1978 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Don Shula (11-5)
Location: Miami, Florida
1978 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Don Shula (11-5)
Location: Miami, Florida
1978 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Dolphins piled up points with 372 points, and the solid defensive unit surrendered 254. Delvin Williams ran for a team-best 1,258 yards for Miami.
Bob Griese tossed for 1,791 yards. Nat Moore paced all receivers, hauling in 48 passes, while Duriel Harris accumulated 654 receiving yards.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 53 turnovers, topping in the league. Tim Foley seized 6 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1978 Miami Dolphins lost in the Wild Card.
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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 | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Terry Anderson | WR | January 10, 1955 | 5'9" | 182 | Bethune-Cookman | Eastover, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Charlie Babb | DB | February 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis | Sikeston, MO USA | 16 | 3 |
| 52 | Larry Ball | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'6" | 232 | Louisville | Iowa City, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 78 | Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 258 | Princeton | Jersey City, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Alabama | Portsmouth, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Guy Benjamin | QB | June 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | RDE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 6 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | LOLB | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Jim Braxton | RB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 31 | Norm Bulaich | RB | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | TCU | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | PR | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Penn St. | Pittston, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 51 | Rusty Chambers | RILB | November 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 218 | Tulane | Amite, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 57 | Sean Clancy | LB | October 22, 1956 | 6'4" | 218 | Amherst | Manhasset, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Charles Cornelius | DB | July 27, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Bethune-Cookman | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Current | RT | September 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 274 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | Gary Davis | RB | 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 | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | RDE | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | SS | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Larry Gordon | ROLB | July 8, 1953 | 6'4" | 230 | Arizona St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 11 | 9 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE-WR-QB | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | KR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 38 | Leroy Harris | FB | July 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 226 | Arkansas St. | Savannah, GA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | RCB | June 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 196 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 15 | 12 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 65 | Eric Laakso | T-G | November 29, 1956 | 6'4" | 285 | Tulane | New York, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Larry Little | RG | November 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Groveland, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 32 | Benny Malone | RB | February 3, 1952 | 5'10" | 193 | Arizona St. | Tyler, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | LB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 12 | 3 |
| 80 | Loaird McCreary | TE | March 15, 1953 | 6'5" | 227 | Tennessee St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 60 | Melvin Mitchell | G-C-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | LT | August 17, 1945 | 6'6" | 265 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | LG | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 12 | 9 |
| 65 | Wally Pesuit | G-C-T-DE | March 4, 1954 | 6'4" | 252 | Kentucky | Steubenville, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Bo Rather | WR | October 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | LB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 4 | George Roberts | P | June 10, 1955 | 6'0" | 181 | Virginia Tech | Lynchburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Bob Simpson | DE | March 29, 1954 | 6'5" | 235 | Colorado | Bloomington, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Gerald Small | DB | August 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 192 | San Jose St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | LCB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Southern Miss | Inverness, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Andre Tillman | TE | November 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Steve Towle | LILB | October 23, 1953 | 6'2" | 233 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 13 | 13 |
| 21 | Rick Volk | FS | March 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 13 |
| 24 | Delvin Williams | RB | April 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 16 | 0 |
