Temporada 1981


Division	AFC East Division
Record	11-4-1
Posición	1
Puntos a favor	345 puntos. 11º de 28 teams
Puntos en contra	275 puntos. 5º de 28 teams
Head Coach	Don Shula (11-4-1)
General Manager	Mike Robbie
Estadio	Orange Bowl
Training Camp	St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)
Propietario/Fundador	Joe Robbie
Defensive Coordinator	Bill Arnsparger
Defensive Line	Mike Scarry
Head Coach/Player Personnel	Don Shula
Offensive Line	John Sandusky
Special Teams	Steve Crosby

Roster

Número	Posición	Nombre	Edad	Peso (Libras)	Altura (Píes)	Universidad
3	P	Tom Orosz	22	204	6-1	Ohio St.
5	K	Uwe von Schamann	25	190	6-0	Oklahoma
10	QB	Don Strock	31	220	6-5	Virginia Tech
11	FB	Jim Jensen	23	215	6-4	Boston Univ.
16	QB	David Woodley	23	210	6-2	LSU
22	RB	Tony Nathan	25	206	6-0	Alabama
28	LCB	Don McNeal	23	190	5-11	Alabama
31	RB	Eddie Hill	24	205	6-2	Memphis
32	RB	Tommy Vigorito	22	193	5-10	Virginia
33	RB	Bo Matthews	30	230	6-4	Colorado
34	RB	Woody Bennett	26	227	6-2	Miami (FL)
35	RB	Nick Giaquinto	26	205	5-11	Bridgeport,Connecticut
36	FB	Steve Howell	25	227	6-2	Baylor
37	FB	Andra Franklin	22	225	5-10	Nebraska
38	FB	Terry Robiskie	27	210	6-1	LSU
40	DB	Mike Kozlowski	25	196	6-0	San Diego St.,BYU,Colorado
41	DB	Fulton Walker	23	193	5-10	West Virginia
42	FS	Lyle Blackwood	30	190	6-1	TCU
43	DB	Ricky Ray	24	180	5-11	Norfolk St.
45	DB	Ed Taylor	28	174	6-0	Memphis
46	FS	Don Bessillieu	25	200	6-1	Georgia Tech
47	SS	Glenn Blackwood	24	187	6-0	Texas
48	RCB	Gerald Small	25	192	5-11	San Jose St.
50	LLB	Larry Gordon	27	230	6-4	Arizona St.
52	LB	Steve Shull	23	220	6-1	William & Mary
53	LB	Rodell Thomas	23	225	6-2	Alabama St.
54	LB	Steve Potter	24	235	6-3	Virginia
55	LB	Earnest Rhone	28	220	6-2	Henderson St.
57	C	Dwight Stephenson	24	255	6-2	Alabama
58	DE	Kim Bokamper	27	245	6-6	Concordia-Moorhead (MN),San Jose St.
59	LOLB	Bob Brudzinski	26	230	6-4	Ohio St.
60	G	Jeff Toews	24	255	6-3	Washington
63	C	Mark Dennard	26	253	6-1	Texas A&M
64	G	Ed Newman	30	245	6-2	Florida Atlantic,Duke
67	LG	Bob Kuechenberg	34	253	6-2	Notre Dame
68	T	Eric Laakso	25	285	6-4	Tulane
70	DE	Bill Barnett	25	256	6-4	Nebraska
72	DT	Mike Fultz	27	278	6-5	Nebraska
73	NT	Bob Baumhower	26	261	6-5	Alabama
74	T	Cleveland Green	24	265	6-3	Southern
75	RDE	Doug Betters	25	262	6-7	Montana,Nevada
77	RILB	A.J. Duhe	26	247	6-4	LSU
78	DE	Ken Poole	23	251	6-3	La-Monroe
79	T	Jon Giesler	25	262	6-5	Michigan
80	TE	Joe Rose	24	228	6-3	California
81	WR	Jimmy Cefalo	25	190	5-11	Penn St.
82	WR	Duriel Harris	27	179	5-11	New Mexico St.
83	DE	Vern Den Herder	33	250	6-6	Central College (IA)
84	TE	Bruce Hardy	25	235	6-5	Arizona St.
86	TE	Ronnie Lee	25	265	6-3	Baylor
88	WR	Elmer Bailey	24	196	6-0	Lincoln (MO),Minnesota
89	WR	Nat Moore	30	184	5-9	UT Martin,Florida

Jugadores seleccionados en el draft

Ronda	Pick	Posición	Nombre	Universidad
1	13	RB	David Overstreet	Oklahoma
2	56	RB	Andra Franklin	Nebraska
4	84	WR	Sam Greene	UNLV
4	96	QB	Brad Wright	New Mexico
5	126	DE	Ken Poole	La-Monroe
5	138	RB	Tommy Vigorito	Virginia
6	152	DE	Mack Moore	Texas A&M
6	154	DB	Fulton Walker	West Virginia
7	179	T	Mike Daum	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
8	208	DB	William Judson	South Carolina St.
9	235	WR	John Noonan	Nebraska
10	261	TE	Steve Folsom	Utah
11	291	WR	Jim Jensen	Boston Univ.
12	318	DT	John Alford	South Carolina St.