1981 Miami Dolphins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-4-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (11-4-1)
Location: Miami, Florida
1981 Miami Dolphins RosterTeam Record: 11-4-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (11-4-1)
Location: Miami, Florida
1981 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Miami chalked up 345 points, while the miserly defensive unit yielded 275. David Woodley tossed for 2,470 yards. Duriel Harris hauled in 53 passes for 911 yards, while Tony Nathan was targeted regularly, too.
Tony Nathan ran for a team-best 782 yards for the Dolphins, while Andra Franklin also buoyed the ground attack.
Glenn Blackwood intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Woodley | 366 | 191 | 52.2 | 2470 | 6.7 | 12 | 3.3 | 13 | 3.6 | 69 | 24 | 191 | 69.8 |
| Don Strock | 130 | 79 | 60.8 | 901 | 6.9 | 6 | 4.6 | 8 | 6.2 | 52 | 6 | 45 | 71.3 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 498 | 271 | 54.4 | 3385 | 6.8 | 18 | 3.6 | 21 | 4.2 | 69 | 30 | 236 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Nathan | 147 | 782 | 5.3 | 46 | 5 |
| Andra Franklin | 201 | 711 | 3.5 | 29 | 7 |
| David Woodley | 63 | 272 | 4.3 | 26 | 4 |
| Eddie Hill | 37 | 146 | 3.9 | 24 | 1 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 35 | 116 | 3.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 28 | 104 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Orosz | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 14 | -26 | -1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 535 | 2173 | 4.1 | 46 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 53 | 911 | 17.2 | 55 | 2 |
| Tony Nathan | 50 | 452 | 9.0 | 31 | 3 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 33 | 237 | 7.2 | 31 | 2 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 29 | 631 | 21.8 | 69 | 3 |
| Nat Moore | 26 | 452 | 17.4 | 52 | 2 |
| Joe Rose | 23 | 316 | 13.7 | 50 | 2 |
| Bruce Hardy | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Ronnie Van Lee | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Eddie Hill | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Howell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 271 | 3385 | 12.5 | 69 | 18 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwe von Schamann | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 31 | 24 | 77.4 | 109 |
| Totals | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 31 | 24 | 77.4 | 109 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Vigorito | 36 | 379 | 10.5 | 87 | 1 |
| Fulton Walker | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 458 | 10.2 | 87 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Walker | 38 | 932 | 24.5 | 90 | 1 |
| Don Bessillieu | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 1228 | 22.7 | 90 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Blackwood | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Earnest Rhone | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Brudzinski | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 39 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Baumhower | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerald Small | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fulton Walker | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Shull | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Woodley | 9 | 2 | -21 | 0 | |||
| Don Bessillieu | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Laakso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| A.J. Duhe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Earnest Rhone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Rose | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Orosz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don McNeal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Giesler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andra Franklin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Uwe von Schamann | 24 | 37 | 0 | 109 | ||||||||||
| Andra Franklin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| David Woodley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Nat Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Eddie Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Joe Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Mike Kozlowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ronnie Van Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Larry Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 345 |
