Temporada

Temporada 1979

1979 Miami Dolphins


Division	AFC East Division
Record	10-6-0
Posición	1
Puntos a favor	341 puntos. 11º de 28 teams
Puntos en contra	257 puntos. 4º de 28 teams
Head Coach	Don Shula (10-6-0)
General Manager	Mike Robbie
Estadio	Orange Bowl
Training Camp	St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Propietario/Fundador	Joe Robbie
Resultados de Playoffs	• Perdió ronda divisional 14-34 contra Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive Line	John Sandusky
Defensive Coordinator	Bill Arnsparger

Roster

Número	Posición	Nombre	Edad	Peso (Libras)	Altura (Píes)	Universidad
49	DB	Charlie Babb	29	190	6-0	Memphis
78	NT	Carl Barisich	28	258	6-4	Princeton
73	NT	Bob Baumhower	24	261	6-5	Alabama
7	QB	Guy Benjamin	24	210	6-4	Stanford
46	DB	Don Bessillieu	23	200	6-1	Georgia Tech
75	RDE	Doug Betters	23	262	6-7	Montana,Nevada
47	DB	Glenn Blackwood	22	187	6-0	Texas
58	LOLB	Kim Bokamper	25	245	6-6	Concordia-Moorhead (MN),San Jose St.
31	RB	Norm Bulaich	33	218	6-1	TCU
81	WR	Jimmy Cefalo	23	190	5-11	Penn St.
51	RILB	Rusty Chambers	26	218	6-1	Tulane
20	FS	Neal Colzie	25	200	6-2	Ohio St.
39	FB	Larry Csonka	33	237	6-3	Syracuse
71	RT	Mike Current	34	274	6-5	Ohio St.
27	RB	Gary Davis	25	202	5-10	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
83	LDE	Vern Den Herder	31	250	6-6	Central College (IA)
63	C	Mark Dennard	24	253	6-1	Texas A&M
77	DE	A.J. Duhe	24	247	6-4	LSU
25	SS	Tim Foley	31	194	6-0	Purdue
79	T	Jon Giesler	23	262	6-5	Michigan
50	ROLB	Larry Gordon	25	230	6-4	Arizona St.
61	T	Cleveland Green	22	265	6-3	Southern
12	QB	Bob Griese	34	190	6-1	Purdue
85	WR	Jeff Groth	22	176	5-10	Bowling Green
84	TE	Bruce Hardy	23	235	6-5	Arizona St.
82	WR	Duriel Harris	25	179	5-11	New Mexico St.
36	FB	Steve Howell	23	227	6-2	Baylor
37	DB	Mike Kozlowski	23	196	6-0	San Diego St.,BYU,Colorado
67	LT	Bob Kuechenberg	32	253	6-2	Notre Dame
68	T	Eric Laakso	23	285	6-4	Tulane
52	LB	Mel Land	24	243	6-3	Michigan St.
62	C	Jim Langer	31	250	6-2	South Dakota St.
86	TE	Ronnie Lee	23	265	6-3	Baylor
66	RG	Larry Little	34	265	6-1	Bethune-Cookman
53	LB	Bob Matheson	35	238	6-4	Duke
89	WR	Nat Moore	28	184	5-9	UT Martin,Florida
22	RB	Tony Nathan	23	206	6-0	Alabama
64	LG	Ed Newman	28	245	6-2	Florida Atlantic,Duke
54	LB	Ralph Ortega	26	220	6-2	Florida
55	LB	Earnest Rhone	26	220	6-2	Henderson St.
4	P	George Roberts	24	181	6-0	Virginia Tech
48	RCB	Gerald Small	23	192	5-11	San Jose St.
10	QB	Don Strock	29	220	6-5	Virginia Tech
45	DB	Ed Taylor	26	174	6-0	Memphis
41	LCB	Norris Thomas	25	180	6-0	Southern Miss
60	G	Jeff Toews	22	255	6-3	Washington
38	RB	Bob Torrey	22	231	6-4	Penn St.
56	LILB	Steve Towle	26	233	6-2	Kansas
5	K	Uwe von Schamann	23	190	6-0	Oklahoma
24	RB	Delvin Williams	28	195	6-0	Kansas

Jugadores seleccionados en el draft

Ronda	Pick	Posición	Nombre	Universidad
1	24	T	Jon Giesler	Michigan
2	53	G	Jeff Toews	Washington
3	61	RB	Tony Nathan	Alabama
3	63	LB	Mel Land	Michigan St.
3	65	T	Ronnie Lee	Baylor
4	107	FB	Steve Howell	Baylor
5	134	DB	Don Bessillieu	Georgia Tech
6	162	G	Steve Lindquist	Nebraska
7	189	K	Uwe von Schamann	Oklahoma
8	206	WR	Jeff Groth	Bowling Green
8	215	DB	Glenn Blackwood	Texas
9	244	T	Jeff Weston	Notre Dame
10	258	DB	Jerome Stanton	Michigan St.
10	272	DB	Mike Kozlowski	Colorado
11	299	DE	Mike Blanton	Georgia Tech
12	327	QB	Larry Fortner	Miami (OH)