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Cotton Davidson

Francis Marion Davidson

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: November 30, 1931 in Gatesville, TX
College: Baylor

2-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1954 Draft

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Passing

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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%
1954 23 BAL P 19 12 1 0-1-0 28 64 43.8 309 0 0.0 5 7.8 29 4.8 1.3 11.0 25.8 26.1
1957 26 BAL P 18 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0
1960 29 DTX QB 19 14 13 7-6-0 179 379 47.2 2474 15 4.0 16 4.2 74 6.5 5.0 13.8 176.7 64.2
1961* 30 DTX QB 19 14 12 5-7-0 151 330 45.8 2445 17 5.2 23 7.0 71 7.4 4.8 16.2 174.6 59.2
1962 31 2TM /QB 14 12 1-11-0 119 321 37.1 1977 7 2.2 23 7.2 90 6.2 3.2 16.6 141.2 36.1
DTX 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
OAK QB 19 13 12 1-11-0 119 321 37.1 1977 7 2.2 23 7.2 90 6.2 3.2 16.6 152.1 36.1
1963* 32 OAK qb 19 14 5 2-3-0 77 194 39.7 1276 11 5.7 10 5.2 73 6.6 4.8 16.6 91.1 60.0
1964 33 OAK qb 19 14 7 4-2-1 155 320 48.4 2497 21 6.6 19 5.9 60 7.8 5.8 16.1 178.4 72.1
1965 34 OAK 19 2 0 1 1 100.0 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 8.0 8.0 8.0 4.0 100.0
1966 35 OAK qb 19 14 4 1-3-0 59 139 42.4 770 2 1.4 11 7.9 51 5.5 2.1 13.1 55.0 32.4
1968 37 OAK 19 1 0 1 2 50.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 56.2
Career 111 54 20-33-1 770 1752 43.9 11760 73 4.2 108 6.2 90 6.7 4.4 15.3 105.9 54.9
6 yrs RAI 58 28 8-19-1 412 977 42.2 6532 41 4.2 63 6.4 90 6.7 4.2 15.9 112.6 52.2
3 yrs KAN 29 25 12-13-0 330 709 46.5 4919 32 4.5 39 5.5 74 6.9 4.9 14.9 169.6 61.9
2 yrs CLT 24 1 0-1-0 28 66 42.4 309 0 0.0 6 9.1 29 4.7 0.6 11.0 12.9 19.1

Kicking & Punting

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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
1954 23 BAL P 19 12 1 72 2680 55 1 37.2
1957 26 BAL P 18 12 0 47 1664 56 0 35.4
1960 29 DTX QB 19 14 13 1 1 100.0% 7 7 100.0% 58 2287 66 0 39.4
1961* 30 DTX QB 19 14 12 1 1 2 0.0% 20 20 100.0% 62 2479 62 1 40.0
1962 31 2TM /QB 14 12 1 1 1 2 1 50.0% 5 4 80.0% 41 1569 64 1 38.3
DTX 19 1 0 3 117 47 0 39.0
OAK QB 19 13 12 1 1 1 2 1 50.0% 5 4 80.0% 38 1452 64 1 38.2
Career 111 54 2 1 2 5 2 40.0% 32 31 96.9% 280 10679 66 3 38.1
6 yrs RAI 58 28 1 1 1 2 1 50.0% 5 4 80.0% 38 1452 64 1 38.2
3 yrs KAN 29 25 1 1 3 1 33.3% 27 27 100.0% 123 4883 66 1 39.7
2 yrs CLT 24 1 119 4344 56 1 36.5

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
1954 23 BAL P 19 12 1 11 31 0 15 2.8 2.6 0.9 31 0 4
1960 29 DTX QB 19 14 13 14 36 1 7 2.6 2.6 1.0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 35 1 6
1961* 30 DTX QB 19 14 12 21 123 1 40 5.9 8.8 1.5 123 1 7
1962 31 2TM /QB 14 12 25 54 3 19 2.2 3.9 1.8 54 3 7
OAK QB 19 13 12 25 54 3 19 2.2 4.2 1.9 54 3 0
1963* 32 OAK qb 19 14 5 23 133 4 18 5.8 9.5 1.6 133 4 3
1964 33 OAK qb 19 14 7 29 167 2 33 5.8 11.9 2.1 167 2 6
1966 35 OAK qb 19 14 4 6 -11 0 5 -1.8 -0.8 0.4 -11 0 2
Career 111 54 129 533 11 40 4.1 4.8 1.2 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 532 11 35
6 yrs RAI 58 28 83 343 9 33 4.1 5.9 1.4 343 9 11
3 yrs KAN 29 25 35 159 2 40 4.5 5.5 1.2 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 158 2 20
2 yrs CLT 24 1 11 31 0 15 2.8 1.3 0.5 31 0 4

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1957 26 BAL P 18 12 0 5 79 0 21 15.8 79
Career 111 54 5 79 0 21 15.8 611

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
1954 23 BAL P 19 12 1 4 1 0 0
1960 29 DTX QB 19 14 13 6 0 0 0
1961* 30 DTX QB 19 14 12 7 0 0 0
1962 31 2TM /QB 14 12 7 0 0 0
DTX 19 1 0 7 0 0 0
1963* 32 OAK qb 19 14 5 3 0 0 0
1964 33 OAK qb 19 14 7 6 0 0 0
1966 35 OAK qb 19 14 4 2 0 0 0
Career 111 54 35 1 0 0
6 yrs RAI 58 28 11 0 0 0
3 yrs KAN 29 25 20 0 0 0
2 yrs CLT 24 1 4 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 29 DTX QB 19 14 13 1 7 1 16
1961* 30 DTX QB 19 14 12 1 20 26
1962 31 2TM /QB 14 12 3 4 1 25
OAK QB 19 13 12 3 4 1 25
1963* 32 OAK qb 19 14 5 4 24
1964 33 OAK qb 19 14 7 2 12
Career 111 54 11 31 2 103
6 yrs RAI 58 28 9 4 1 61
3 yrs KAN 29 25 2 27 1 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1961
1963

Passes Completed

1960 AFL 179 (5)
1961 AFL 151 (6)
1962 AFL 119 (6)
1963 AFL 77 (9)
1964 AFL 155 (5)
Career 770 (156)

Pass Attempts

1960 AFL 379 (5)
1961 AFL 330 (6)
1962 AFL 321 (3)
1963 AFL 194 (9)
1964 AFL 320 (5)
Career 1752 (134)

Passing Yds

1960 AFL 2474 (5)
1961 AFL 2445 (4)
1962 AFL 1977 (5)
1963 AFL 1276 (9)
1964 AFL 2497 (4)
Career 11760 (137)

Passing TD

1960 AFL 15 (6)
1961 AFL 17 (3)
1962 AFL 7 (9)
1963 AFL 11 (9)
1964 AFL 21 (3)
Career 73 (140)

Passer Rating

1960 AFL 64.2 (6)
1961 AFL 59.2 (5)
1962 AFL 36.1 (7)
1964 AFL 72.1 (3)

Long Pass

1960 AFL 74 (5)
1961 AFL 71 (7)
1962 AFL 90 (5-- 80)
1963 AFL 73 (9)

Passes Intercepted

1960 AFL 16 (5)
1961 AFL 23 (2-- 84)
1962 AFL 23 (4-- 84)
1963 AFL 10 (9)
1964 AFL 19 (6)
1966 AFL 11 (10)
Career 108 (86)

Passing Yds/Game

1960 AFL 176.7 (5)
1961 AFL 174.6 (4)
1962 AFL 152.1 (6)
1963 AFL 91.1 (10)
1964 AFL 178.4 (4)
Career 105.9 (199)

Yds/Pass Att

1960 AFL 6.5 (5)
1961 AFL 7.4 (2)
1962 AFL 6.2 (7)
1964 AFL 7.8 (4)
Career 6.7 (136)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1960 AFL 13.8 (4)
1961 AFL 16.2 (3-- 44)
1962 AFL 16.6 (1-- 27)
1964 AFL 16.1 (2-- 50)
Career 15.3 (6)

Pass Attempts/Game

1960 AFL 27.1 (5)
1961 AFL 23.6 (6)
1962 AFL 24.7 (4)
1963 AFL 13.9 (10)
1964 AFL 22.9 (5)
Career 15.8 (195)

Rushing TD

1962 AFL 3 (8)
1963 AFL 4 (7)

Extra Pt Made

1960 AFL 7 (9)
1961 AFL 20 (7)

Extra Pt Att

1960 AFL 7 (9)
1961 AFL 20 (7)

Punts

1954 NFL 72 (2)
1957 NFL 47 (10)
1960 AFL 58 (6)
1961 AFL 62 (7)
1962 AFL 41 (9)
Career 280 (143)

Punting Yds

1954 NFL 2680 (5)
1957 NFL 1664 (10)
1960 AFL 2287 (5)
1961 AFL 2479 (6)
1962 AFL 1569 (9)
Career 10679 (149)

Long Punt

1960 AFL 66 (3)
1961 AFL 62 (8)
1962 AFL 64 (3)

Punts Blocked

1954 NFL 1 (1)
1961 AFL 1 (3)
1962 AFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (102)

Yds/Punt

1960 AFL 39.4 (2)
1961 AFL 40.0 (6)
1962 AFL 38.2 (8)

Fumbles

1961 AFL 7 (6)
1962 AFL 7 (6)
1964 AFL 6 (8)

Passes Completed/Game

1960 AFL 12.8 (5)
1961 AFL 10.8 (6)
1962 AFL 9.2 (6)
1963 AFL 5.5 (10)
1964 AFL 11.1 (5)

Pass Completion %

1960 AFL 47.2% (6)
1961 AFL 45.8% (6)
1962 AFL 37.1% (7)
1964 AFL 48.4% (6)

Pass Intercept. %

1960 AFL 4.2% (2)
1961 AFL 7.0% (8)
1962 AFL 7.2% (5)
1964 AFL 5.9% (5)
Career 6.2% (188)

Passing TD %

1960 AFL 4.0% (8)
1961 AFL 5.2% (4)
1962 AFL 2.2% (7)
1964 AFL 6.6% (2)
Career 4.2% (107)

     

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)