1971 Miami Dolphins
1971 American Football Conference Champions!
1971 Record: 10-3-1 (Reg. Season), 2-1 (Playoffs)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Points Scored:315 (4th out of 26 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 174 (3rd out of 26 NFL Teams)
Home Stadium: The Orange Bowl in Miami, FL.
Fullback Larry Csonka was named first team All-NFL by the Associated Press, Pro Football Writers, and the Newspaper Ent. Assoc. after leading the NFL with 5.4 yards per carry and gaining 1,054 yards - third best in the NFL in 1971. He earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection in 1970 as well.
1971 Miami Dolphins Game-by-Game Results
Regular Season
Date Opponent Result
9/19/71 at Denver T 10-10
9/26/71 at Buffalo W 29-14
10/ 3/71 N. Y. Jets L 10-14
10/10/71 at Cincinnati W 23-13
10/17/71 New England W 41- 3
10/24/71 at N.Y. Jets W 30-14
10/31/71 at Los Angeles W 20-14
11/ 7/71 Buffalo W 34- 0
11/14/71 Pittsburgh W 24-21
11/21/71 Baltimore W 17-14
11/28/71 Chicago W 34- 3
12/ 5/71 at New England L 13-34
12/11/71 at Baltimore L 3-14
12/19/71 Green Bay W 27- 6
Playoffs
Round Opponent Result
AFC Div. Playoff at Kansas City W 27-24 (2 OT)
AFC Championship Baltimore W 21- 0
Super Bowl VI vs. Dallas L 3-24
Note: Super Bowl VI was played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, LA.
Middle Linebacker Nick Buoniconti makes one of his team leading 126 tackles against the Bills. Additionally, he added a fumble recovery and an interception during the regular season.
1971 Miami Dolphins Depth Chart / Roster:
Note: ALL PLAYERS WORE STYLE 2 HELMETS!
# Player Ht Wt Age Exp College Face Shape Hair Equipment
Quarterbacks
1. 12 Bob Griese 6-1 190 26 4 Purdue 62 2 l. brn crop 2 bar (thin), tc sleeves, bk shoes
2. 10 George Mira 5-11 192 29 6 Miami 10 3 blk crop 1 bar
3. 5 John Stofa 6-3 210 29 5 N/A 44 2 brn crop 2 bar (thin), tc sleeves, bk shoes
Halfbacks
1. 21 Jim Kiick 5-11 214 25 3 Wyoming 86 9 brn long 2 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc sleeves, left wt elbowpad (turf)
2. 22 Mercury Morris 5-10 190 24 2 N/A 126 3 blk afro half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt ankles taped, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to FS - use as Scott)
4. n/a (switch position to FB)
# 32 Hubert Ginn 5-11 188 24 1 Florida A&M dk skin 205 1 blk afro 2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
# 15 Charlie Leigh 5-11 206 26 2 No College dk skin 184 5 blk crop half cage, tc wristbands, wt ankles taped, bk shoes, wt elbowpads (turf)
# 30 Barry Pryor 6-1 215 25 2 N/A dk skin half cage,
Fullbacks
1. 39 Larry Csonka 6-3 237 24 3 Syracuse 22 5 brn crop 2 bar (thin), left wt elbowpad, wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. 31 Terry Cole 6-1 220 26 3 Indiana dk skin 69 3 blk crop 2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
# 35 Stan Mitchell 6-2 220 27 5 Tennessee lt skin 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, bk shoes, left wt elbowpad (turf)
Wide Receivers
1. 42 Paul Warfield 6-0 188 29 7 Ohio State 152 7 blk buzz 2 bar (thin), tc sleeves, right bk tc elbowpad (turf)
2. 81 Howard Twilley 5-10 185 27 5 Tulsa 37 7 brn crop 2 bar, wt wristbands, tc sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)
3. 82 Otto Stowe 6-2 188 22 R Iowa State 178 3 blk afro 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands
4. n/a (switch position to TE)
5. n/a (switch position to FS)
# 89 Karl Noonan 6-2 198 27 5 Iowa 33 4 brn crop 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands, left fingers taped, wt elbowpads (turf)
Tight Ends
1. 80 Marv Fleming 6-4 232 29 8 Utah 127 3 blk crop 2 bar (thin), tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, fingers taped
2. 88 Jim Mandich 6-2 224 23 1 Michigan 66 4 brn crop 2 bar (thin)
# 20 Larry Seiple 6-0 214 26 4 Kentucky 72 5 l. brn crop 2 bar (thin), tc sleeves, bk shoes
Left Tackles
1. 77 Doug Crusan 6-4 250 25 3 Indiana 27 6 blo crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
2. 79 Wayne Moore 6-6 265 26 1 N/A 156 12 blk afro half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk shoes
Left Guards
1. 67 Bob Kuechenberg 6-2 247 24 1 Notre Dame 39 20 blo crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
2. 62 Jim Langer 6-2 250 23 1 S. Dakota St. 55 8 brn crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
Centers
1. n/a (switch position to LE)
2. 61 Bob DeMarco 6-2 250 33 10 Dayton 55 11 brn c. over half cage, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands, bk shoes
Right Guards
1. 66 Larry Little 6-1 265 26 4 Beth-Cookman 126 12 blk afro half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk shoes
2. 76 Maxie Williams 6-4 247 31 6 N/A dk skin half cage, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to DT)
Right Tackles
1. 73 Norm Evans 6-5 250 29 6 TCU 21 12 brn crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt gloves, bk shoes, wt wrist double (turf)
2. 78 Wayne Mass 6-4 240 25 3 Clemson 86 8 blk crop half cage, wt wrist double, wt gloves
3. n/a (switch position to RE)
Left Defensive Ends
1. 70 Jim Riley 6-4 250 26 4 Oklahoma half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, fingers taped, bk shoes
2. n/a (switch position to MLB)
# 86 Vern Den Herder 6-6 250 23 R N/A 46 9 l. brn crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
Right Defensive Ends
1. 84 Bill Stanfill 6-5 250 24 2 Georgia 17 8 brn crop half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. n/a (switch position to LOLB)
# 52 Norm McBride 6-3 240 24 2 Utah dk skin half cage, wt elbowpads, bk shoes
Defensive Tackles
1. 75 Manny Fernandez 6-2 250 25 3 Utah 49 18 blk crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk shoes
2. 72 Bob Heinz 6-6 265 24 2 N/A 48 17 brn crop half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
3. 71 Frank Cornish 6-4 285 27 5 Grambling St. 62 14 blk crop half cage, tc extended, wt gloves, wt half sleeves
# 74 John Richardson 6-2 248 26 4 UCLA half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
Left Outside Linebackers
1. 59 Doug Swift 6-3 226 23 1 N/A 25 1 brn crop half cage, wt wristbands, bk shoes, wt elbowpads (turf)
2. 53 Bob Matheson 6-4 235 27 4 Duke 73 2 brn crop half cage, wt wrist double, bk shoes
# 54 Ted Davis 6-1 232 29 7 Georgia Tech bk shoes
Middle Linebackers
1. 85 Nick Buoniconti 5-11 220 31 9 Notre Dame 54 5 brn crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves, bk shoes
2. 58 Dale Farley 6-3 235 22 R West Virginia 73 7 brn crop bk shoes
# 50 Dick Palmer 6-2 232 23 1 Kentucky bk shoes
Right Outside Linebackers
1. 57 Mike Kolen 6-2 220 23 1 Auburn 73 3 blk crop half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. 56 Jesse Powell 6-1 215 24 2 N/A 104 3 brn crop half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
Cornerbacks
1. 25 Tim Foley 6-0 194 23 1 Purdue 42 3 brn crop 2 bar (thin), qb wristbands, bk tc elbowpads (turf)
2. 45 Curtis Johnson 6-1 196 23 1 Toledo 150 1 blk afro 2 bar, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
3. 49 Ray Jones 6-0 187 23 1 Southern 2 bar (thin), wt wristbands
4. 26 Lloyd Mumphord 5-10 176 24 2 Texas South. 67 4 blk crop 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt wristbands
5. n/a (switch position to WR)
Free Safeties
1. n/a (switch position to HB - use as Ginn)
2. n/a (switch position to HB - use as Leigh)
# 13 Jake Scott 6-0 188 26 1 Georgia lt skin 50 6 brn balding 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt ankles taped, bk shoes
# 44 Dean Brown 5-10 170 24 2 N/A bk shoes
Strong Safeties
1. 40 Dick Anderson 6-2 196 25 3 Colorado 55 3 brn balding 2 bar (thin), wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk shoes
2. 48 Bob Petrella 6-0 190 27 5 Tennessee 1 bar, wt wristbands, bk shoes
3. n/a (switch position to HB - use as Pryor)
Kicker
1. 1 Garo Yepremian (lefty) 5-8 175 28 4 No College 108 4 blk balding 1 bar, bk shoes
Punter
1. 20 Larry Seiple 6-0 214 26 4 Kentucky 72 5 l. brn crop 2 bar (thin), tc sleeves , bk shoes
Player Ratings spd-str-awr-agi-acc-cth-car-jmp-btk-tkl-tpr-tac-pbk-rbk-kpw-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh
B. Griese 59-56-92-57-57-28-54-57-47-20-93-94-24-25-27-22-0-85-73-73
Mira 58-45-81-56-53-28-46-64-43-18-81-76-24-26-26-23-0-74-77-64
Stofa 48-54-69-47-48-26-50-52-41-19-80-72-22-24-29-24-0-76-68-62
J. Kiick 86-69-87-81-86-80-86-46-88-24-33-31-49-46-32-22-10-84-88-83
M. Morris 97-58-76-95-96-74-84-76-66-22-25-22-37-33-28-22-94-84-77-64
H. Ginn 84-55-58-84-83-68-71-61-65-26-26-20-34-31-24-20-80-77-78-63
Leigh 92-59-62-88-85-65-77-61-61-28-25-22-41-40-26-21-92-75-70-66
B. Pryor 78-68-56-77-76-63-73-60-69-19-27-23-43-39-28-23-10-75-73-70
Csonka 74-79-92-79-93-64-91-50-99-25-34-18-73-67-31-19-10-88-92-86
T. Cole 78-62-69-77-82-66-75-63-70-25-32-22-56-50-78-82-64-78-70-66
S. Mitchell 59-70-76-56-65-68-74-56-64-25-38-24-48-57-26-22-43-76-67-71
P. Warfield 96-62-95-94-94-92-77-85-72-22-26-22-34-40-24-22-10-87-80-73
Twilley 77-64-93-74-74-99-87-75-52-24-25-24-41-37-31-19-10-80-74-86
O. Stowe 93-52-55-91-91-75-71-83-58-18-25-20-22-24-25-21-10-77-67-55
K. Noonan 84-48-77-84-81-84-66-69-49-19-28-24-33-29-24-20-10-75-85-57
M. Fleming 67-71-93-63-67-62-57-62-66-25-41-32-76-69-29-19-8-81-75-78
Mandich 72-69-62-72-71-74-65-60-72-24-29-24-63-58-26-20-8-80-87-71
Seiple 65-62-66-64-64-72-59-61-47-25-42-38-52-46-85-87-8-70-77-59
Crusan 46-89-85-45-66-18-20-44-26-22-30-18-87-90-25-19-0-61-77-80
W. Moore 58-87-63-58-67-30-28-53-27-22-26-19-82-86-28-22-0-71-67-76
Kuechenberg 61-94-78-62-65-19-19-43-31-29-36-16-88-94-26-21-0-71-89-84
Langer 51-96-70-51-58-21-19-42-27-22-30-21-88-95-28-20-0-78-90-87
B. DeMarco 52-87-96-50-55-18-21-47-24-23-27-18-88-91-29-23-0-63-83-67
L. Little 61-98-90-62-66-23-20-47-28-25-37-16-95-99-25-22-0-75-80-84
M. Williams 64-84-79-67-61-25-22-62-24-22-29-24-85-81-25-21-0-61-82-74
N. Evans 47-98-93-45-63-20-21-38-29-24-29-25-91-92-26-21-0-64-83-76
W. Mass 63-84-66-64-60-25-27-59-23-22-26-21-85-78-25-22-0-67-71-73
J. Riley 65-84-82-64-70-21-26-52-24-84-27-19-26-34-29-21-0-77-79-74
Den Herder 66-81-60-73-70-25-23-51-30-84-30-20-27-40-29-19-0-83-86-77
Stanfill 68-81-83-66-71-29-26-57-26-88-28-19-25-36-26-20-0-81-85-79
N. McBride 61-78-60-59-62-26-25-59-26-76-24-22-24-29-26-18-0-75-73-71
M. Fernandez 66-94-87-65-73-23-20-47-29-94-26-20-28-44-31-17-0-79-81-85
B. Heinz 58-87-83-55-70-26-24-45-26-87-25-22-24-40-32-21-0-73-79-78
F. Cornish 60-84-79-56-67-31-26-57-28-86-26-19-26-38-27-23-0-73-66-82
J. Richardson 60-84-77-60-66-20-19-56-23-82-23-18-25-32-29-22-0-75-71-78
D. Swift 75-71-78-74-73-42-36-58-23-85-23-20-26-35-30-22-0-77-78-69
B. Matheson 74-74-80-73-74-50-42-58-28-83-24-19-26-36-26-20-0-80-77-75
T. Davis 68-77-85-73-70-42-38-52-28-82-27-21-28-46-27-23-0-73-81-76
Buoniconti 70-79-96-68-67-46-37-52-29-93-22-20-29-42-29-17-0-76-78-77
D. Farley 76-68-57-77-75-48-42-58-27-82-31-24-24-42-26-22-0-77-69-71
D. Palmer 67-72-53-65-70-43-39-51-28-88-30-23-25-47-28-23-0-75-68-71
Kolen 74-73-78-74-73-47-39-55-26-91-27-20-24-37-26-23-0-82-74-77
J. Powell 77-68-62-76-71-36-28-54-22-79-24-22-21-33-25-22-0-75-68-62
T. Foley 90-58-81-90-88-64-51-80-22-77-24-19-20-24-28-19-10-80-75-68
C. Johnson 93-54-76-93-93-66-56-84-20-70-21-20-16-22-26-23-10-83-84-77
Mumphord 86-53-78-85-85-74-61-81-23-62-23-21-22-20-23-21-10-81-70-65
R. Jones 90-53-61-90-90-57-44-83-25-64-22-22-16-22-23-22-58-82-62-65
J. Scott 84-61-85-82-82-73-56-78-22-86-24-20-24-32-27-19-84-86-94-86
D. Brown 84-60-58-84-81-59-43-65-28-83-28-21-20-22-21-20-64-78-77-66
D. Anderson 82-59-85-82-80-76-61-76-24-86-26-21-20-29-30-22-64-85-80-79
B. Petrella 82-63-83-82-78-61-45-66-27-73-24-22-18-23-22-22-10-75-67-70
Yepremian 47-32-72-45-43-39-33-51-26-21-24-22-14-19-93-84-0-41-85-56
Seiple 65-62-80-64-64-72-59-61-47-25-42-38-52-46-85-87-8-70-77-59
Defensive Tackle Manny Fernandez takes down Johnny Unitas of the Colts in the Dolphins AFC CHampionship victory. He led the Dolphins with 8 sacks in 1971.
1971 Miami Dolphins Individual Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Bob Griese, 2089 yards, 55.1 comp. pct., 19 TDs, 90.9 rating
Rushing: Larry Csonka, 1051 yards, 7 TDs, 5.4 yards / carry
Receiving: Paul Warfield, 43 receptions, 996 yards, 11 TDs
Touchdowns: Paul Warfield, 11 (0 rush., 11 rec.)
QB Sacks: Manny Fernandez, 8
Tackles: Nick Buoniconti, 126
Interceptions: Jake Scott, 7 int., 34 yards, 0 TDs
Points: Garo Yepremian, 117 (28 FG's, 33 PAT's)
Free Safety Jake Scott finished tied for sixth in the NFL with 7 interceptions in 1971. His play-making skills helped him earn his first career Pro Bowl selection in 1971.
1971 AFC EAST STANDINGS:
1st Place - MIAMI (10-3-1)
2nd Place - Baltimore (10-4)
3rd Place - N.Y. Jets (6-8)
4th Place - New England (6-8)
5th Place - Buffalo (1-13)
Wide Receiver Paul Warfield led the NFL in TD catches (11) and he finished second in the league in receiving yards (996) and yards per catch (23.2) in 1971. His efforts helped him earn a Pro Bowl selection for the fourth straight year and the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, the Pro Football Writers, and the Newspaper Ent. Assoc. named him to their first team All-NFL after the season.
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Safety Dick Anderson returns an interception during the AFC Championship Game. He picked off a pair of passes and recovered four fumbles during the 1971 regular season.
