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Sam Cunningham
Samuel Lewis Cunningham Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 226 lbs.
Born: August 15, 1950 in Santa Barbara, CA
College: USC
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1973 Draft
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View Details For: 49 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1973 | 23 | NWE | FB | 14 | 10 | 155 | 516 | 4 | 25 | 3.3 | 36.9 | 11.1 | 15 | 144 | 9.6 | 1 | 34 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 660 | 5 | 10 |
| 1974 | 24 | NWE | FB | 10 | 10 | 166 | 811 | 9 | 75 | 4.9 | 81.1 | 16.6 | 22 | 214 | 9.7 | 2 | 37 | 2.2 | 21.4 | 1025 | 11 | 2 |
| 1975 | 25 | NWE | FB | 13 | 13 | 169 | 666 | 6 | 17 | 3.9 | 51.2 | 13.0 | 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 2 | 24 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 919 | 8 | 12 |
| 1976 | 26 | NWE | FB | 11 | 11 | 172 | 824 | 3 | 24 | 4.8 | 74.9 | 15.6 | 27 | 299 | 11.1 | 0 | 41 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 1123 | 3 | 5 |
| 1977 | 27 | NWE | FB | 14 | 14 | 270 | 1015 | 4 | 31 | 3.8 | 72.5 | 19.3 | 42 | 370 | 8.8 | 1 | 35 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 1385 | 5 | 10 |
| 1978* | 28 | NWE | FB | 16 | 14 | 199 | 768 | 8 | 52 | 3.9 | 48.0 | 12.4 | 31 | 297 | 9.6 | 0 | 31 | 1.9 | 18.6 | 1065 | 8 | 4 |
| 1979 | 29 | NWE | FB | 12 | 12 | 159 | 563 | 5 | 27 | 3.5 | 46.9 | 13.3 | 29 | 236 | 8.1 | 0 | 20 | 2.4 | 19.7 | 799 | 5 | 4 |
| 1981 | 31 | NWE | FB | 11 | 8 | 86 | 269 | 4 | 12 | 3.1 | 24.5 | 7.8 | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 361 | 4 | 2 |
| 1982 | 32 | NWE | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 107 | 94 | 1385 | 5453 | 43 | 75 | 3.9 | 51.0 | 12.9 | 210 | 1905 | 9.1 | 6 | 41 | 2.0 | 17.8 | 7358 | 49 | 49 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1973 | 23 | NWE | FB | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 24 | NWE | FB | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 25 | NWE | FB | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 26 | NWE | FB | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 27 | NWE | FB | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978* | 28 | NWE | FB | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 29 | NWE | FB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 31 | NWE | FB | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 107 | 94 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1973 | 23 | NWE | FB | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 24 | NWE | FB | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 25 | NWE | FB | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 26 | NWE | FB | 11 | 11 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 27 | NWE | FB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1978* | 28 | NWE | FB | 16 | 14 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 29 | NWE | FB | 12 | 12 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 31 | NWE | FB | 11 | 8 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Career | 107 | 94 | 43 | 6 | 294 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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|
1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |