1973 Miami Dolphins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (12-2)
Location: Miami, Florida
1973 Miami Dolphins StatisticsTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Don Shula (12-2)
Location: Miami, Florida
1973 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
Defensively, the Dolphins led the league with just 150 points allowed. Miami piled up points with 343 points. Larry Csonka ran for a team-best 1,003 yards, while Mercury Morris also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bob Griese passed for 1,422 yards. Marlin Briscoe paced pass catchers, hauling in 30 passes, while Paul Warfield accumulated 514 receiving yards, while Jim Mandich and Jim Kiick contributed to the receiving game as well.
Dick Anderson intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1973 Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Dick Anderson | FS | February 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 196 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 14 | 12 |
| 49 | Charlie Babb | DB | February 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis | Sikeston, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Larry Ball | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'6" | 232 | Louisville | Iowa City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Bruce Bannon | LB | March 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Penn St. | Rockaway, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Marlin Briscoe | WR | September 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | Nebraska-Omaha | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Nick Buoniconti | MLB | December 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 220 | Notre Dame | Springfield, MA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 77 | Doug Crusan | T | July 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 250 | Indiana | Monessen, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Vern Den Herder | LDE | November 28, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Central College (IA) | Le Mars, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 80 | Marv Fleming | TE | January 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 232 | Utah | Longview, TX USA | 11 | 11 |
| 25 | Tim Foley | LCB | January 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Evanston, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 32 | Hubert Ginn | RB | January 4, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Florida A&M | Savannah, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Irv Goode | G-T-C | October 12, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Kentucky | Newport, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Purdue | Evansville, IN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | Bob Heinz | RDT | July 25, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Pacific | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 45 | Curtis Johnson | RCB | June 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 196 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Jim Kiick | RB | August 9, 1946 | 5'11" | 214 | Wyoming | Lincoln Park, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Kolen | RLB | January 31, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Opelika, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 67 | Bob Kuechenberg | LG | October 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 253 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 62 | Jim Langer | C | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Charlie Leigh | RB | October 29, 1945 | 5'11" | 206 | none | Halifax, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Larry Little | RG | November 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Groveland, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 88 | Jim Mandich | TE | July 30, 1948 | 6'2" | 224 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Matheson | LB | November 25, 1944 | 6'4" | 238 | Duke | Boone, NC USA | 14 | 2 |
| 65 | Maulty Moore | DT | August 12, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Bethune-Cookman | Milligan, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Wayne Moore | LT | August 17, 1945 | 6'6" | 265 | Lamar | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Earl Morrall | QB | May 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Michigan St. | Muskegon, MI USA | 14 | 1 |
| 22 | Mercury Morris | KR | January 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 26 | Lloyd Mumphord | DB | December 20, 1946 | 5'10" | 176 | Texas Southern | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 64 | Ed Newman | G | June 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 245 | Florida Atlantic | New York, NY USA | 11 | 1 |
| 36 | Don Nottingham | RB | June 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 210 | Kent St. | Widen, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
| 56 | Jesse Powell | LB | April 14, 1947 | 6'2" | 220 | West Texas A&M | Matador, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Bo Rather | WR | October 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Jake Scott | PR | 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 |
| 34 | Ron Sellers | WR | February 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Thomas Smith | RB | October 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 216 | Iowa | Waterloo, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Bill Stanfill | RDE | January 13, 1947 | 6'5" | 250 | Georgia | Cairo, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 48 | Henry Stuckey | DB | August 24, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Missouri | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 59 | Doug Swift | LLB | October 24, 1948 | 6'3" | 226 | Amherst | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Howard Twilley | WR-FL | December 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Larry Woods | DT | May 11, 1948 | 6'6" | 260 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Willie Young | T | November 12, 1947 | 6'4" | 270 | Alcorn St. | Jefferson, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
