1972 Miami Dolphins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-0
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (14-0)
Location: Miami, Florida
1972 Miami Dolphins Statistics
1972 Miami Dolphins Results

The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 14 wins and 0 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

Offensively, Miami paced the league with 385 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Dolphins allowed 171 points, lowest in the league. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 1,117 yards, and Mercury Morris also aided the ground game.

Earl Morrall tossed for 1,360 yards. Paul Warfield hauled in 29 passes for 606 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense created 46 turnovers. Jake Scott picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Don Shula coached the team. The 1972 Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
40Dick AndersonFSFebruary 10, 19466'2"196ColoradoMidland, MI USA1413
49Charlie BabbDBFebruary 4, 19506'0"190MemphisSikeston, MO USA140
51Larry BallLBSeptember 27, 19496'6"232LouisvilleIowa City, IA USA100
86Marlin BriscoeWR-QB-FLSeptember 10, 19455'11"178Nebraska-OmahaOakland, CA USA100
85Nick BuonicontiMLBDecember 15, 19405'11"220Notre DameSpringfield, MA USA1414
77Doug CrusanLTJuly 26, 19466'5"250IndianaMonessen, PA USA1110
39Larry CsonkaFBDecember 25, 19466'3"237SyracuseStow, OH USA1414
11Jim Del GaizoQBMay 31, 19476'1"198TampaEverett, MA USA40
83Vern Den HerderLDENovember 28, 19486'6"250Central College (IA)Le Mars, IA USA1414
78Jim DunawayRDTSeptember 3, 19416'4"277MississippiColumbia, MS USA66
73Norm EvansRTSeptember 28, 19426'5"250TCUSanta Fe, NM USA1414
75Manny FernandezLDTJuly 3, 19466'2"250UtahOakland, CA USA1414
80Marv FlemingTEJanuary 2, 19426'4"232UtahLongview, TX USA1414
25Tim FoleyLCBJanuary 22, 19486'0"194PurdueEvanston, IL USA1413
32Hubert GinnRBJanuary 4, 19475'10"185Florida A&MSavannah, GA USA140
12Bob GrieseQBFebruary 3, 19456'1"190PurdueEvansville, IN USA65
72Bob HeinzRDTJuly 25, 19476'6"265PacificMilwaukee, WI USA118
43Mike HowellDBJuly 5, 19436'1"195Grambling St.West Monroe, LA USA10
60Al JenkinsG-T-DE-DTJuly 15, 19466'2"245Southern IllinoisNew Orleans, LA USA140
28Ed JenkinsRBAugust 31, 19506'2"210Holy CrossJacksonville, FL USA30
45Curtis JohnsonRCBJune 22, 19486'1"196ToledoToledo, OH USA1413
21Jim KiickRBAugust 9, 19465'11"214WyomingLincoln Park, NJ USA140
54Howard KindigDE-TJune 22, 19416'6"265Los Angeles St.Mexico, MO USA140
57Mike KolenRLBJanuary 31, 19486'2"220AuburnOpelika, AL USA1313
67Bob KuechenbergLGOctober 14, 19476'2"253Notre DameGary, IN USA1414
62Jim LangerCMay 16, 19486'2"250South Dakota St.Little Falls, MN USA1414
23Charlie LeighPROctober 29, 19455'11"206noneHalifax, VA USA140
66Larry LittleRGNovember 2, 19456'1"265Bethune-CookmanGroveland, GA USA1414
7Billy LothridgeDB-PJanuary 1, 19426'1"194Georgia TechCleveland, GA USA20
88Jim MandichTEJuly 30, 19486'2"224MichiganCleveland, OH USA140
53Bob MathesonLBNovember 25, 19446'4"238DukeBoone, NC USA141
65Maulty MooreDTAugust 12, 19466'5"265Bethune-CookmanMilligan, FL USA140
79Wayne MooreTAugust 17, 19456'6"265LamarBeaumont, TX USA90
15Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346'1"205Michigan St.Muskegon, MI USA149
22Mercury MorrisKRJanuary 5, 19475'10"190West Texas A&MPittsburgh, PA USA1411
26Lloyd MumphordDBDecember 20, 19465'10"176Texas SouthernLos Angeles, CA USA140
56Jesse PowellLBApril 14, 19476'2"220West Texas A&MMatador, TX USA140
13Jake ScottSSJuly 20, 19456'0"188GeorgiaGreenwood, SC USA1413
20Larry SeiplePFebruary 14, 19456'0"214KentuckyAllentown, PA USA110
84Bill StanfillRDEJanuary 13, 19476'5"250GeorgiaCairo, GA USA1414
82Otto StoweWRFebruary 25, 19496'2"188Iowa St.Chicago, IL USA90
59Doug SwiftLLBOctober 24, 19486'3"226AmherstSyracuse, NY USA1414
81Howard TwilleyWRDecember 25, 19435'10"185TulsaHouston, TX USA1311
42Paul WarfieldWRNovember 28, 19426'0"188Ohio St.Warren, OH USA1211
1Garo YepremianKJune 2, 19445'8"175noneLarnaca, Cyprus140



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