1984 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (14-2)
Location: Miami, Florida
1984 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (14-2)
Location: Miami, Florida
1984 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Miami lit up the scoreboard for 513 points, while the defense conceded 298. Dan Marino triggered the aerial attack, passing for 5,084 yards. Mark Clayton paced the receiving corps, hauling in 73 passes for 1,389 yards, while Tony Nathan and Mark Duper were targeted regularly also.
Woody Bennett ran for a team-best 606 yards for the Dolphins, while Joe Carter and Tony Nathan additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Glenn Blackwood intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Doug Betters topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1984 Miami Dolphins lost in the Super Bowl.
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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 | 16 | 1 |
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Alabama | Portsmouth, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 34 | Woody Bennett | FB | March 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | Miami (FL) | York, PA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 78 | Charles Benson | DE | November 21, 1960 | 6'3" | 267 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 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 | 11 | 10 |
| 56 | Charles Bowser | ROLB | October 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 231 | Duke | Plymouth, NC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 53 | Jay Brophy | LILB | July 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 233 | Miami (FL) | Akron, OH USA | 11 | 5 |
| 43 | Bud Brown | DB | April 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern Miss | DeKalb, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Mark Brown | RILB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 16 | 9 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | LOLB | January 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 230 | Ohio St. | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Fernanza Burgess | WR | March 6, 1960 | 6'1" | 210 | Morris Brown | Miami, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Carter | RB | June 23, 1962 | 5'11" | 198 | Alabama | Starkville, MS USA | 13 | 2 |
| 81 | Jimmy Cefalo | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Penn St. | Pittston, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Charles | RDE | September 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 292 | Syracuse | Newark, NJ USA | 10 | 6 |
| 86 | John Chesley | TE | July 2, 1962 | 6'5" | 225 | Oklahoma St. | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Steve Clark | G-NT | August 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 83 | Mark Clayton | WR | April 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 177 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 77 | A.J. Duhe | LILB | November 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 247 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 85 | Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Pineville, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Roy Foster | LG | May 24, 1960 | 6'4" | 282 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Andra Franklin | RB | August 22, 1959 | 5'10" | 225 | Nebraska | Anniston, AL USA | 2 | 2 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | LT | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | RT | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 16 | 12 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 16 | 5 |
| 88 | Vince Heflin | WR | July 7, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Central State (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Eddie Hill | RB | May 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 205 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Jensen | WR | November 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Abington, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 87 | Dan Johnson | TE | May 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Pete Johnson | RB | March 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 252 | Ohio St. | Fort Valley, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 91 | Ed Judie | LB | July 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 231 | Northern Arizona | Tyler, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | William Judson | RCB | 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 |
| 68 | Eric Laakso | T | November 29, 1956 | 6'4" | 285 | Tulane | New York, NY USA | 4 | 4 |
| 44 | Paul Lankford | LCB | June 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Penn St. | New York, NY USA | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | Dan Marino | QB | September 15, 1961 | 6'4" | 224 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Don McNeal | LCB | May 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Alabama | Atmore, AL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 55 | Earnest Rhone | RILB | August 20, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Henderson St. | Ogden, AR USA | 15 | 10 |
| 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Jackie Shipp | LB | March 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Muskogee, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Sanders Shiver | LB | February 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 227 | Carson-Newman | Gadsden, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Rodell Thomas | LB | August 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 60 | Jeff Toews | G-T | November 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Washington | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Ronnie Van Lee | T-TE-G | December 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Baylor | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 16 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
