, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Wally Pesuit | G-C-T-DE | March 4, 1954 | 6'4" | 252 | Kentucky | Steubenville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | LB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Vern Roberson | FS | August 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Natchitoches, LA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 59 | Guy Roberts | LB | June 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 217 | Maryland | North Babylon, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Larry Seiple | TE-HB-P | February 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 214 | Kentucky | Allentown, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Freddie Solomon | PR | January 11, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Tampa | Sumter, SC USA | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | LCB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Southern Miss | Inverness, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Andre Tillman | TE | November 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Steve Towle | LILB | October 23, 1953 | 6'2" | 233 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 21 | Rick Volk | DB | March 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Stan Winfrey | RB | February 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 223 | Arkansas St. | Forrest City, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Steve Young | T | July 18, 1953 | 6'8" | 272 | Colorado | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
