1975 Miami Dolphins Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (10-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1975 Miami Dolphins RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Don Shula (10-4)
Location: Miami, Florida
1975 Miami Dolphins Results
The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
Miami racked up 357 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 222. Mercury Morris ran for a team-best 875 yards for the Dolphins, and Don Nottingham also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bob Griese passed for 1,693 yards. Nat Moore hauled in 40 passes for 705 yards, while Norm Bulaich was targeted regularly, too.
Jake Scott picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Don Shula coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 191 | 118 | 61.8 | 1693 | 8.9 | 14 | 7.3 | 13 | 6.8 | 79 | 16 | 131 | 86.6 |
| Earl Morrall | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 273 | 6.3 | 3 | 7.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 82.8 |
| Don Strock | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 230 | 5.1 | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 25 | 3 | 29 | 67.8 |
| Totals | 279 | 170 | 60.9 | 2196 | 7.9 | 19 | 6.8 | 17 | 6.1 | 79 | 23 | 187 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Morris | 219 | 875 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 |
| Don Nottingham | 168 | 718 | 4.3 | 56 | 12 |
| Norm Bulaich | 78 | 309 | 4.0 | 30 | 5 |
| Benny Malone | 65 | 220 | 3.4 | 21 | 3 |
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Hubert Ginn | 21 | 78 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Strock | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Earl Morrall | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 594 | 2500 | 4.2 | 56 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 40 | 705 | 17.6 | 79 | 4 |
| Norm Bulaich | 32 | 276 | 8.6 | 59 | 5 |
| Howard Twilley | 24 | 366 | 15.2 | 32 | 4 |
| Freddie Solomon | 22 | 339 | 15.4 | 58 | 2 |
| Jim Mandich | 21 | 217 | 10.3 | 32 | 4 |
| Larry Seiple | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hubert Ginn | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 170 | 2196 | 12.9 | 79 | 19 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Seiple | 65 | 2506 | 38.6 | 61 |
| Totals | 65 | 2506 | 38.6 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 26 | 320 | 12.3 | 60 | 1 |
| Charlie Babb | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hubert Ginn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 509 | 11.8 | 60 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 17 | 348 | 20.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 9 | 243 | 27.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Hubert Ginn | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 949 | 23.7 | 42 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Scott | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Earnest Rhone | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Den Herder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Nottingham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| John Andrews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury Morris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Curtis Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Strock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Crowder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jake Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Reese | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Griese | 2 | 0 | -6 | 0 | |||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hubert Ginn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Garo Yepremian | 13 | 40 | 0 | 79 | ||||||||||
| Don Nottingham | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| Norm Bulaich | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Howard Twilley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Mercury Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Nat Moore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Benny Malone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 357 |
