Ward Cuff

Ward Lloyd Cuff

Position: WB-QB-HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 192 lbs.

Born: August 12, 1913 in Redwood Falls, MN
College: Marquette (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 4th round (34th overall) of the 1937 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (13910th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Kicking & Punting

							0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Tot			PAT			Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P	AV
1937	24	NYG	WB		11	9												2										0
1938*	25	NYG	K/WB		11	11											9	5	55.6%	20	18	90.0%						0
1939*	26	NYG	K/WB		9	8											16	7	43.8%	6	6	100.0%						0
1940	27	NYG	K/WB		8	8											8	5	62.5%	9	9	100.0%						0
1941*	28	NYG	K/WB		11	10											13	5	38.5%	20	19	95.0%						0
1942	29	NYG	K/WB		11	10											11	3	27.3%	18	18	100.0%						0
1943	30	NYG	K/PR/WB		10	10											9	3	33.3%	27	26	96.3%						0
1944	31	NYG	PR/WB		10	9											4	1	25.0%	2	2	100.0%						0
1945	32	NYG	KR/WB		9	5																						0
1946	33	CRD	K/qb		10	7											12	5	41.7%	30	28	93.3%						0
1947	34	GNB	K		10	0											16	7	43.8%	30	30	100.0%						0
Career					110	87											98	43	43.9%	162	156	96.3%						0
9 yrs		NYG			90	80											70	31	41.4%	102	98	96.1%						0
1 yr		CRD			10	7											12	5	41.7%	30	28	93.3%						0
1 yr		GNB			10	0											16	7	43.8%	30	30	100.0%						0

Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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
1937	24	NYG	WB		11	9	4	32	2	0	8.0	2.9	0.4	5	117	23.4	2	0	0.5	10.6	149	4	0
1938*	25	NYG	K/WB		11	11	18	38	0	0	2.1	3.5	1.6	8	114	14.3	1	0	0.7	10.4	152	1	0
1939*	26	NYG	K/WB		9	8	23	102	0	0	4.4	11.3	2.6	10	83	8.3	2	0	1.1	9.2	185	2	0
1940	27	NYG	K/WB		8	8	15	86	1	0	5.7	10.8	1.9	13	220	16.9	1	0	1.6	27.5	306	2	0
1941*	28	NYG	K/WB		11	10	28	157	0	37	5.6	14.3	2.5	19	317	16.7	2	41	1.7	28.8	474	2	0
1942	29	NYG	K/WB		11	10	38	189	0	15	5.0	17.2	3.5	16	267	16.7	2	35	1.5	24.3	456	2	0
1943	30	NYG	K/PR/WB		10	10	80	523	3	65	6.5	52.3	8.0	7	52	7.4	0	17	0.7	5.2	575	3	0
1944	31	NYG	PR/WB		10	9	76	425	0	29	5.6	42.5	7.6	11	135	12.3	2	23	1.1	13.5	560	2	0
1945	32	NYG	KR/WB		9	5	48	214	0	25	4.5	23.8	5.3	12	172	14.3	0	34	1.3	19.1	386	0	5
1946	33	CRD	K/qb		10	7	13	78	1	26	6.0	7.8	1.3	5	82	16.4	1	39	0.5	8.2	160	2	0
1947	34	GNB	K		10	0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.7	0.1								7	0	0
Career					110	87	344	1851	7	65	5.4	16.8	3.1	106	1559	14.7	13	41	1.0	14.2	3410	20	5
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	330	1766	6	65	5.4	19.6	3.7	101	1477	14.6	12	41	1.1	16.4	3243	18	5
1 yr		CRD			10	7	13	78	1	26	6.0	7.8	1.3	5	82	16.4	1	39	0.5	8.2	160	2	0
1 yr		GNB			10	0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.7	0.1								7	0	0

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1941*	28	NYG	K/WB		11	10	1	10	0	10	10.0	2	46	0	0	23.0	530
1942	29	NYG	K/WB		11	10	4	54	0	21	13.5	3	78	0	33	26.0	588
1943	30	NYG	K/PR/WB		10	10	9	120	0	44	13.3	3	59	0	24	19.7	754
1944	31	NYG	PR/WB		10	9	11	115	0	16	10.5	2	63	0	41	31.5	738
1945	32	NYG	KR/WB		9	5	10	124	0	41	12.4	4	105	0	33	26.3	615
1946	33	CRD	K/qb		10	7	2	24	0	16	12.0						184
Career					110	87	37	447	0	44	12.1	14	351	0	41	25.1	4208
9 yrs		NYG			90	80	35	423	0	44	12.1	14	351	0	41	25.1	4017
1 yr		CRD			10	7	2	24	0	16	12.0						184

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1940	27	NYG	K/WB		8	8		2	16	0	15	0
1941*	28	NYG	K/WB		11	10		4	152	0	43	0
1942	29	NYG	K/WB		11	10		1	43	0	43	0
1943	30	NYG	K/PR/WB		10	10		3	6	0	4	0
1944	31	NYG	PR/WB		10	9		2	31	0	20	0
1945	32	NYG	KR/WB		9	5		1	15	0	15	0	0	5	2	-13	0
Career					110	87		13	263	1	43	0	0	5	2	-13	0

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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%	4QC	GWD
1943	30	NYG	K/PR/WB		10	10		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6
Career					110	87		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6						0	0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	IntTD	AllTD	XPM	FGM	Pts
1937	24	NYG	WB	11	9	2	2		4		2	30
1938*	25	NYG	K/WB	11	11		1	1	2	18	5	45
1939*	26	NYG	K/WB	9	8		2		2	6	7	39
1940	27	NYG	K/WB	8	8	1	1		2	9	5	36
1941*	28	NYG	K/WB	11	10		2		2	19	5	46
1942	29	NYG	K/WB	11	10		2		2	18	3	39
1943	30	NYG	K/PR/WB	10	10	3			3	26	3	53
1944	31	NYG	PR/WB	10	9		2		2	2	1	17
1946	33	CRD	K/qb	10	7	1	1		2	28	5	55
1947	34	GNB	K	10	0					30	7	51
Career				110	87	7	13	1	21	156	43	411
9 yrs		NYG		90	80	6	12	1	19	98	31	305
1 yr		CRD		10	7	1	1		2	28	5	55
1 yr		GNB		10	0					30	7	51

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1938 1939 1941	Rushing Yds 1943 NFL 523 (4) 1944 NFL 425 (7)	Rushing TD 1937 NFL 2 (7) 1943 NFL 3 (6)	Long Rush 1943 NFL 65 (3)
Yds/Rushing Att 1943 NFL 6.5 (1) 1944 NFL 5.6 (1)	Rushing Yds/Game 1943 NFL 52.3 (4) 1944 NFL 42.5 (7)	Receptions 1941 NFL 19 (9)	Receiving Yds 1941 NFL 317 (5)
Receiving TD 1941 NFL 2 (8)	Receiving Yds/Game 1941 NFL 28.8 (6)	Touchdowns 1937 NFL 4 (10)	Points Scored 1937 NFL 30 (9) 1938 NFL 45 (4) 1939 NFL 39 (6) 1940 NFL 36 (9) 1941 NFL 46 (5) 1942 NFL 39 (6) 1943 NFL 53 (7) 1946 NFL 55 (3)
Rushing/Receiving TD 1937 NFL 4 (8)	Non-Offensive TDs 1938 NFL 1 (3)	Yds From Scrimmage 1941 NFL 474 (6) 1943 NFL 575 (6) 1944 NFL 560 (9)	All-Purpose Yds 1943 NFL 754 (10) 1944 NFL 738 (8) 1945 NFL 615 (10)
Touches 1943 NFL 99 (10)	Yds/Touch 1943 NFL 7.6 (10) 1944 NFL 7.4 (10) 1945 NFL 8.3 (3)	Punt Returns 1943 NFL 9 (9) 1944 NFL 11 (4) 1945 NFL 10 (8)	Punt Return Yds 1943 NFL 120 (7) 1944 NFL 115 (8) 1945 NFL 124 (5)
Long Punt Return 1943 NFL 44 (2) 1945 NFL 41 (4)	Yds/Punt Return 1943 NFL 13.3 (4) 1944 NFL 10.5 (6) 1945 NFL 12.4 (3)	Extra Pt Made 1938 NFL 18 (1) 1939 NFL 6 (10) 1940 NFL 9 (8) 1941 NFL 19 (3) 1942 NFL 18 (4) 1943 NFL 26 (3) 1946 NFL 28 (3) 1947 NFL 30 (5) Career 156 (135)	Extra Pt Att 1938 NFL 20 (1) 1940 NFL 9 (8) 1941 NFL 20 (3) 1942 NFL 18 (5) 1943 NFL 27 (4) 1946 NFL 30 (3) 1947 NFL 30 (7) Career 162 (136)
Extra Point % Career 96.296% (104)	Total Field Goals Made 1937 NFL 2 (6) 1938 NFL 5 (1) 1939 NFL 7 (1) 1940 NFL 5 (3) 1941 NFL 5 (2) 1942 NFL 3 (4) 1943 NFL 3 (1) 1944 NFL 1 (7) 1946 NFL 5 (5) 1947 NFL 7 (1) Career 43 (163)	Field Goals Att 1938 NFL 9 (2) 1939 NFL 16 (1) 1940 NFL 8 (5) 1941 NFL 13 (2) 1942 NFL 11 (2) 1943 NFL 9 (2) 1944 NFL 4 (8) 1946 NFL 12 (3) 1947 NFL 16 (1) Career 98 (143)	Field Goal % 1938 NFL 55.556% (1) 1939 NFL 43.750% (2) 1941 NFL 38.462% (2) 1942 NFL 27.273% (2) 1943 NFL 33.333% (1) 1946 NFL 41.667% (6) 1947 NFL 43.750% (4) Career 41.837% (189)
Fumbles 1945 NFL 5 (7)	Interceptions 1941 NFL 4 (6)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1941 NFL 152 (1)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1938 NFL 1 (1)
Long Intercep. Return 1942 NFL 43 (5)	Sacks 1937 NFL 0.0 (1) 1938 NFL 0.0 (1) 1939 NFL 0.0 (1) 1940 NFL 0.0 (1) 1941 NFL 0.0 (1) 1942 NFL 0.0 (1) 1943 NFL 0.0 (1) 1944 NFL 0.0 (1) 1945 NFL 0.0 (1) 1946 NFL 0.0 (1) 1947 NFL 0.0 (1)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1938	2nd Team	All-NFL	Int. News Service
1939	2nd Team	All-NFL	Chicago Herald Am.
1939	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1939	2nd Team	All-NFL	Int. News Service
1941	2nd Team	All-NFL	Collyers Eye Mag.
1941	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1943	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1943	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Foot. Illustrated
1943	1st Team	All-NFL	Int. News Service
1943	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1943	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1944	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Foot. Illustrated
1944	2nd Team	All-NFL	Int. News Service
1944	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI

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