1986 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (8-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1986 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (8-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1986 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
On offense, Miami led the league with 430 points. At the same time, the leaky defense yielded 405 points. Dan Marino triggered the aerial attack, passing for 4,746 yards. Mark Duper paced all receivers, hauling in 67 passes for 1,313 yards. Bruce Hardy, Mark Clayton and Lorenzo Hampton each were targeted regularly also.
Lorenzo Hampton ran for a team-best 830 yards for the Dolphins.
Glenn Blackwood, William Judson, Don McNeal and Donovan Rose each picked off 2 opponent throws. Mark Brown topped pass rushers with 5 sacks.
Don Shula coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Alabama | Portsmouth, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Woody Bennett | FB | March 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | Miami (FL) | York, PA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 75 | Doug Betters | DE | June 11, 1956 | 6'7" | 262 | Montana | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 1 |
| 47 | Glenn Blackwood | SS | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 42 | Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 5 | 4 |
| 53 | Jay Brophy | LB | July 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 233 | Miami (FL) | Akron, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Bud Brown | FS | April 19, 1961 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern Miss | DeKalb, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 32 | Donald Brown | DB | November 28, 1963 | 5'11" | 189 | Oklahoma | Annapolis, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Mark Brown | ROLB | July 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 14 | 11 |
| 59 | Bob Brudzinski | LOLB | January 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 230 | Ohio St. | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Joe Carter | RB | June 23, 1962 | 5'11" | 198 | Alabama | Starkville, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Charles | NT | September 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 292 | Syracuse | Newark, NJ USA | 9 | 4 |
| 83 | Mark Clayton | WR | April 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 177 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Ron Davenport | RB | December 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 230 | Louisville | Summerset, Bermuda | 16 | 2 |
| 65 | Jeff Dellenbach | LT | February 14, 1963 | 6'6" | 290 | Wisconsin | Wausau, WI USA | 13 | 6 |
| 85 | Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5'9" | 185 | NW State (LA) | Pineville, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Craig Ellis | KR | January 26, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 78 | Jerome Foster | DE-DT | July 25, 1960 | 6'2" | 268 | Ohio St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Roy Foster | LG | May 24, 1960 | 6'4" | 282 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | David Frye | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6'2" | 223 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 2 |
| 79 | Jon Giesler | LT | December 23, 1956 | 6'5" | 262 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 7 | 7 |
| 74 | Cleveland Green | LT | September 11, 1957 | 6'3" | 265 | Southern | Bolton, MS USA | 11 | 5 |
| 55 | Hugh Green | LB | July 27, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Natchez, MS USA | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Lorenzo Hampton | RB | March 12, 1962 | 5'11" | 205 | Florida | Lake Wales, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Bruce Hardy | TE | June 1, 1956 | 6'5" | 235 | Arizona St. | Murray, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Andy Hendel | LB | March 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 230 | North Carolina St. | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Jim Jensen | WR-QB | November 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Abington, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Dan Johnson | TE | May 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 15 | 1 |
| 49 | William Judson | LCB | March 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 189 | South Carolina St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Greg Koch | RT | June 14, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Arkansas | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Larry Kolic | LB | August 31, 1963 | 6'1" | 242 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | San Diego St. | Newark, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 44 | Paul Lankford | RCB | June 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Penn St. | New York, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Larry Lee | RG | September 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 265 | UCLA | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 5 |
| 99 | George Little | RDE | June 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 278 | Iowa | Duquesne, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | 15 | 1 |
| 91 | Mack Moore | DE | March 4, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Texas A&M | Monroe, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 89 | Nat Moore | WR | September 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 184 | Tenn-Martin | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Alex Moyer | LB | October 25, 1963 | 6'1" | 221 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6'0" | 206 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | John Offerdahl | RILB | August 17, 1964 | 6'3" | 232 | West. Michigan | Wisconsin Rapids, WI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 82 | James Pruitt | WR | January 29, 1964 | 6'3" | 199 | Cal State-Fullerton | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Fuad Reveiz | K | February 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 225 | Tennessee | Bogota, Colombia | 16 | 0 |
| 91 | Fred Robinson | LB-DE | October 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Reggie Roby | P | July 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 249 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | Donovan Rose | DB | March 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 187 | Hampton | Norfolk, VA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 50 | Jackie Shipp | LILB | March 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Muskogee, OK USA | 16 | 14 |
| 18 | Mike Smith | DB | October 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 171 | Texas-El Paso | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Brian Sochia | NT-DE | July 2, 1961 | 6'3" | 270 | NW Oklahoma St. | Massena, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Jack Squirek | LB | February 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 230 | Illinois | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 54 | Johnny Taylor | LB | June 21, 1961 | 6'4" | 237 | Hawaii | Seattle, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Reyna Thompson | DB | August 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 194 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 76 | Tom Toth | G-T | May 23, 1962 | 6'5" | 279 | West. Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 95 | T.J. Turner | LDE | May 16, 1963 | 6'4" | 276 | Houston | Lufkin, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | Ronnie Van Lee | RG | December 24, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Baylor | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 10 | 9 |
