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2005 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 318 points (19.9/g), 16th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 317 points (19.8/g), 15th.
Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Nick Saban (9-7-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Gus Frerotte | 34 | 11 | 15 | 257 for 494, 2,996 yards, 18 td, 13 int, & 27 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Ronnie Brown | 24 | Rook | 14 | 207 rushes for 907 yards, 4 td, & 32 catches for 232 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005 |
| RB | Ricky Williams | 28 | 6 | 4 | 168 rushes for 743 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 93 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Darian Barnes | 25 | 3 | 5 | ||
| WR | Marty Booker | 29 | 6 | 11 | 39 catches for 686 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Chris Chambers* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 82 catches for 1,118 yards, 11 td, & 12 rushes for 92 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001 |
| TE | Lorenzo Diamond | 26 | 1 | 8 | 8 catches for 54 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Randy McMichael | 26 | 3 | 16 | 60 catches for 582 yards, 5 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Damion McIntosh | 28 | 5 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2000 |
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| LG | Jeno James | 28 | 5 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2000 |
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| C | Seth McKinney | 26 | 3 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002 |
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| RG | Rex Hadnot | 23 | 1 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 2004 |
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| RT | Vernon Carey | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kevin Carter | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Keith Traylor | 36 | 14 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Vonnie Holliday | 30 | 7 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998 |
| RDE | Jason Taylor* | 31 | 8 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Donnie Spragan | 29 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Junior Seau | 36 | 15 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| MLB | Zach Thomas* | 32 | 9 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Channing Crowder | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005 |
| LCB | Travis Daniels | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 2005 |
| CB | Reggie Howard | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Sam Madison | 31 | 8 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Travares Tillman | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000 |
| SS | Tebucky Jones | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| FS | Lance Schulters | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 119th pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Olindo Mare | 32 | 8 | 0 | 25 of 30 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Donnie Jones | 25 | 1 | 0 | 88 punts for a 43.5 average, 0 blocked | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 224th pick / 2004 |
| PR | Wes Welker | 24 | 1 | 1 | 43 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Wes Welker | 24 | 1 | 1 | 61 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Darian Barnes | 25 | FB | 9 | 5 | 250 | 6-2 | Hampton,Rutgers | 2/29/1980 | 3 | |
| Yeremiah Bell | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Eastern Kentucky | 3/3/1978 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 213th pick / 2003 |
| Joe Berger | 23 | T | 3 | 0 | 303 | 6-5 | Michigan Tech | 5/25/1982 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 207th pick / 2005 |
| Marty Booker | 29 | WR | 15 | 11 | 212 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 7/31/1976 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1999 |
| David Boston | 27 | WR | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/19/1978 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1999 |
| David Bowens | 28 | DE | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Michigan,Western Illinois | 7/3/1977 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 158th pick / 1999 |
| Ronnie Brown | 24 | RB | 15 | 14 | 233 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/12/1981 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 2nd pick / 2005 |
| Vernon Carey | 24 | T-G | 16 | 14 | 335 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 7/31/1981 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 2004 |
| Kevin Carter | 32 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 10 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| Chris Chambers* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1978 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001 |
| Channing Crowder | 22 | LB | 16 | 13 | 247 | 6-2 | Florida | 12/2/1983 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 2005 |
| Travis Daniels | 23 | DB | 16 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/8/1982 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 2005 |
| John Denney | 27 | DE-C | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | BYU | 12/13/1978 | Rook | |
| Lorenzo Diamond | 26 | TE | 16 | 8 | 260 | 6-3 | Auburn | 12/15/1979 | 1 | |
| Alonzo Ephraim | 24 | C | 13 | 3 | 312 | 6-4 | Alabama | 11/8/1981 | 2 | |
| Heath Evans | 27 | FB | 6 | 2 | 245 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/30/1978 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2001 |
| Gus Frerotte | 34 | QB | 16 | 15 | 237 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/31/1971 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| Bryan Gilmore | 27 | WR | 15 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Midwestern State | 1/21/1978 | 5 | |
| Jason Glenn | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/20/1979 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 173rd pick / 2001 |
| Rex Hadnot | 23 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-2 | Houston | 1/28/1982 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 2004 |
| Will Heller | 24 | TE | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 2/28/1981 | 2 | |
| Vonnie Holliday | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 12/11/1975 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 19th pick / 1998 |
| Alex Holmes | 24 | TE | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | USC | 8/22/1981 | Rook | |
| Reggie Howard | 28 | DB | 15 | 7 | 190 | 6-0 | Henderson State,Memphis | 5/17/1977 | 5 | |
| Eddie Jackson | 25 | DB | 15 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/19/1980 | 1 | |
| Jeno James | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/12/1977 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2000 |
| Donnie Jones | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | LSU | 7/5/1980 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 224th pick / 2004 |
| Tebucky Jones | 31 | DB | 6 | 6 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Norman LeJeune | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/10/1980 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 244th pick / 2003 |
| Sam Madison | 31 | DB | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/23/1974 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 44th pick / 1997 |
| Olindo Mare | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | MacMurray,Syracuse | 6/6/1973 | 8 | |
| Stockar McDougle | 28 | T | 8 | 2 | 335 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1977 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| Damion McIntosh | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 3/25/1977 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2000 |
| Seth McKinney | 26 | C | 13 | 13 | 305 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/12/1979 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 90th pick / 2002 |
| Randy McMichael | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/28/1979 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 114th pick / 2002 |
| Travis Minor | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Florida State | 6/30/1979 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 85th pick / 2001 |
| Eddie Moore | 25 | LB | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 7/5/1980 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 2003 |
| Sammy Morris | 28 | RB | 16 | 2 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 3/23/1977 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| Derrick Pope | 23 | LB | 12 | 2 | 232 | 6-0 | Alabama | 5/4/1982 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 222nd pick / 2004 |
| Nick Rogers | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 5/31/1979 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 177th pick / 2002 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 27 | QB | 4 | 1 | 222 | 6-4 | Iowa State | 3/6/1978 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 109th pick / 2001 |
| Matt Roth | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 10/14/1982 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 46th pick / 2005 |
| Cliff Russell | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Utah | 2/8/1979 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 87th pick / 2002 |
| Lance Schulters | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-2 | Hofstra | 5/27/1975 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 119th pick / 1998 |
| Junior Seau | 36 | LB | 7 | 5 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 15 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Donnie Spragan | 29 | LB | 16 | 9 | 239 | 6-3 | Pacific,Stanford | 7/12/1976 | 3 | |
| Jason Taylor* | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-6 | Akron | 9/1/1974 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1997 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Georgia Southern | 6/19/1977 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 159th pick / 2000 |
| Zach Thomas* | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 9/1/1973 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 154th pick / 1996 |
| Travares Tillman | 28 | DB | 16 | 10 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 10/8/1977 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000 |
| Lester Towns | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Washington | 8/28/1977 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2000 |
| Keith Traylor | 36 | DT-NT | 13 | 13 | 340 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma,Oklahoma | 9/3/1969 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| Wes Welker | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/1/1981 | 1 | |
| Ricky Williams | 28 | RB | 12 | 4 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| Manuel Wright | 21 | DT | 3 | 0 | 329 | 6-6 | USC | 4/13/1984 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 1st pick / 2005 Supp |
| Jeff Zgonina | 35 | DT | 16 | 3 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 246.4 | 6-1.8 | 4.2 |