List of Miami Dolphins starting quarterbacks

The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the East Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Lawyer Joe Robbie and actor Danny Thomas were granted enfranchisement on August 15, 1965, committing their team as the 9th member of the American Football League (AFL).[1][2]

The Dolphins have had 32 different starting quarterbacks (QB) in their franchise history; only George Mira and Tyler Thigpen have started only one game for the Dolphins.[3][4][a] The Dolphins' first starting quarterback was Dick Wood during the first inaugural season game in 1966, against the Oakland Raiders; Wood however was replaced a week later by rookie Rick Norton due to inconsistency.[5][6] Notable Dolphin starting quarterbacks include Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Bob Griese and Dan Marino, whom together combined for 391 total starts and 239 wins all with the Dolphins.[7][8][9] Other standouts include Earl Morrall, Don Strock, David Woodley, Jay Fiedler, Chad Pennington, and A.J. Feeley.

The Miami Dolphins entered the 2012 season with the franchise's 32nd different starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill. He is the first rookie to ever start on opening day for the Dolphins.[10]

History

Inception

The Miami Dolphins entered their 1966 inaugural season with Dick Wood as their starting quarterback against the Oakland Raiders.[11] By the end of the first half Woods had thrown four interceptions, two of which translated to ten points by the Raiders.[5] Rookie replacement Rick Norton finished the second half of the game and started the next two games against the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.[12] Trailing 41-3 against the Bills, Norton was benched in favor of rookie punter George Wilson Jr., who played quarterback in college at Xavier University. Wilson outscored the Bills 21-17 during his 40 minutes of playing time, throwing three touchdowns and passing for 185 yards.[13]

I never thought I'd be the No. 1 Quarterback.

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George Wilson Jr.[13]

Wilson went on to start the next seven games for the Dolphins. During that time Wilson collected the franchise's first and second victories against the Denver Broncos on October 16, and followed it up a week later with a victory against the Houston Oilers.[14] However, during the week twelve game against the New York Jets, Wilson suffered a shoulder-injury, that sidelined him for the remainder of the season.[15]

Dick Wood started the next three games for the Dolphins, but didn't finish out the season as rookie quarterback John Stofa started the final game against the Houston Oilers.[11] Stofa led the team to its third and final victory of the season by beating the Oilers 29-28.[16]

Bob Griese Era

Bob Griese, a quarterback from Purdue, was selected by the Miami Dolphins as the fourth pick, in the first round of 1967 Common Draft.[17] Entering the 1967 season rookie Griese was slated to develop as a backup quarterback behind John Stofa. However, due to an ankle injury suffered during the first game of the season, Stofa was sidelined, and Griese finished the game leading the Dolphins to 35-21 victory over the Denver Broncos. Griese started the next two games, but sustained an injury during the week five game against the New York Jets and was replaced by Rick Norton for three games. Griese resumed the role of starting QB for the remaining eight games of his rookie season.

For the next 13 seasons Bob Griese started a majority of the Miami Dolphins' games. During that tenure Griese became the first Miami Dolphin quarterback to start all of the season's games in 1970, led by head coach Don Shula. In the same year the Dolphins collected their first winning season and playoff berth, but lost against the Oakland Raiders 21-14 in the Divisional Round. The following year, 1971, the Dolphins made their first Super Bowl appearance against the Dallas Cowboys, but lost 24-3.

In 1972 Griese started and won the first five games of the season, but fell victim to injury against the San Diego Chargers. Earl Morrall started and won the remaining nine games of season. Morrall started both the Divisional and AFC conference games, but Griese returned to start Super Bowl VII. Griese's 14-7 win against the Washington Redskins completed the NFL's first and only perfect season. Earl Morrall's performance earned him the NFL's inaugural Comeback Player of the Year Award. Starting 11 of the season's 17 games, contributions from his 1972 season and further performances in his career have listed him as one of the top back-up quarterbacks in NFL history.

In 1973 Griese started 13 regular season games, and led the Dolphins to their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance, the first in NFL history and second consecutive Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl VIII, the second in NFL history.

Over the next seven years Bob Griese started 74 regular season and three playoff games. He sustained a multitude of injuries and shared the starting role with quarterbacks Earl Morrall, Don Strock, and David Woodley, but finally in 1980, against the Baltimore Colts, Griese sustained a shoulder-injury that would prompt him to retire at the end of the season.

Throughout his career Griese played in six pro bowls, two all-star games, was elected the Dolphins MVP six times, and was named All-Pro in 1971 and 1977. Throughout the 1970s the Miami Dolphins had the highest winning percentage in all of professional sports. Griese was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

Following the end of the Griese era, quarterback David Woodley became the Dolphins starting quarterback and continued the Dolphin's success. Woodley made it to the playoffs in 1981 and in 1982. During the 1982 season the Dolphins lost in their fourth Super Bowl appearance against the Washington Redskins 17-27. In 1983, Woodley lost the starting job to rookie quarterback Dan Marino. David Woodley is known as being the transition quarterback between Bob Griese and Dan Marino.

Dan Marino Era

University of Pittsburgh freshman (1979)

Dan Marino, a quarterback from the University of Pittsburgh, was selected by the Miami Dolphins as the 27th pick, in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft. Much like Griese, Marino was slated to develop under starting quarterback David Woodley. During the third game of the season against the Los Angeles Raiders, Marino saw his first action as an NFL quarterback, and passed for ninety yards and threw for two touchdowns. Following a loss during week 4, Marino replaced Woodley, and the following week started his first game against the Buffalo Bills. Miami, however, lost the game in overtime 35-38.

Starting quarterbacks by season

Year Column links to corresponding team season
(#) Number of games started in the regular season or post-season win–loss record
† Inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame[7]

Regular season

Season(s) Quarterback (Games) References
2015 Ryan Tannehill (16) [18]
2014 Ryan Tannehill (16) [18]
2013 Ryan Tannehill (16) [18]
2012 Ryan Tannehill (16) [19][20]
2011 Matt Moore (12) Chad Henne (4)[21]
2010 Chad Henne (14) Chad Pennington (1)Tyler Thigpen (1) [4][22]
2009 Chad Henne (13) Chad Pennington (3) [23]
2008 Chad Pennington (16) [24]
2007 Cleo Lemon (7) Trent Green (5) John Beck (4) [25]
2006 Joey Harrington (11) Daunte Culpepper (4) Cleo Lemon (1) [26]
2005 Gus Frerotte (15) Sage Rosenfels (1) [27]
2004 A.J. Feeley (8) Jay Fiedler (7) Sage Rosenfels (1) [28]
2003 Jay Fiedler (11) Brian Griese (5) [29]
2002 Jay Fiedler (10) Ray Lucas (6) [30]
2001 Jay Fiedler (16)[31]
2000 Jay Fiedler (15) Damon Huard (1)[32]
1999 Dan Marino† (11) Damon Huard (5)[33]
1998 Dan Marino† (16)[34]
1997 Dan Marino† (16)[35]
1996 Dan Marino† (13) Craig Erickson (3)[36]
1995 Dan Marino† (14) Bernie Kosar (2)[37]
1994 Dan Marino† (16)[38]
1993 Scott Mitchell (7) Dan Marino† (5) Steve DeBerg (4)[39]
1992 Dan Marino† (16)[40]
1991 Dan Marino† (16)[41]
1990 Dan Marino† (16)[42]
1989 Dan Marino† (16)[43]
1988 Dan Marino† (16)[44]
1987[b] Dan Marino† (12) Kyle Mackey (3)[45]
1986 Dan Marino† (16)[46]
1985 Dan Marino† (16)[47]
1984 Dan Marino† (16)[48]
1983 Dan Marino† (9) David Woodley (5)Don Strock (2)[49]
1982[b] David Woodley (9)[50]
1981 David Woodley (15)Don Strock (1)[51]
1980 David Woodley (11)Bob Griese† (3)Don Strock (2)[52]
1979 Bob Griese† (12)Don Strock (4)[53]
1978[c] Bob Griese† (9)Don Strock (7)[54]
1977 Bob Griese† (14)[55]
1976 Bob Griese† (13)Don Strock (1)[56]
1975 Bob Griese† (10)Don Strock (3)Earl Morrall (1)[57]
1974 Bob Griese† (13) Earl Morrall (1)[58]
1973 Bob Griese† (13)Earl Morrall (1)[59]
1972 Earl Morrall (9) Bob Griese† (5)[60]
1971 Bob Griese† (13) George Mira (1)[3][61]
1970 Bob Griese (14)[62]
1969 Bob Griese† (9)Rick Norton (5)[63]
1968 Bob Griese† (13) Rick Norton (1)[64]
1967 Bob Griese† (10)Rick Norton (3)John Stofa (1)[65]
1966 George Wilson (7)Dick Wood (4) Rick Norton (2) John Stofa (1)[66]

Regular Season stats

Updated through the 2015 season

Quarterback Jersey
Number		Games Wins Losses Ties Win %
A.J. Feeley # 7 8 3 5 - .375
Bernie Kosar # 19 2 0 2 - .000
Bob Griese # 12 151 92 56 3 .619
Brian Griese # 14 5 3 2 - .600
Chad Henne # 7 31 13 18 - .419
Chad Pennington # 10 20 12 8 - .600
Cleo Lemon # 17 8 1 7 - .125
Craig Erickson # 7 3 1 2 - .333
Damon Huard # 11 6 5 1 - .833
Dan Marino # 13 240 147 93 - .613
Daunte Culpepper # 8 4 1 3 - .250
David Woodley # 16 40 27 12 1 .688
Dick Wood # 18 4 0 4 - .000
Don Strock # 10 20 14 6 - .700
Earl Morrall # 15 12 11 1 - .917
George Mira # 10 1 1 0 - 1.000
George Wilson # 10 7 2 5 - .286
Gus Frerotte # 11 15 9 6 - .600
Kyle Mackey # 15 3 1 2 - .333
Jay Fiedler # 9 59 36 23 - .610
Joey Harrington # 3 11 5 6 - .455
John Beck # 9 4 0 4 - .000
John Stofa # 15 2 2 0 - 1.000
Matt Moore # 8 12 6 6 - .500
Ray Lucas # 6 6 2 4 - .333
Rick Norton # 11 11 1 10 - .091
Ryan Tannehill # 17 64 29 35 - .453
Sage Rosenfels # 18 2 0 2 - .000
Steve DeBerg # 17 4 2 2 - .500
Scott Mitchell # 19 7 3 4 - .429
Trent Green # 10 5 0 5 - .000
Tyler Thigpen # 16 1 0 1 - .000
Totals 768 429 335 4 .561

Postseason

Postseason stats

Quarterback Games Wins Losses Ref.
Bob Griese #12 11 6 5 [67]
Earl Morrall #15 2 2 0 [68]
David Woodley #16 5 3 2 [69]
Dan Marino #13 18 8 10 [70]
Jay Fiedler #9 3 1 2 [71]
Chad Pennington #10 1 0 1 [72]
Totals 40 20 20

Postseason games

Quarterback Season Game Opponent Score Win % Ref
Bob Griese 1970 Divisional Oakland 14-21 .545 [67]
1971 Divisional Kansas City 27-24 OT2[a]
AFC Championship Balt. Colts 21-0
Super Bowl VI Dallas 3-24
1972 Super Bowl VII Washington 14-7
1973 Divisional Cincinnati 34-16
AFC Championship Oakland 27-10
Super Bowl VIII Minnesota 24-7
1974 Divisional Oakland 26-28
1978 Divisional Houston Oilers 9-17
1979 Divisional Pittsburgh 14-34
Earl Morrall 1972 Divisional Cleveland 20-14 1.000 [68]
1972 AFC Championship Pittsburgh 21-17
David Woodley 1981 Divisional San Diego 38-41 OT[b] .600 [69]
1982 First Round New England 28-13
Second Round San Diego 34-13
AFC Championship New York Jets 14-0
Super Bowl XVII Washington 17-27
Dan Marino 1983 Divisional Seattle 20-27 .444 [70]
1984 Divisional Seattle 31-10
AFC Championship Pittsburgh 45-28
Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 16-38
1985 Divisional Cleveland 24-21
AFC Championship New England 14-31
1990 Wild Card Kansas City 17-16
Divisional Buffalo 34-44
1992 Divisional San Diego 31-0
AFC Championship Buffalo 10-29
1994 Wild Card Kansas City 27-17
Divisional San Diego 21-22
1995 Wild Card Buffalo 22-37
1997 Wild Card New England 3-17
1998 Wild Card Buffalo 24-17
Divisional Denver 3-38
1999 Wild Card Seattle 20-17
Divisional Jacksonville 7-62
Jay Fielder 2000 Wild Card Indianapolis 23-17 OT .333 [71]
Divisional Oakland 0-27
2001 Wild Card Balt. Ravens 3-20
Chad Pennington 2008 Wild Card Balt. Ravens 9-27 .000 [72]

See also

Notes

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