1983 Miami Dolphins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Don Shula (12-4) | 12-4 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Bill Barnett | DE | May 10, 1956 | 6’4′ | 256 | Nebraska |
| Bob Baumhower | NT | August 4, 1955 | 6’5′ | 261 | Alabama |
| Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6’2′ | 227 | Miami (FL) |
| Charles Benson | DE | November 21, 1960 | 6’3′ | 267 | Baylor |
| Doug Betters | DE | June 11, 1956 | 6’7′ | 262 | Montana |
| Glenn Blackwood | DB | February 23, 1957 | 6’0′ | 187 | Texas |
| Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6’1′ | 190 | TCU |
| Kim Bokamper | DE-LB | September 25, 1954 | 6’6′ | 245 | Concordia (MN) |
| Charles Bowser | LB | October 2, 1959 | 6’3′ | 231 | Duke |
| Mark Brown | LB | July 18, 1961 | 6’2′ | 230 | Purdue |
| Bob Brudzinski | LB | January 1, 1955 | 6’4′ | 230 | Ohio St. |
| Jimmy Cefalo | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5’11’ | 190 | Penn St. |
| Mike Charles | NT-DE-DT | September 23, 1962 | 6’4′ | 292 | Syracuse |
| Steve Clark | G-NT | August 2, 1960 | 6’4′ | 255 | Utah |
| Mark Clayton | WR | April 8, 1961 | 5’9′ | 177 | Louisville |
| Mark Dennard | C | November 2, 1955 | 6’1′ | 253 | Texas A&M |
| A.J. Duhe | LB-DE | November 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 247 | LSU |
| Mark Duper | WR | January 25, 1959 | 5’9′ | 185 | NW State (LA) |
| Roy Foster | G-T | May 24, 1960 | 6’4′ | 282 | USC |
| Andra Franklin | RB | August 22, 1959 | 5’10’ | 225 | Nebraska |
| Jon Giesler | T | December 23, 1956 | 6’5′ | 262 | Michigan |
| Cleveland Green | T | September 11, 1957 | 6’3′ | 265 | Southern |
| 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. |
| Vince Heflin | WR | July 7, 1959 | 6’0′ | 185 | Central State (OH) |
| Eddie Hill | RB | May 13, 1957 | 6’2′ | 205 | Memphis |
| Jim Jensen | WR-QB | November 14, 1958 | 6’4′ | 215 | Boston Univ. |
| Dan Johnson | TE | May 17, 1960 | 6’3′ | 240 | Iowa St. |
| William Judson | DB | March 26, 1959 | 6’1′ | 189 | South Carolina St. |
| Mike Kozlowski | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6’0′ | 196 | San Diego St. |
| Bob Kuechenberg | G-T-C | October 14, 1947 | 6’2′ | 253 | Notre Dame |
| Eric Laakso | T-G | November 29, 1956 | 6’4′ | 285 | Tulane |
| Paul Lankford | DB | June 15, 1958 | 6’1′ | 185 | Penn St. |
| Dan Marino | QB | September 15, 1961 | 6’4′ | 224 | Pittsburgh |
| Nat Moore | WR-RB | September 19, 1951 | 5’9′ | 184 | Tenn-Martin |
| Tony Nathan | RB | December 14, 1956 | 6’0′ | 206 | Alabama |
| Ed Newman | G | June 4, 1951 | 6’2′ | 245 | Florida Atlantic |
| David Overstreet | RB | September 20, 1958 | 5’11’ | 208 | Oklahoma |
| Earnest Rhone | LB | August 20, 1953 | 6’2′ | 220 | Henderson St. |
| Reggie Roby | P | July 30, 1961 | 6’3′ | 249 | Iowa |
| Joe Rose | TE | June 24, 1957 | 6’3′ | 228 | California |
| Gerald Small | DB | August 10, 1956 | 5’11’ | 192 | San Jose St. |
| Robert Sowell | DB | June 23, 1961 | 5’11’ | 175 | Howard |
| Dwight Stephenson | C-T | November 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 255 | Alabama |
| Don Strock | QB | November 27, 1950 | 6’5′ | 220 | Virginia Tech |
| Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6’2′ | 232 | UCLA |
| Rodell Thomas | LB | August 2, 1958 | 6’2′ | 225 | Alabama St. |
| Emmett Tilley | LB | February 13, 1961 | 5’11’ | 240 | Duke |
| Jeff Toews | G-T | November 4, 1957 | 6’3′ | 255 | Washington |
| Tommy Vigorito | RB-WR | October 23, 1959 | 5’10’ | 193 | Virginia |
| Uwe von Schamann | K | April 23, 1956 | 6’0′ | 190 | Oklahoma |
| Fulton Walker | DB | April 30, 1958 | 5’10’ | 193 | West Virginia |
| David Woodley | QB | October 25, 1958 | 6’2′ | 210 | LSU |