1982 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (7-2)
Location: Miami, Florida
1982 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 7-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (7-2)
Location: Miami, Florida
1982 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.
The Dolphins netted 198 points, and the miserly defensive unit allowed 131. Andra Franklin ran for a team-best 701 yards for Miami.
David Woodley tossed for 1,080 yards. Tommy Vigorito hauled in 24 passes, while Jimmy Cefalo accumulated 356 receiving yards, while Duriel Harris contributed to the receiving game, too.
The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 27 turnovers. Don McNeal picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Bob Brudzinski topped the defensive unit with 4.5 sacks.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1982 Miami Dolphins lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bill Barnett | RDE | May 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | St. Paul, MN USA | 5 | 5 |
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Alabama | Portsmouth, VA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 34 | Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | Miami (FL) | York, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | LDE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 9 | 7 |
| 72 | Richard Bishop | DE-NT | March 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 275 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Glenn Blackwood | SS | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 42 | Lyle Blackwood | FS | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | RDE | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 56 | Charles Bowser | LB | October 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 231 | Duke | Plymouth, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | LOLB | January 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 230 | Ohio St. | Fremont, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Penn St. | Pittston, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 76 | Steve Clark | G-NT | August 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Larry Cowan | RB | July 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 194 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | DE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 63 | Mark Dennard | C | November 2, 1955 | 6'1" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bay City, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Rich Diana | RB | September 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 220 | Yale | Hamden, CT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | LILB | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 85 | Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Pineville, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Roy Foster | G-T | May 24, 1960 | 6'4" | 282 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Andra Franklin | FB | August 22, 1959 | 5'10" | 225 | Nebraska | Anniston, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | LT | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 50 | Larry Gordon | ROLB | July 8, 1953 | 6'4" | 230 | Arizona St. | Monroe, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 9 | 6 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 88 | Vince Heflin | WR | July 7, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Central State (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Ron Hester | LB | May 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 222 | Florida St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Eddie Hill | RB | May 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 205 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Jensen | WR-QB | November 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Abington, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | William Judson | DB | March 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 189 | South Carolina St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | San Diego St. | Newark, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 68 | Eric Laakso | RT | November 29, 1956 | 6'4" | 285 | Tulane | New York, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 44 | Paul Lankford | DB | June 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Penn St. | New York, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Don McNeal | LCB | May 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Alabama | Atmore, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR-RB | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 8 | 7 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | RG | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Tom Orosz | P | September 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 204 | Ohio St. | Painesville, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Steve Potter | LB | November 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 235 | Virginia | Bradford, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | RILB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 9 | 9 |
| 80 | Joe Rose | TE | June 24, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Marysville, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 52 | Steve Shull | LB | March 27, 1958 | 6'1" | 220 | William & Mary | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Gerald Small | RCB | August 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 192 | San Jose St. | Washington, DC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | Dwight Stephenson | C | November 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 255 | Alabama | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | Jeff Toews | G | November 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Washington | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 86 | Ronnie Van Lee | TE | December 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Baylor | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 9 | 5 |
| 32 | Tommy Vigorito | PR | October 23, 1959 | 5'10" | 193 | Virginia | Passaic, NJ USA | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Uwe von Schamann | K | April 23, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Oklahoma | Berlin, Germany | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | Fulton Walker | KR | April 30, 1958 | 5'10" | 193 | West Virginia | Martinsburg, WV USA | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | David Woodley | QB | October 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
