1985 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Shula (12-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1985 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Shula (12-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1985 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Miami moved the ball well, scoring 428 points, while the defensive squad allowed 320. Dan Marino directed the offense, passing for 4,137 yards. Tony Nathan hauled in 72 passes, while Mark Clayton accumulated 996 receiving yards.
Tony Nathan ran for a team-best 667 yards for the Dolphins.
Glenn Blackwood intercepted 6 opponent throws. Mike Charles sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1985 Miami Dolphins lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bill Barnett | DE | May 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 34 | Woody Bennett | FB | March 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | Miami (FL) | York, PA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | LDE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Glenn Blackwood | SS | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Kim Bokamper | RDE | September 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 245 | Concordia (MN) | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 56 | Charles Bowser | LB | October 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 231 | Duke | Plymouth, NC USA | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Jay Brophy | LILB | July 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 233 | Miami (FL) | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 43 | Bud Brown | FS | April 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern Miss | DeKalb, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Mark Brown | RILB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | LOLB | January 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 230 | Ohio St. | Fremont, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | Joe Carter | RB | June 23, 1962 | 5'11" | 198 | Alabama | Starkville, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Charles | NT | September 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 292 | Syracuse | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Steve Clark | RG | August 2, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 5 |
| 83 | Mark Clayton | WR | April 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 177 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Ron Davenport | RB | December 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 230 | Louisville | Summerset, Bermuda | 16 | 1 |
| 65 | Jeff Dellenbach | C | February 14, 1963 | 6'6" | 290 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 11 | 1 |
| 85 | Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Pineville, LA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 61 | Roy Foster | LG | May 24, 1960 | 6'4" | 282 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | LT | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | RT | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 12 | 11 |
| 55 | Hugh Green | ROLB | July 27, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Natchez, MS USA | 11 | 11 |
| 27 | Lorenzo Hampton | KR | March 12, 1962 | 5'11" | 205 | Florida | Lake Wales, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | New Mexico St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Vince Heflin | WR | July 7, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Central State (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Jensen | WR | November 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Abington, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | Dan Johnson | TE | May 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 49 | William Judson | RCB | March 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 189 | South Carolina St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | San Diego St. | Newark, NJ USA | 5 | 2 |
| 44 | Paul Lankford | LCB | June 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Penn St. | New York, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 63 | Larry Lee | G-C | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | George Little | DE | June 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 278 | Iowa | Duquesne, PA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 81 | Frank Lockett | WR | June 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Independence, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Dan Marino | QB | September 15, 1961 | 6'4" | 224 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Don McNeal | DB | May 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Alabama | Atmore, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 91 | Mack Moore | DE | March 4, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Texas A&M | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 15 | 7 |
| 54 | Alex Moyer | LB | October 25, 1963 | 6'1" | 221 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 7 | Fuad Reveiz | K | February 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 225 | Tennessee | Bogota, Colombia | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Reggie Roby | P | July 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 249 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Joe Rose | TE | June 24, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Marysville, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 52 | Robin Sendlein | LB | December 1, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 3 |
| 50 | Jackie Shipp | LILB | March 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Muskogee, OK USA | 16 | 11 |
| 96 | Sanders Shiver | LB | February 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 227 | Carson-Newman | Gadsden, SC USA | 14 | 2 |
| 18 | Mike Smith | DB | October 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 171 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | Robert Sowell | DB | June 23, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Howard | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 1 |
| 57 | Dwight Stephenson | C | November 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 255 | Alabama | Murfreesboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Pottstown, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | John Swain | DB | September 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | Jeff Toews | RT | November 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Washington | San Jose, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 72 | Ronnie Van Lee | RG | December 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Baylor | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 15 | 13 |
| 32 | Tommy Vigorito | PR | October 23, 1959 | 5'10" | 193 | Virginia | Passaic, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | Fulton Walker | DB | April 30, 1958 | 5'10" | 193 | West Virginia | Martinsburg, WV USA | 2 | 0 |
