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William Andrews

William L. Andrews

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: December 25, 1955 in Thomasville, GA
College: Auburn

4-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 3rd round (79th overall) of the 1979 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1979 24 ATL FB 15 15 239 1023 3 23 4.3 68.2 15.9 39 309 7.9 2 34 2.6 20.6 1332 5 5
1980* 25 ATL FB 16 16 265 1308 4 33 4.9 81.8 16.6 51 456 8.9 1 26 3.2 28.5 1764 5 6
1981* 26 ATL FB 16 16 289 1301 10 29 4.5 81.3 18.1 81 735 9.1 2 70 5.1 45.9 2036 12 12
1982* 27 ATL FB 9 9 139 573 5 19 4.1 63.7 15.4 42 503 12.0 2 86 4.7 55.9 1076 7 1
1983* 28 ATL RB 16 16 331 1567 7 27 4.7 97.9 20.7 59 609 10.3 4 40 3.7 38.1 2176 11 6
1986 31 ATL 15 0 52 214 1 13 4.1 14.3 3.5 5 35 7.0 0 14 0.3 2.3 249 1 0
Career 87 72 1315 5986 30 33 4.6 68.8 15.1 277 2647 9.6 11 86 3.2 30.4 8633 41 30

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1986 31 ATL 15 0 4 71 0 22 17.8 320
Career 87 72 4 71 0 22 17.8 8704

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1979 24 ATL FB 15 15 5 1 0 0
1980* 25 ATL FB 16 16 6 2 0 0
1981* 26 ATL FB 16 16 12 0 0 0
1982* 27 ATL FB 9 9 1 1 0 0
1983* 28 ATL RB 16 16 6 2 0 0
1986 31 ATL 15 0 0 1 0 0
Career 87 72 30 7 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1983* 28 ATL RB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 87 72 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 2 -1.0 -1.0 50.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1979 24 ATL FB 15 15 3 2 30
1980* 25 ATL FB 16 16 4 1 30
1981* 26 ATL FB 16 16 10 2 72
1982* 27 ATL FB 9 9 5 2 42
1983* 28 ATL RB 16 16 7 4 66
1986 31 ATL 15 0 1 6
Career 87 72 30 11 246

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1980
1981
1982
1983

Rushing Att

1980 NFL 265 (7)
1981 NFL 289 (7)
1983 NFL 331 (4-- 94)
Career 1315 (90)

Rushing Yds

1980 NFL 1308 (4)
1981 NFL 1301 (7)
1983 NFL 1567 (2-- 48)
Career 5986 (68)

Rushing TD

1981 NFL 10 (7)
1982 NFL 5 (10)
Career 30 (166)

Yds/Rushing Att

1980 NFL 4.9 (3)
1983 NFL 4.7 (8)
Career 4.6 (56)

Rushing Yds/Game

1980 NFL 81.8 (4)
1981 NFL 81.3 (7)
1983 NFL 97.9 (2-- 82)
Career 68.8 (37)

Receptions

1981 NFL 81 (4)
1982 NFL 42 (8)

Long Reception

1982 NFL 86 (1)

Touchdowns

1981 NFL 12 (9)
1982 NFL 7 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1981 NFL 12 (9)
1982 NFL 7 (9)

Yds From Scrimmage

1980 NFL 1764 (4)
1981 NFL 2036 (1-- 46)
1982 NFL 1076 (2)
1983 NFL 2176 (2-- 22)
Career 8633 (127)

All-Purpose Yds

1980 NFL 1764 (6)
1981 NFL 2036 (2-- 89)
1982 NFL 1076 (4)
1983 NFL 2176 (2-- 49)
Career 8704 (184)

Touches

1980 NFL 316 (6)
1981 NFL 370 (6)
1982 NFL 181 (7)
1983 NFL 390 (2-- 51)
Career 1596 (90)

Fumbles

1981 NFL 12 (6)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1982 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1979 24 15 RB 163 17 21 60
1980 25 16 RB 206 79 8 13
1981 26 16 RB 276 129 2 2
1982 27 9 RB 150 124 3 6
1983 28 16 RB 284 133 2 2
1986 31 15 RB 31 97
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