1983 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (12-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1983 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (12-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1983 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Dolphins allowed 250 points, lowest in the league. Miami ran up 389 points. Dan Marino tossed for 2,210 yards. Tony Nathan hauled in 52 passes, while Mark Duper accumulated 1,003 receiving yards, while Nat Moore contributed to the receiving game as well.
Andra Franklin carried the ball for a team-best 746 yards, and Tony Nathan also contributed to the rushing attack.
William Judson intercepted 6 opponent throws. Doug Betters topped the defensive unit with 16 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 49 sacks.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1983 Miami Dolphins lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bill Barnett | DE | May 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | St. Paul, MN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 | 2 |
| 78 | Charles Benson | DE | November 21, 1960 | 6'3" | 267 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | LDE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | RDE | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 56 | Charles Bowser | ROLB | October 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 231 | Duke | Plymouth, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 14 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Mike Charles | NT | September 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 292 | Syracuse | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 76 | Steve Clark | G-NT | August 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Mark Clayton | PR | April 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 177 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Dennard | C | November 2, 1955 | 6'1" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bay City, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | LILB | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 85 | Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Pineville, LA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 61 | Roy Foster | G | May 24, 1960 | 6'4" | 282 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 37 | Andra Franklin | FB | August 22, 1959 | 5'10" | 225 | Nebraska | Anniston, AL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | LT | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 15 | 8 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
| 88 | Vince Heflin | WR | July 7, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Central State (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Eddie Hill | RB | May 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 205 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Jensen | WR-QB | November 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Abington, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Dan Johnson | TE | May 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | William Judson | LCB | March 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 189 | South Carolina St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | San Diego St. | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Eric Laakso | RT | November 29, 1956 | 6'4" | 285 | Tulane | New York, NY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 44 | Paul Lankford | DB | June 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Penn St. | New York, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | Dan Marino | QB | September 15, 1961 | 6'4" | 224 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | RG | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | David Overstreet | RB | September 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 208 | Oklahoma | Big Sandy, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | RILB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | Reggie Roby | P | July 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 249 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Joe Rose | TE | June 24, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Marysville, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Gerald Small | RCB | August 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 192 | San Jose St. | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 45 | Robert Sowell | DB | June 23, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Howard | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Dwight Stephenson | C | November 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 255 | Alabama | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 52 | Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 232 | UCLA | Corona, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Rodell Thomas | LB | August 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 52 | Emmett Tilley | LB | February 13, 1961 | 5'11" | 240 | Duke | Durham, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | Jeff Toews | G | November 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Washington | San Jose, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 32 | Tommy Vigorito | RB-WR | October 23, 1959 | 5'10" | 193 | Virginia | Passaic, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | David Woodley | QB | October 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 5 | 5 |
