1976 Miami Dolphins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (6-8)
Location: Miami, Florida
1976 Miami Dolphins Statistics
1976 Miami Dolphins Results

The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Dolphins scored 263 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 264. Benny Malone ran for a team-best 797 yards for Miami.

Bob Griese threw for 2,097 yards. Nat Moore paced all receivers, hauling in 33 passes for 625 yards. Freddie Solomon contributed to the receiving game also.

Ken Ellis, Bob Matheson, Charlie Babb and Jeris White each intercepted 2 opponent throws.

Don Shula coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
40Dick AndersonDBFebruary 10, 19466'2"196ColoradoMidland, MI USA90
70John AndrewsRDENovember 7, 19516'5"251Morgan St.Detroit, MI USA144
49Charlie BabbSSFebruary 4, 19506'0"190MemphisSikeston, MO USA1414
47Ted BachmanDBJanuary 19, 19526'0"190New Mexico St.Pensacola, FL USA80
31Norm BulaichFBDecember 25, 19466'1"218TCUGalveston, TX USA116
85Nick BuonicontiLBDecember 15, 19405'11"220Notre DameSpringfield, MA USA110
71Darryl CarltonRTJune 24, 19536'6"271TampaBartow, FL USA148
51Rusty ChambersLBNovember 10, 19536'1"218TulaneAmite, LA USA100
74Randy CrowderLDTJuly 30, 19536'2"242Penn St.Sharon, PA USA1414
27Gary DavisKRSeptember 7, 19545'10"202Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoLos Angeles, CA USA141
83Vern Den HerderLDENovember 28, 19486'6"250Central College (IA)Le Mars, IA USA1414
51Mike DenneryLBJune 26, 19506'0"222Southern MissPhiladelphia, PA USA30
78Tom DrougasT-GDecember 25, 19496'4"257OregonPortland, OR USA140
48Ken EllisDBSeptember 27, 19475'10"190SouthernWoodbine, GA USA120
25Tim FoleyDBJanuary 22, 19486'0"194PurdueEvanston, IL USA20
50Larry GordonLLBJuly 8, 19536'4"230Arizona St.Monroe, LA USA1414
12Bob GrieseQBFebruary 3, 19456'1"190PurdueEvansville, IN USA1313
26Duriel HarrisWRNovember 27, 19545'11"179New Mexico St.Port Arthur, TX USA122
35Clayton HeathRBFebruary 15, 19515'11"195Wake ForestChester County, SC USA60
72Bob HeinzDTJuly 25, 19476'6"265PacificMilwaukee, WI USA144
44Barry HillFSJanuary 26, 19536'3"185Iowa St.Eglin AFB, FL USA66
82Ike HillWB-DBApril 15, 19475'10"180CatawbaWinston-Salem, NC USA20
43Mike HolmesDB-WRNovember 18, 19506'2"193Texas SouthernGalveston, TX USA30
45Curtis JohnsonRCBJune 22, 19486'1"196ToledoToledo, OH USA139
67Bob KuechenbergLGOctober 14, 19476'2"253Notre DameGary, IN USA1010
62Jim LangerCMay 16, 19486'2"250South Dakota St.Little Falls, MN USA1414
66Larry LittleRGNovember 2, 19456'1"265Bethune-CookmanGroveland, GA USA1414
32Benny MaloneRBFebruary 3, 19525'10"193Arizona St.Tyler, TX USA1412
88Jim MandichTEJuly 30, 19486'2"224MichiganCleveland, OH USA140
53Bob MathesonRLBNovember 25, 19446'4"238DukeBoone, NC USA1311
80Loaird McCrearyTE-WRMarch 15, 19536'5"227Tennessee St.Crawfordsville, GA USA140
68Melvin MitchellG-C-TFebruary 21, 19536'3"260Tennessee St.Dallas, TX USA120
89Nat MooreWRSeptember 19, 19515'9"184Tenn-MartinTallahassee, FL USA99
79Wayne MooreLTAugust 17, 19456'6"265LamarBeaumont, TX USA1414
15Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346'1"205Michigan St.Muskegon, MI USA140
64Ed NewmanLGJune 4, 19516'2"245Florida AtlanticNew York, NY USA148
36Don NottinghamFBJune 28, 19495'10"210Kent St.Widen, WV USA148
82Morris OwensWRFebruary 14, 19536'0"190Arizona St.Oakland, CA USA20
60Don ReeseRDTSeptember 4, 19516'6"254Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA149
30Bryant SalterFSJanuary 22, 19506'4"195PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA126
20Larry SeiplePFebruary 14, 19456'0"214KentuckyAllentown, PA USA140
51Andy SelfridgeLBJanuary 12, 19496'3"218VirginiaCleveland, OH USA10
86Freddie SolomonPRJanuary 11, 19535'11"185TampaSumter, SC USA108
84Bill StanfillDEJanuary 13, 19476'5"250GeorgiaCairo, GA USA143
10Don StrockQBNovember 27, 19506'5"220Virginia TechPottstown, PA USA41
87Andre TillmanTENovember 1, 19526'4"230Texas TechDallas, TX USA1414
56Steve TowleMLBOctober 23, 19536'2"233KansasKansas City, KS USA1414
81Howard TwilleyWRDecember 25, 19435'10"185TulsaHouston, TX USA86
41Jeris WhiteLCBSeptember 3, 19525'9"188HawaiiFort Worth, TX USA1414
33Stan WinfreyRBFebruary 20, 19535'11"223Arkansas St.Forrest City, AR USA140
1Garo YepremianKJune 2, 19445'8"175noneLarnaca, Cyprus140



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