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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

Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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 AV
1973 23 NWE FB 39 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 6
1974 24 NWE FB 39 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 11
1975 25 NWE FB 39 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 7
1976 26 NWE FB 39 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 13
1977 27 NWE FB 39 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 15
1978* 28 NWE FB 39 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 9
1979 29 NWE FB 39 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 6
1981 31 NWE FB 39 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 2
1982 32 NWE 39 6 2 9 21 0 4 2.3 3.5 1.5 21 0 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 69

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1973 23 NWE FB 39 14 10 10 2 0 0
1974 24 NWE FB 39 10 10 2 0 0 0
1975 25 NWE FB 39 13 13 12 2 0 0
1976 26 NWE FB 39 11 11 5 1 0 0
1977 27 NWE FB 39 14 14 10 2 0 0
1978* 28 NWE FB 39 16 14 4 0 0 0
1979 29 NWE FB 39 12 12 4 0 0 0
1981 31 NWE FB 39 11 8 2 0 0 0
Career 107 94 49 7 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1973 23 NWE FB 39 14 10 4 1 5 30
1974 24 NWE FB 39 10 10 9 2 11 66
1975 25 NWE FB 39 13 13 6 2 8 48
1976 26 NWE FB 39 11 11 3 3 18
1977 27 NWE FB 39 14 14 4 1 5 30
1978* 28 NWE FB 39 16 14 8 8 48
1979 29 NWE FB 39 12 12 5 5 30
1981 31 NWE FB 39 11 8 4 4 24
Career 107 94 43 6 49 294

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1978

Rushing Att

1977 NFL 270 (6)
Career 1385 (80)

Rushing Yds

1974 NFL 811 (10)
1977 NFL 1015 (8)
Career 5453 (87)

Rushing TD

1974 NFL 9 (3)
1978 NFL 8 (9)
Career 43 (80)

Long Rush

1974 NFL 75 (1)

Yds/Rushing Att

1974 NFL 4.9 (3)
1976 NFL 4.8 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1974 NFL 81.1 (4)
1976 NFL 74.9 (9)
1977 NFL 72.5 (9)
Career 51.0 (113)

Touchdowns

1974 NFL 11 (6)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1974 NFL 11 (6)

Yds From Scrimmage

1977 NFL 1385 (7)
Career 7358 (195)

Touches

1977 NFL 312 (5)
Career 1595 (92)

Fumbles

1973 NFL 10 (3)
1975 NFL 12 (1)
1977 NFL 10 (3)
Career 49 (123)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1974UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1978UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1973 23 14 RB 96 34
1974 24 10 RB 169 73 8 15
1975 25 13 RB 140 28 15 44
1976 26 11 RB 130 8 20 64
1977 27 14 RB 169 57 9 20
1978 28 16 RB 155 7 20 65
1979 29 12 RB 110 34
1981 31 11 RB 60 67
1982 32 6 RB 2 127
1031 173