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Rolf Benirschke

Rolf Joachim Benirschke

Position: K
Height: 6-0    Weight: 171 lbs.
Born: February 7, 1955 in Boston, MA
College: California-Davis

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 12th round (334th overall) of the 1977 Draft

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1977 22 SDG K 14 0 5 5 9 6 8 6 1 23 17 73.9% 24 21 87.5%
1978 23 SDG K 15 0 2 2 10 9 6 4 4 3 22 18 81.8% 43 37 86.0%
1979 24 SDG 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 100.0% 13 12 92.3%
1980 25 SDG K 16 0 8 7 12 8 10 6 6 3 36 24 66.7% 48 46 95.8%
1981 26 SDG K 16 0 2 2 7 7 8 5 4 3 5 2 26 19 73.1% 61 55 90.2%
1982* 27 SDG K 9 0 2 2 7 6 1 7 7 5 1 22 16 72.7% 34 32 94.1%
1983 28 SDG K 16 0 7 7 7 5 7 2 3 1 24 15 62.5% 45 43 95.6%
1984 29 SDG K 14 0 1 1 6 4 4 3 11 8 4 1 26 17 65.4% 41 41 100.0%
1985 30 SDG 1 0 2 2 100.0%
1986 31 SDG K 16 0 1 1 9 6 8 5 5 3 2 1 25 16 64.0% 41 39 95.1%
Career 121 0 8 8 61 53 56 37 57 39 26 9 208 146 70.2% 352 328 93.2%

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
1977 22 SDG K 14 0 21 17 72
1978 23 SDG K 15 0 37 18 91
1979 24 SDG 4 0 12 4 24
1980 25 SDG K 16 0 46 24 118
1981 26 SDG K 16 0 55 19 112
1982* 27 SDG K 9 0 32 16 80
1983 28 SDG K 16 0 43 15 88
1984 29 SDG K 14 0 41 17 92
1985 30 SDG 1 0 2 2
1986 31 SDG K 16 0 39 16 87
Career 121 0 328 146 766

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1982

Points Scored

1978 NFL 91 (7)
1980 NFL 118 (2)
1981 NFL 112 (8)
1982 NFL 80 (2)
Career 766 (72)

Extra Pt Made

1978 NFL 37 (6)
1980 NFL 46 (5)
1981 NFL 55 (1-- 26)
1982 NFL 32 (1)
1983 NFL 43 (10)
1984 NFL 41 (8)
Career 328 (48)

Extra Pt Att

1978 NFL 43 (5)
1980 NFL 48 (5-- 93)
1981 NFL 61 (1-- 8)
1982 NFL 34 (1)
1983 NFL 45 (9)
1984 NFL 41 (9)
Career 352 (43)

Extra Point %

Career 93.182% (150)

Total Field Goals Made

1977 NFL 17 (6)
1978 NFL 18 (9)
1980 NFL 24 (4)
1982 NFL 16 (4)
Career 146 (72)

Field Goals Att

1977 NFL 23 (9)
1980 NFL 36 (3)
1982 NFL 22 (3)
Career 208 (74)

Field Goal %

1977 NFL 73.913% (2)
1978 NFL 81.818% (2)
1981 NFL 73.077% (6)
1982 NFL 72.727% (9)
Career 70.192% (80)

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
1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.