1979 Miami Dolphins Statistics
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-6)
Location: Miami, Florida
1979 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Dolphins scored 341 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 837 yards for Miami, and Delvin Williams additionally aided the ground game.
Bob Griese tossed for 2,160 yards. Nat Moore paced the receiving corps, hauling in 48 passes for 840 yards, while Duriel Harris contributed to the receiving game, too.
Gerald Small and Neal Colzie each seized 5 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1979 Miami Dolphins lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 310 | 176 | 56.8 | 2160 | 7.0 | 14 | 4.5 | 16 | 5.2 | 51 | 26 | 223 | 72.0 |
| Don Strock | 100 | 56 | 56.0 | 830 | 8.3 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 53 | 2 | 22 | 78.3 |
| Guy Benjamin | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 93.8 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 416 | 235 | 56.5 | 3018 | 7.3 | 20 | 4.8 | 22 | 5.3 | 53 | 29 | 255 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 220 | 837 | 3.8 | 22 | 12 |
| Delvin Williams | 184 | 703 | 3.8 | 39 | 3 |
| Gary Davis | 98 | 383 | 3.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 16 | 68 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Torrey | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Norm Bulaich | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 9 | 2 |
| Bob Griese | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 561 | 2187 | 3.9 | 42 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 48 | 840 | 17.5 | 53 | 6 |
| Duriel Harris | 42 | 798 | 19.0 | 51 | 3 |
| Gary Davis | 34 | 215 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 30 | 386 | 12.9 | 28 | 3 |
| Delvin Williams | 21 | 175 | 8.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 35 | 2 |
| Larry Csonka | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 12 | 223 | 18.6 | 30 | 3 |
| Norm Bulaich | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Howell | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Van Lee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Torrey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 235 | 3018 | 12.8 | 53 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 99 |
| Totals | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 99 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 69 | 2772 | 40.2 | 68 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| Totals | 70 | 2803 | 40.0 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 28 | 306 | 10.9 | 86 | 1 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 337 | 9.9 | 86 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 45 | 1016 | 22.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 1128 | 22.1 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Colzie | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Larry Gordon | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Earnest Rhone | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 285 | 12.4 | 56 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Chambers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mel Land | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Langer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dennard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Current | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earnest Rhone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Towle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Strock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Nathan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Csonka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Uwe von Schamann | 21 | 36 | 0 | 99 | ||||||||||
| Larry Csonka | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| Nat Moore | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Tony Nathan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Bob Torrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
