1980 Miami Dolphins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Don Shula (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Jeff Allen | DB | July 18, 1957 | 5’11’ | 190 | California-Davis |
| Elmer Bailey | WR | December 13, 1957 | 6’0′ | 196 | Lincoln (MO) |
| Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6’4′ | 258 | Princeton |
| Bill Barnett | DE | May 10, 1956 | 6’4′ | 256 | Nebraska |
| Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6’5′ | 261 | Alabama |
| Doug Beaudoin | DB | May 15, 1954 | 6’1′ | 193 | Minnesota |
| Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6’2′ | 227 | Miami (FL) |
| Don Bessillieu | DB | May 4, 1956 | 6’1′ | 200 | Georgia Tech |
| Doug Betters | DE | June 11, 1956 | 6’7′ | 262 | Montana |
| Glenn Blackwood | DB | February 23, 1957 | 6’0′ | 187 | Texas |
| Kim Bokamper | DE-LB | September 25, 1954 | 6’6′ | 245 | Concordia (MN) |
| Jimmy Cefalo | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5’11’ | 190 | Penn St. |
| William Cesare | DB | June 2, 1955 | 5’11’ | 190 | Memphis |
| Rusty Chambers | LB | November 10, 1953 | 6’1′ | 218 | Tulane |
| Vern Den Herder | DE-NT | November 28, 1948 | 6’6′ | 250 | Central College (IA) |
| Mark Dennard | C | November 2, 1955 | 6’1′ | 253 | Texas A&M |
| Thom Dornbrook | G-C | December 1, 1956 | 6’2′ | 240 | Kentucky |
| A.J. Duhe | LB-DE | November 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 247 | LSU |
| Tim Foley | DB | January 22, 1948 | 6’0′ | 194 | Purdue |
| Nick Giaquinto | RB | April 4, 1955 | 5’11’ | 205 | Bridgeport |
| Jon Giesler | T | December 23, 1956 | 6’5′ | 262 | Michigan |
| Larry Gordon | LB | July 8, 1953 | 6’4′ | 230 | Arizona St. |
| Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6’3′ | 265 | Southern |
| Bob Griese | QB | February 3, 1945 | 6’1′ | 190 | Purdue |
| Bruce Hardy | TE-WR-QB | June 1, 1956 | 6’5′ | 235 | Arizona St. |
| Duriel Harris | WR | November 27, 1954 | 5’11’ | 179 | New Mexico St. |
| Steve Howell | FB-TE | December 20, 1956 | 6’2′ | 227 | Baylor |
| Bob Kuechenberg | G-T-C | October 14, 1947 | 6’2′ | 253 | Notre Dame |
| Eric Laakso | T-G | November 29, 1956 | 6’4′ | 285 | Tulane |
| Larry Little | G-T | November 2, 1945 | 6’1′ | 265 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Don McNeal | DB | May 6, 1958 | 5’11’ | 190 | Alabama |
| Nat Moore | WR-RB | September 19, 1951 | 5’9′ | 184 | Tenn-Martin |
| Rick Moser | RB | December 18, 1956 | 6’0′ | 210 | Rhode Island |
| Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6’0′ | 206 | Alabama |
| Ed Newman | G | June 4, 1951 | 6’2′ | 245 | Florida Atlantic |
| Ralph Ortega | LB | July 6, 1953 | 6’2′ | 220 | Florida |
| Earnest Rhone | LB | August 20, 1953 | 6’2′ | 220 | Henderson St. |
| George Roberts | P | June 10, 1955 | 6’0′ | 181 | Virginia Tech |
| Terry Robiskie | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6’1′ | 210 | LSU |
| Joe Rose | TE | June 24, 1957 | 6’3′ | 228 | California |
| Steve Shull | LB | March 27, 1958 | 6’1′ | 220 | William & Mary |
| Gerald Small | DB | August 10, 1956 | 5’11’ | 192 | San Jose St. |
| Dwight Stephenson | C-T | November 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 255 | Alabama |
| Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6’5′ | 220 | Virginia Tech |
| Ed Taylor | DB | May 13, 1953 | 6’0′ | 174 | Memphis |
| Don Testerman | RB | November 7, 1952 | 6’2′ | 230 | Ferrum |
| Jeff Toews | G-T | November 4, 1957 | 6’3′ | 255 | Washington |
| Steve Towle | LB | October 23, 1953 | 6’2′ | 233 | Kansas |
| Ronnie Van Lee | T-TE-G | December 24, 1956 | 6’3′ | 265 | Baylor |
| Uwe von Schamann | K | April 23, 1956 | 6’0′ | 190 | Oklahoma |
| Rod Walters | G-T | February 27, 1954 | 6’3′ | 258 | Iowa |
| Delvin Williams | RB | April 17, 1951 | 6’0′ | 195 | Kansas |
| David Woodley | QB | October 25, 1958 | 6’2′ | 210 | LSU |