1981 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-4-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (11-4-1)
Location: Miami, Florida
1981 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 11-4-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (11-4-1)
Location: Miami, Florida
1981 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Dolphins chalked up 345 points, and the miserly defensive unit yielded 275. David Woodley tossed for 2,470 yards. Duriel Harris hauled in 53 passes for 911 yards, while Tony Nathan provided receiving help, too.
Tony Nathan ran for a team-best 782 yards for Miami, while Andra Franklin also buoyed the ground attack.
Glenn Blackwood intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1981 Miami Dolphins lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Elmer Bailey | WR | December 13, 1957 | 6'0" | 196 | Lincoln (MO) | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Bill Barnett | DE | May 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | St. Paul, MN USA | 9 | 2 |
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Alabama | Portsmouth, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | Miami (FL) | York, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | Don Bessillieu | FS | May 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Georgia Tech | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | LDE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 15 | 15 |
| 47 | Glenn Blackwood | SS | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Lyle Blackwood | FS | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 10 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | DE | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | LOLB | January 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 230 | Ohio St. | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Penn St. | Pittston, PA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | RDE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 63 | Mark Dennard | C | November 2, 1955 | 6'1" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bay City, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | LILB | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Andra Franklin | FB | August 22, 1959 | 5'10" | 225 | Nebraska | Anniston, AL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 72 | Mike Fultz | DT | January 28, 1954 | 6'5" | 278 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Nick Giaquinto | RB | April 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 205 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | LT | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Larry Gordon | ROLB | July 8, 1953 | 6'4" | 230 | Arizona St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 16 | 4 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 31 | Eddie Hill | RB | May 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 205 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 11 | 3 |
| 36 | Steve Howell | FB | December 20, 1956 | 6'2" | 227 | Baylor | Corsicana, TX USA | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Jim Jensen | WR-QB | November 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Abington, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | San Diego St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 9 |
| 68 | Eric Laakso | RT | November 29, 1956 | 6'4" | 285 | Tulane | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Don McNeal | LCB | May 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Alabama | Atmore, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 13 | 11 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 11 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | RG | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Tom Orosz | P | September 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 204 | Ohio St. | Painesville, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Ken Poole | DE | October 20, 1958 | 6'3" | 251 | La-Monroe | Hermitage, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Steve Potter | LB | November 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 235 | Virginia | Bradford, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Ricky Ray | DB | May 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Waynesboro, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | RILB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Terry Robiskie | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Joe Rose | TE | June 24, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Marysville, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve Shull | LB | March 27, 1958 | 6'1" | 220 | William & Mary | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Gerald Small | RCB | August 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 192 | San Jose St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Dwight Stephenson | C | November 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 255 | Alabama | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 45 | Ed Taylor | DB | May 13, 1953 | 6'0" | 174 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 2 |
| 53 | Rodell Thomas | LB | August 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Jeff Toews | LG | November 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Washington | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 86 | Ronnie Van Lee | TE | December 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Baylor | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Tommy Vigorito | PR | October 23, 1959 | 5'10" | 193 | Virginia | Passaic, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | Uwe von Schamann | K | April 23, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Oklahoma | Berlin, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Fulton Walker | KR | April 30, 1958 | 5'10" | 193 | West Virginia | Martinsburg, WV USA | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | David Woodley | QB | October 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
