1972 Miami Dolphins Statistics
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 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, the Dolphins paced the league with 385 points. The defense proved to be a force, as Miami 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Morrall | 150 | 83 | 55.3 | 1360 | 9.1 | 11 | 7.3 | 7 | 4.7 | 49 | 14 | 114 | 91.0 |
| Bob Griese | 97 | 53 | 54.6 | 638 | 6.6 | 4 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.1 | 39 | 7 | 45 | 71.6 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 165 | 18.3 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 100.5 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 259 | 144 | 55.6 | 2235 | 8.6 | 17 | 6.6 | 12 | 4.6 | 51 | 21 | 159 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Csonka | 213 | 1117 | 5.2 | 45 | 6 |
| Mercury Morris | 190 | 1000 | 5.3 | 33 | 12 |
| Jim Kiick | 137 | 521 | 3.8 | 26 | 5 |
| Hubert Ginn | 27 | 142 | 5.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Charlie Leigh | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 31 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 613 | 2960 | 4.8 | 45 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Warfield | 29 | 606 | 20.9 | 47 | 3 |
| Jim Kiick | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Howard Twilley | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 44 | 3 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 51 | 4 |
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Otto Stowe | 13 | 276 | 21.2 | 49 | 2 |
| Marv Fleming | 13 | 156 | 12.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Jim Mandich | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 39 | 3 |
| Larry Csonka | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Hubert Ginn | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 144 | 2235 | 15.5 | 51 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 45 | 43 | 95.6 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 115 |
| Totals | 45 | 43 | 95.6 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 115 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Seiple | 36 | 1437 | 39.9 | 54 |
| Billy Lothridge | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 |
| Dick Anderson | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 45 |
| Totals | 44 | 1734 | 39.4 | 54 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Leigh | 22 | 210 | 9.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 329 | 8.2 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Morris | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 6 | 153 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hubert Ginn | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 546 | 22.8 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Dick Anderson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Buoniconti | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 286 | 11.0 | 31 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Mandich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Stanfill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jake Scott | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Fernandez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howard Twilley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marv Fleming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Otto Stowe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Heinz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hubert Ginn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Doug Swift | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |||
| Mercury Morris | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Del Gaizo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Garo Yepremian | 24 | 43 | 0 | 115 | ||||||||||
| Mercury Morris | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| Jim Kiick | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Larry Csonka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Jim Mandich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Paul Warfield | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Otto Stowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Hubert Ginn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 385 |
