1983 Miami Dolphins Statistics
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 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.
The defense proved to be a force, as 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 was targeted regularly 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 296 | 173 | 58.4 | 2210 | 7.5 | 20 | 6.8 | 6 | 2.0 | 85 | 10 | 80 | 96.0 |
| David Woodley | 89 | 43 | 48.3 | 528 | 5.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 4 | 4.5 | 64 | 10 | 80 | 59.6 |
| Don Strock | 52 | 34 | 65.4 | 403 | 7.8 | 4 | 7.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 47 | 3 | 30 | 106.5 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48 | 48.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Totals | 442 | 254 | 57.5 | 3235 | 7.3 | 28 | 6.3 | 11 | 2.5 | 85 | 23 | 190 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andra Franklin | 224 | 746 | 3.3 | 18 | 8 |
| Tony Nathan | 151 | 685 | 4.5 | 40 | 3 |
| David Overstreet | 85 | 392 | 4.6 | 44 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 49 | 197 | 4.0 | 25 | 2 |
| David Woodley | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 28 | 45 | 1.6 | 15 | 2 |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 6 | -16 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 568 | 2150 | 3.8 | 44 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 52 | 461 | 8.9 | 25 | 1 |
| Mark Duper | 51 | 1003 | 19.7 | 85 | 10 |
| Nat Moore | 39 | 558 | 14.3 | 66 | 6 |
| Joe Rose | 29 | 345 | 11.9 | 37 | 3 |
| Dan Johnson | 24 | 189 | 7.9 | 33 | 4 |
| Bruce Hardy | 22 | 202 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 15 | 260 | 17.3 | 64 | 1 |
| David Overstreet | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 20 | 2 |
| Mark Clayton | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 254 | 3235 | 12.7 | 85 | 28 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 48 | 45 | 93.8 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 99 |
| Totals | 48 | 45 | 93.8 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 99 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Roby | 74 | 3189 | 43.1 | 64 |
| Totals | 74 | 3189 | 43.1 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Clayton | 41 | 392 | 9.6 | 60 | 1 |
| Fulton Walker | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Vince Heflin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Sowell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 581 | 10.6 | 62 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Walker | 36 | 962 | 26.7 | 78 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Vince Heflin | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 1085 | 23.1 | 78 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Judson | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 38 | 2 |
| Kim Bokamper | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Earnest Rhone | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Lankford | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 345 | 13.3 | 45 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Betters | 16.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Baumhower | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| Charles Bowser | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Earnest Rhone | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Charles | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kim Bokamper | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Brown | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 49.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Betters | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earnest Rhone | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Marino | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fulton Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Strock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andra Franklin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Charles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Overstreet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kim Bokamper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| A.J. Duhe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brudzinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Clayton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Robert Sowell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rodell Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Kuechenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Woodley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 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 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 99 | ||||||||||
| Mark Duper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| Andra Franklin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Nat Moore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Dan Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| David Overstreet | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Joe Rose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Dan Marino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Woody Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Mark Clayton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Duriel Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mike Charles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 389 |
