1979 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-6)
Location: Miami, Florida
1979 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-6)
Location: Miami, Florida
1979 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 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 scored 341 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 837 yards for Miami, and Delvin Williams additionally aided the ground game.
Bob Griese tossed for 2,160 yards. Nat Moore paced the receiving corps, hauling in 48 passes for 840 yards, while Duriel Harris contributed to the receiving game, too.
Gerald Small and Neal Colzie each seized 5 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1979 Miami Dolphins lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Charlie Babb | DB | February 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis | Sikeston, MO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 258 | Princeton | Jersey City, NJ USA | 11 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | Don Bessillieu | DB | May 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | RDE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 14 |
| 47 | Glenn Blackwood | DB | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | LOLB | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 31 | Norm Bulaich | RB | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | TCU | Galveston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Penn St. | Pittston, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 51 | Rusty Chambers | RILB | November 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 218 | Tulane | Amite, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Neal Colzie | FS | February 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Ohio St. | Fitzgerald, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Mike Current | RT | September 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 274 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Gary Davis | RB | September 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 202 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | LDE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Mark Dennard | C | November 2, 1955 | 6'1" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | LB | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | SS | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | T | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Larry Gordon | ROLB | July 8, 1953 | 6'4" | 230 | Arizona St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 85 | Jeff Groth | WR | July 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Bowling Green | Mankato, MN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 16 | 14 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 36 | Steve Howell | FB-TE | December 20, 1956 | 6'2" | 227 | Baylor | Corsicana, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | San Diego St. | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LT | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Eric Laakso | T | November 29, 1956 | 6'4" | 285 | Tulane | New York, NY USA | 10 | 2 |
| 52 | Mel Land | LB-DE | November 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 243 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 66 | Larry Little | RG | November 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Groveland, GA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | LB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 16 | 3 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | KR | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | LG | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Ralph Ortega | LB | July 6, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Florida | Havana, Cuba | 8 | 0 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | LB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | George Roberts | P | June 10, 1955 | 6'0" | 181 | Virginia Tech | Lynchburg, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Gerald Small | RCB | August 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 192 | San Jose St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 45 | Ed Taylor | DB | May 13, 1953 | 6'0" | 174 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | LCB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Southern Miss | Inverness, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Jeff Toews | G-T | November 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Washington | San Jose, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | Bob Torrey | RB | January 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 231 | Penn St. | Ceres, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Steve Towle | LILB | October 23, 1953 | 6'2" | 233 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Ronnie Van Lee | T | December 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Baylor | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Uwe von Schamann | K | April 23, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Oklahoma | Berlin, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Delvin Williams | RB | April 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
