1979 Miami Dolphins Roster

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 Statistics
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.

The Dolphins scored 341 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 257. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 837 yards for Miami, and Delvin Williams additionally aided the ground game.

Bob Griese tossed for 2,160 yards. Nat Moore paced the receiving corps, hauling in 48 passes for 840 yards, while Duriel Harris provided receiving help, too.

Neal Colzie and Gerald Small each seized 5 opponent throws.

Don Shula coached the team. The 1979 Miami Dolphins lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
49Charlie BabbDBFebruary 4, 19506'0"190MemphisSikeston, MO USA50
78Carl BarisichDT-NTJuly 12, 19516'4"258PrincetonJersey City, NJ USA110
73Bob BaumhowerNTAugust 4, 19556'5"261AlabamaPortsmouth, VA USA1616
7Guy BenjaminQBJune 27, 19556'4"210StanfordLos Angeles, CA USA40
46Don BessillieuDBMay 4, 19566'1"200Georgia TechFort Benning, GA USA160
75Doug BettersRDEJune 11, 19566'7"262MontanaLincoln, NE USA1614
47Glenn BlackwoodDBFebruary 23, 19576'0"187TexasSan Antonio, TX USA110
58Kim BokamperLOLBSeptember 25, 19546'6"245Concordia (MN)San Diego, CA USA1413
31Norm BulaichRBDecember 25, 19466'1"218TCUGalveston, TX USA90
81Jimmy CefaloWROctober 5, 19555'11"190Penn St.Pittston, PA USA163
51Rusty ChambersRILBNovember 10, 19536'1"218TulaneAmite, LA USA1616
20Neal ColzieFSFebruary 28, 19546'2"200Ohio St.Fitzgerald, GA USA1616
39Larry CsonkaFBDecember 25, 19466'3"237SyracuseStow, OH USA1616
71Mike CurrentRTSeptember 17, 19456'5"274Ohio St.Lima, OH USA1616
27Gary DavisRBSeptember 7, 19545'10"202Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoLos Angeles, CA USA153
83Vern Den HerderLDENovember 28, 19486'6"250Central College (IA)Le Mars, IA USA1616
63Mark DennardCNovember 2, 19556'1"253Texas A&MBay City, TX USA167
77A.J. DuheLBNovember 27, 19556'4"247LSUNew Orleans, LA USA132
25Tim FoleySSJanuary 22, 19486'0"194PurdueEvanston, IL USA1515
79Jon GieslerTDecember 23, 19566'5"262MichiganToledo, OH USA160
50Larry GordonROLBJuly 8, 19536'4"230Arizona St.Monroe, LA USA1616
61Cleveland GreenTSeptember 11, 19576'3"265SouthernBolton, MS USA160
12Bob GrieseQBFebruary 3, 19456'1"190PurdueEvansville, IN USA1412
85Jeff GrothWRJuly 2, 19575'10"176Bowling GreenMankato, MN USA40
84Bruce HardyTEJune 1, 19566'5"235Arizona St.Murray, UT USA1614
82Duriel HarrisWRNovember 27, 19545'11"179New Mexico St.Port Arthur, TX USA1514
36Steve HowellFB-TEDecember 20, 19566'2"227BaylorCorsicana, TX USA160
37Mike KozlowskiDBFebruary 24, 19566'0"196San Diego St.Newark, NJ USA161
67Bob KuechenbergLTOctober 14, 19476'2"253Notre DameGary, IN USA1616
68Eric LaaksoTNovember 29, 19566'4"285TulaneNew York, NY USA102
52Mel LandLB-DENovember 30, 19556'3"243Michigan St.Youngstown, OH USA160
62Jim LangerCMay 16, 19486'2"250South Dakota St.Little Falls, MN USA99
66Larry LittleRGNovember 2, 19456'1"265Bethune-CookmanGroveland, GA USA1514
53Bob MathesonLBNovember 25, 19446'4"238DukeBoone, NC USA163
89Nat MooreWRSeptember 19, 19515'9"184Tenn-MartinTallahassee, FL USA1614
22Tony NathanKRDecember 14, 19566'0"206AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA160
64Ed NewmanLGJune 4, 19516'2"245Florida AtlanticNew York, NY USA1616
54Ralph OrtegaLBJuly 6, 19536'2"220FloridaHavana, Cuba80
55Earnest RhoneLBAugust 20, 19536'2"220Henderson St.Ogden, AR USA160
4George RobertsPJune 10, 19556'0"181Virginia TechLynchburg, VA USA160
48Gerald SmallRCBAugust 10, 19565'11"192San Jose St.Washington, DC USA1616
10Don StrockQBNovember 27, 19506'5"220Virginia TechPottstown, PA USA164
45Ed TaylorDBMay 13, 19536'0"174MemphisMemphis, TN USA50
41Norris ThomasLCBMay 3, 19546'0"180Southern MissInverness, MS USA1616
60Jeff ToewsG-TNovember 4, 19576'3"255WashingtonSan Jose, CA USA110
38Bob TorreyRBJanuary 30, 19576'4"231Penn St.Ceres, NY USA70
56Steve TowleLILBOctober 23, 19536'2"233KansasKansas City, KS USA1616
86Ronnie Van LeeTDecember 24, 19566'3"265BaylorPine Bluff, AR USA162
5Uwe von SchamannKApril 23, 19566'0"190OklahomaBerlin, Germany160
24Delvin WilliamsRBApril 17, 19516'0"195KansasHouston, TX USA1413



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