1970 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1970 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Don Shula (10-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1970 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Miami racked up 297 points, while the rigid defensive squad conceded 228. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 874 yards for the Dolphins, while Jim Kiick additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Bob Griese threw for 2,019 yards. Jim Kiick hauled in 42 passes, while Paul Warfield accumulated 703 receiving yards.
Dick Anderson intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1970 Miami Dolphins lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Dick Anderson | SS | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 196 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 44 | Dean Brown | DB | November 6, 1945 | 5'10" | 175 | Fort Valley St. | McDonough, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Nick Buoniconti | MLB | December 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 220 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Frank Cornish | DT | June 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 282 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 77 | Doug Crusan | LT | July 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 250 | Indiana | Monessen, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Ted Davis | LLB | July 27, 1942 | 6'1" | 232 | Georgia Tech | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 61 | Bob DeMarco | C | September 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 248 | Indiana | Jersey City, NJ USA | 11 | 11 |
| 73 | Norm Evans | RT | September 28, 1942 | 6'5" | 250 | TCU | Santa Fe, NM USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Manny Fernandez | LDT | July 3, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 80 | Marv Fleming | TE | January 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 232 | Utah | Longview, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | DB | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Hubert Ginn | RB | January 4, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida A&M | Savannah, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Bob Heinz | DT-DE | July 25, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Pacific | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | LCB | June 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 196 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Jim Kiick | RB | August 9, 1946 | 5'11" | 214 | Wyoming | Lincoln Park, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Mike Kolen | RLB | January 31, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Opelika, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Karl Kremser | K | August 3, 1945 | 6'0" | 175 | Army | Salzwedel, Germany | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 5 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C-G | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | Larry Little | RG | November 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Groveland, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Carl Mauck | C | July 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 243 | Southern Illinois | McLeansboro, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Norm McBride | DE | February 21, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Stan Mitchell | RB | August 17, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | Tennessee | Wayne, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | T | August 17, 1945 | 6'6" | 265 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Mercury Morris | KR | January 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Lloyd Mumphord | RCB | December 20, 1946 | 5'10" | 176 | Texas Southern | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Karl Noonan | SE-FL-WR | February 17, 1944 | 6'2" | 198 | Iowa | Dubuque, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Dick Palmer | LB | April 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 232 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Bob Petrella | DB | November 7, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jesse Powell | LB | April 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 220 | West Texas A&M | Matador, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Barry Pryor | RB | March 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 215 | Boston Univ. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | John Richardson | RDT | May 25, 1945 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | FL-WR | November 17, 1939 | 6'1" | 198 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Riley | LDE | July 6, 1945 | 6'4" | 250 | Oklahoma | Galveston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | FS | July 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 188 | Georgia | Greenwood, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Larry Seiple | P | February 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 214 | Kentucky | Allentown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Bill Stanfill | RDE | January 13, 1947 | 6'5" | 250 | Georgia | Cairo, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | John Stofa | QB | June 29, 1942 | 6'3" | 210 | Buffalo | Johnstown, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | Doug Swift | LLB | October 24, 1948 | 6'3" | 226 | Amherst | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 | 8 |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | WR | December 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 51 | Ed Weisacosky | LB | May 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Pottsville, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Maxie Williams | LG | June 28, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | SE Louisiana | Granite Falls, NC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 13 | 0 |
