
1971 Miami Dolphins Statistics
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (10-3-1)
Location: Miami, Florida
1971 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Miami kept the scoreboard humming with 315 points, while the miserly defensive unit surrendered 174. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 1,051 yards for the Dolphins.
Bob Griese threw for 2,089 yards. Paul Warfield hauled in 43 passes for 996 yards. Jim Kiick was targeted regularly as well.
Jake Scott picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1971 Miami Dolphins lost in the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Griese | 263 | 145 | 55.1 | 2089 | 7.9 | 19 | 7.2 | 9 | 3.4 | 86 | 23 | 248 | 90.9 |
George Mira | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | 159 | 5.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 43 | 2 | 17 | 51.9 |
Totals | 293 | 156 | 53.2 | 2248 | 7.7 | 20 | 6.8 | 10 | 3.4 | 86 | 25 | 265 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Csonka | 195 | 1051 | 5.4 | 28 | 7 |
Jim Kiick | 162 | 738 | 4.6 | 34 | 3 |
Mercury Morris | 57 | 315 | 5.5 | 51 | 1 |
Paul Warfield | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 39 | 0 |
Hubert Ginn | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 46 | 0 |
Bob Griese | 26 | 82 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 |
Charlie Leigh | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
Larry Seiple | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Terry Cole | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 |
George Mira | 6 | -9 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 486 | 2429 | 5.0 | 51 | 11 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Warfield | 43 | 996 | 23.2 | 86 | 11 |
Jim Kiick | 40 | 338 | 8.4 | 27 | 0 |
Howard Twilley | 23 | 349 | 15.2 | 41 | 4 |
Marv Fleming | 13 | 137 | 10.5 | 23 | 2 |
Larry Csonka | 13 | 113 | 8.7 | 25 | 1 |
Karl Noonan | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 43 | 0 |
Otto Stowe | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 21 | 1 |
Mercury Morris | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
Jim Mandich | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 1 |
Larry Seiple | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
Totals | 156 | 2248 | 14.4 | 86 | 20 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Garo Yepremian | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 117 |
Totals | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 117 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Seiple | 52 | 2087 | 40.1 | 73 |
Totals | 52 | 2087 | 40.1 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Scott | 33 | 318 | 9.6 | 31 | 0 |
Dick Anderson | 8 | 114 | 14.2 | 47 | 0 |
Totals | 41 | 432 | 10.5 | 47 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercury Morris | 15 | 423 | 28.2 | 94 | 1 |
Hubert Ginn | 10 | 252 | 25.2 | 35 | 0 |
Charlie Leigh | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 31 | 0 |
Bob Matheson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 32 | 806 | 25.2 | 94 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Scott | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 |
Tim Foley | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
Curtis Johnson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
Dick Anderson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Doug Swift | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Totals | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Griese | 9 | 6 | -37 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dick Anderson | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Stanfill | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jim Riley | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jake Scott | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Matheson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Manny Fernandez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Curtis Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
Jim Langer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Larry Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Charlie Leigh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nick Buoniconti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
George Mira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Paul Warfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Hubert Ginn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jim Kiick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mercury Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Garo Yepremian | 28 | 33 | 0 | 117 | ||||||||||
Paul Warfield | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
Larry Csonka | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
Howard Twilley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
Jim Kiick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
Mercury Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
Marv Fleming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Otto Stowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Jim Mandich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Curtis Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 11 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |