1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1979 Miami | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 1979 San Diego | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 2:42 | 1979 San Diego | B.Horn 88 yd. intercept (M.Wood kick) | 7-0 SDA | ||
| 1 | 1:48 | 1979 San Diego | W.Buchanon 24 yd. intercept (kick failed) | 13-0 SDA | ||
| 2 | 1:15 | 1979 Miami | B.Griese 2 yd. run (U.von Schamann kick) | 13-7 SDA | ||
| 3 | 12:00 | 1979 San Diego | C.Williams 6 yd. run (M.Wood kick) | 20-7 SDA | ||
| 3 | 6:18 | 1979 San Diego | M.Wood 36 yd. field goal | 23-7 SDA | ||
| 4 | 12:36 | 1979 Miami | N.Moore 10 yd. pass from B.Griese (U.von Schamann kick) | 23-14 SDA | ||
| 4 | 5:42 | 1979 Miami | U.von Schamann 23 yd. field goal | 23-17 SDA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1979 Miami | 1979 San Diego | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 9-9-1-19 | 5-6-1-12 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-14-29% | 5-15-33% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-3-33% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 17-35-49% | 10-14-71% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 317-73-4.3 | 233-55-4.2 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 157 | 101 |
| Total Rushes | 35 | 27 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 18/34 (52.9%) | 11/27 (40.7%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 160 | 132 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 4/29 | 1/10 |
| Punts/Average | 5/44.8 | 6/34.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 4/13 | 3/2 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 4/100 | 4/94 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/15 | 4/126 |
| Penalties/Yards | 7/60 | 10/56 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/0 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 33 mins 14 secs | 26 mins 46 secs |
| Average Drive Start | MIA 32 | SDA 31 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Bob Griese | 34 | 18 | 189 | 52.9 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 4 | 11.8 | 29 | 4/29 | 39.6 |
| Dan Fouts | 27 | 11 | 142 | 40.7 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 59 | 1/10 | 42.5 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Gary Davis | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Delvin Williams | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | ||||
| Bob Griese | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Clarence Williams | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Mike Thomas | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dan Fouts | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Hardy | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Davis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clarence Williams | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Klein | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kellen Winslow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Jefferson | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Uwe von Schamann | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
| Mike Wood | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 34.3 | 32.2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 43 | 0 | ||||||
| Artie Owens | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Tim Foley | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Baumhower | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Norris Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Betters | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gerald Small | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kim Bokamper | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Towle | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vern Den Herder | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rusty Chambers | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed Newman | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Neal Colzie | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tony Nathan | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Horn | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Preston | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willie Buchanon | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leroy Jones | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Fuller | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike H. Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Woodrow Lowe | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glen Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fred Dean | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Horn | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 88 | 1 | ||||||
| Ray Preston | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Willie Buchanon | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| Mike H. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||