1979 Miami Dolphins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-6)
Location: Miami, Florida
1979 Miami Dolphins RosterTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-6)
Location: Miami, Florida
1979 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1979 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 | Bob Griese | 310 | 176 | 56.8 | 2160 | 7.0 | 14 | 4.5 | 16 | 5.2 | 51 | 26 | 223 | 72.0 | Don Strock | 100 | 56 | 56.0 | 830 | 8.3 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 53 | 2 | 22 | 78.3 | Guy Benjamin | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 93.8 | Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 416 | 235 | 56.5 | 3018 | 7.3 | 20 | 4.8 | 22 | 5.3 | 53 | 29 | 255 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Larry Csonka | 220 | 837 | 3.8 | 22 | 12 | Delvin Williams | 184 | 703 | 3.8 | 39 | 3 | Gary Davis | 98 | 383 | 3.9 | 42 | 1 | Tony Nathan | 16 | 68 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 | Bob Torrey | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 17 | 1 | Norm Bulaich | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | Bob Griese | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 18 | 0 | Nat Moore | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 | Duriel Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Don Strock | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | Steve Howell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 561 | 2187 | 3.9 | 42 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Nat Moore | 48 | 840 | 17.5 | 53 | 6 | Duriel Harris | 42 | 798 | 19.0 | 51 | 3 | Gary Davis | 34 | 215 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 | Bruce Hardy | 30 | 386 | 12.9 | 28 | 3 | Delvin Williams | 21 | 175 | 8.3 | 38 | 1 | Tony Nathan | 17 | 213 | 12.5 | 35 | 2 | Larry Csonka | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 | Jimmy Cefalo | 12 | 223 | 18.6 | 30 | 3 | Norm Bulaich | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 13 | 1 | Steve Howell | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 | Ronnie Van Lee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | Bob Torrey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 235 | 3018 | 12.8 | 53 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Uwe von Schamann | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 99 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | George Roberts | 69 | 2772 | 40.2 | 68 | Uwe von Schamann | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 70 | 2803 | 40.0 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Nathan | 28 | 306 | 10.9 | 86 | 1 | Mike Kozlowski | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 337 | 9.9 | 86 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Tony Nathan | 45 | 1016 | 22.6 | 43 | 0 | Mike Kozlowski | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 28 | 0 | Gary Davis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 1128 | 22.1 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Neal Colzie | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 56 | 0 | Gerald Small | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 40 | 0 | Larry Gordon | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 | Norris Thomas | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | Earnest Rhone | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | Tim Foley | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | Bob Matheson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | Rusty Chambers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Kim Bokamper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Charlie Babb | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Steve Towle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 23 | 285 | 12.4 | 56 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Vern Den Herder | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Rusty Chambers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nat Moore | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Foley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bob Griese | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | Steve Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mel Land | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Baumhower | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Langer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mark Dennard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Current | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Earnest Rhone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Towle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Delvin Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Norm Bulaich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Strock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Nathan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Csonka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 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 | Uwe von Schamann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 99 | Larry Csonka | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | Nat Moore | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Delvin Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Bruce Hardy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Tony Nathan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Duriel Harris | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Jimmy Cefalo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Norm Bulaich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Bob Torrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
