1966 Miami Dolphins Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: George Wilson (3-11)
Location: Miami, Florida
1966 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: George Wilson (3-11)
Location: Miami, Florida
1966 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.
Miami eked out just 213 points, while the defense allowed 362. Dick Wood passed for 993 yards, and George Wilson spent time under center, too. Dave Kocourek paced pass catchers, hauling in 27 passes, while Bo Roberson accumulated 519 receiving yards. Joe Auer was targeted regularly as well.
Joe Auer ran for a team-best 416 yards for the Dolphins.
The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 46 turnovers, topping in the league. Willie West picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
George Wilson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Joe Auer | HB | October 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Trenton, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Mel Branch | RDE-LDE | February 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 230 | LSU | Leesville, LA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 56 | Bob Bruggers | MLB | April 20, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Minnesota | Lincoln, NE USA | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Whit Canale | LDE | December 27, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Tennessee | Sarasota, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Rick Casares | FB | July 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | George Chesser | HB-FB | September 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 220 | Mississippi | Starkville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Ed Cooke | LDE | May 3, 1935 | 6'4" | 250 | Maryland | Pilot Mountain, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 90 | Bill Cronin | TE | November 20, 1943 | 6'5" | 231 | Boston Col. | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Al Dotson | RDT-ROT | February 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Grambling St. | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 50 | Frank Emanuel | MLB | December 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Tennessee | Clio, SC USA | 14 | 11 |
| 53 | Tom Erlandson | LLB | March 24, 1940 | 6'3" | 235 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | RT | September 28, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | TCU | Santa Fe, NM USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Earl Faison | RDE | January 31, 1939 | 6'5" | 270 | Indiana | Newport News, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cookie Gilchrist | FB | May 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 251 | none | Brackenridge, PA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 58 | Tom Goode | C | December 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | Mississippi St. | West Point, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 65 | Jim Higgins | LOG-LOT | January 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 250 | Xavier (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 7 | 3 |
| 85 | Johnny Holmes | DE | November 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 248 | Florida A&M | 3 | 0 | |
| 52 | Mike Hudock | C | September 29, 1934 | 6'2" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Pittston, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 24 | Billy Hunter | FB-HB-FL | November 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Frank Jackson | SE | April 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | SMU | Levelland, TX USA | 10 | 7 |
| 44 | Pete Jaquess | LS | December 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | East. New Mexico | Earth, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 33 | Billy Joe | FB | October 14, 1940 | 6'2" | 235 | Villanova | Aynor, SC USA | 14 | 7 |
| 83 | Dave Kocourek | TE | August 20, 1937 | 6'5" | 240 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Wes Matthews | FL | October 10, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Oklahoma St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Wahoo McDaniel | RLB | June 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Bernice, LA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 47 | John McGeever | RS-LS | February 14, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | Auburn | Bogalusa, LA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | Gene Mingo | K | September 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 216 | none | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Stan Mitchell | RLB | August 17, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | Tennessee | Wayne, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Doug Moreau | SE | February 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 215 | LSU | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Bob Neff | PR | March 5, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | S.F. Austin | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Billy Neighbors | RG | February 4, 1940 | 6'0" | 250 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 76 | Tom Nomina | LDT | December 27, 1941 | 6'3" | 260 | Miami (OH) | Delphos, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 89 | Karl Noonan | SE | February 17, 1944 | 6'2" | 198 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 11 | Rick Norton | QB | November 16, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 7 | 2 |
| 61 | Ernie Park | LG | October 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 253 | McMurry | San Angelo, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 48 | Bob Petrella | LS-RS | November 7, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Sammy Price | HB | October 1, 1943 | 5'11" | 215 | Illinois | Margaret, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Rice | ROG-LOT | September 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 240 | Auburn | Bainbridge, GA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 40 | Bo Roberson | FL | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cornell | Blakely, GA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 87 | John Roderick | WR | August 21, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | SMU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 6 | 4 |
| 55 | Jack Rudolph | LB | March 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Georgia Tech | St. Louis, MO USA | 11 | 4 |
| 15 | John Stofa | QB | June 29, 1942 | 6'3" | 210 | Buffalo | Johnstown, PA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 59 | Jack Thornton | RLB | April 23, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Auburn | Washington, GA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 88 | LaVerne Torczon | RDE | January 1, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Nebraska | Columbus, NE USA | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | WR-FL | December 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Hal Wantland | TE | July 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Tennessee | Columbia, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimmy Warren | LCB | July 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Illinois | Ferriday, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Willie West | RS | May 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | Oregon | Lexington, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Dick Westmoreland | RCB | February 17, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | North Carolina A&T | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Maxie Williams | LT | June 28, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | SE Louisiana | Granite Falls, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | George Wilson | P | May 29, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Notre Dame | Oak Park, IL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 18 | Dick Wood | QB | February 29, 1936 | 6'5" | 205 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 77 | Rich Zecher | RDT | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 255 | Utah St. | Alameda, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
