1985 Miami Dolphins Statistics
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Shula (12-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1985 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1985 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 1-1.
The Dolphins moved the ball well, scoring 428 points, and the defensive squad allowed 320. Dan Marino directed the offense, passing for 4,137 yards. Tony Nathan hauled in 72 passes, while Mark Clayton accumulated 996 receiving yards.
Tony Nathan ran for a team-best 667 yards for Miami.
Glenn Blackwood intercepted 6 opponent throws. Mike Charles sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1985 Miami Dolphins lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Marino | 567 | 336 | 59.3 | 4137 | 7.3 | 30 | 5.3 | 21 | 3.7 | 73 | 18 | 157 | 84.1 |
Don Strock | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 141 | 15.7 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 155.8 |
Mark Clayton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
Totals | 576 | 343 | 59.5 | 4278 | 7.4 | 31 | 5.4 | 21 | 3.6 | 73 | 19 | 164 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Nathan | 143 | 667 | 4.7 | 22 | 5 |
Ron Davenport | 98 | 370 | 3.8 | 33 | 11 |
Lorenzo Hampton | 105 | 369 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 |
Woody Bennett | 54 | 256 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
Joe Carter | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 19 | 0 |
Nat Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Mark Clayton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Don Strock | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Dan Marino | 26 | -24 | -0.9 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 444 | 1729 | 3.9 | 33 | 19 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Nathan | 72 | 651 | 9.0 | 73 | 1 |
Mark Clayton | 70 | 996 | 14.2 | 45 | 4 |
Nat Moore | 51 | 701 | 13.7 | 69 | 7 |
Bruce Hardy | 39 | 409 | 10.5 | 31 | 4 |
Mark Duper | 35 | 650 | 18.6 | 67 | 3 |
Joe Rose | 19 | 306 | 16.1 | 42 | 4 |
Dan Johnson | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 61 | 3 |
Ron Davenport | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 17 | 2 |
Woody Bennett | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 27 | 1 |
Lorenzo Hampton | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
Vince Heflin | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 46 | 1 |
Duriel Harris | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
Joe Carter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Jim Jensen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
Totals | 343 | 4278 | 12.5 | 73 | 31 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Roby | 59 | 2576 | 43.7 | 63 |
Totals | 59 | 2576 | 43.7 | 63 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Vigorito | 22 | 197 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
Mike Kozlowski | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
Frank Lockett | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
Glenn Blackwood | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 |
Mark Clayton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
Totals | 39 | 319 | 8.2 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lorenzo Hampton | 45 | 1020 | 22.7 | 46 | 0 |
Joe Carter | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
Bruce Hardy | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Totals | 52 | 1145 | 22.0 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Blackwood | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
William Judson | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 61 | 1 |
Paul Lankford | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
Bud Brown | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
Jay Brophy | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
Hugh Green | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Jackie Shipp | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Bob Brudzinski | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Mark Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Alex Moyer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 23 | 265 | 11.5 | 61 | 1 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Charles | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
Mack Moore | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
Doug Betters | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
Hugh Green | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
Bob Brudzinski | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Kim Bokamper | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
Charles Bowser | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
Paul Lankford | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Mark Brown | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
George Little | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Jay Brophy | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Sanders Shiver | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Robert Sowell | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 37.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bud Brown | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Brudzinski | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Tommy Vigorito | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dan Marino | 9 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mark Brown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jackie Shipp | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jon Giesler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Joe Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Alex Moyer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Barnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tony Nathan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Jay Brophy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeff Toews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mark Duper | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Clayton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Steve Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Hugh Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ron Davenport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Duriel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 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 |
Fuad Reveiz | 22 | 50 | 0 | 116 | ||||||||||
Ron Davenport | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
Nat Moore | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
Tony Nathan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
Joe Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
Mark Clayton | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
Bruce Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
Mark Duper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Dan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
Vince Heflin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Woody Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Jim Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Bob Brudzinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
William Judson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 |