Leonard Ray Dawson
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: June 20, 1935 in Alliance, OH
College: Purdue (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1957 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 110 (82nd overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987, finalist in 1982, 1986
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| Games | Passing | Rushing | Scoring | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| League | AFL | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 310 | 60.97% | 2759 | 29 | 17 | 98.3 | 8.90 | 8.30 | 22.1 | 197.1 | 38 | 252 | 6.63 | 3 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 3 | 18 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 154 | 64.29% | 1317 | 10 | 10 | 85.9 | 8.55 | 6.93 | 22.0 | 188.1 | 20 | 139 | 6.95 | 2 | 2.9 | 19.9 | 2 | 12 |
| Road | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 156 | 57.69% | 1442 | 19 | 7 | 109.6 | 9.24 | 9.66 | 22.3 | 206.0 | 18 | 113 | 6.28 | 1 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 222 | 63.06% | 2209 | 23 | 11 | 110.0 | 9.95 | 9.79 | 20.2 | 200.8 | 29 | 195 | 6.72 | 3 | 2.6 | 17.7 | 3 | 18 |
| Loss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 88 | 55.68% | 550 | 6 | 6 | 68.8 | 6.25 | 4.55 | 29.3 | 183.3 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 71 | 59.15% | 550 | 4 | 6 | 67.2 | 7.75 | 5.07 | 23.7 | 183.3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 131 | 61.83% | 940 | 9 | 6 | 87.3 | 7.18 | 6.49 | 26.2 | 188.0 | 17 | 104 | 6.12 | 1 | 3.4 | 20.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| 15+ points | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 108 | 61.11% | 1269 | 16 | 5 | 122.3 | 11.75 | 12.63 | 18.0 | 211.5 | 19 | 143 | 7.53 | 2 | 3.2 | 23.8 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 65 | 66.15% | 678 | 8 | 1 | 133.8 | 10.43 | 12.20 | 21.7 | 226.0 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 98 | 61.22% | 915 | 9 | 6 | 97.1 | 9.34 | 8.42 | 24.5 | 228.8 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 73 | 60.27% | 736 | 9 | 3 | 116.8 | 10.08 | 10.70 | 18.3 | 184.0 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 2 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| December | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 74 | 56.76% | 430 | 3 | 7 | 47.7 | 5.81 | 2.36 | 24.7 | 143.3 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 1 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 256 | 60.94% | 2251 | 25 | 15 | 97.6 | 8.79 | 8.11 | 21.3 | 187.6 | 31 | 187 | 6.03 | 3 | 2.6 | 15.6 | 3 | 18 |
| Friday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 54.84% | 306 | 2 | 2 | 83.5 | 9.87 | 8.26 | 31.0 | 306.0 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.57% | 202 | 2 | 0 | 125.6 | 8.78 | 10.52 | 23.0 | 202.0 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | AFL East | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 192 | 61.46% | 1737 | 17 | 9 | 101.0 | 9.05 | 8.71 | 24.0 | 217.1 | 24 | 201 | 8.38 | 1 | 3.0 | 25.1 | 1 | 6 |
| AFL West | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 118 | 60.17% | 1022 | 12 | 8 | 94.0 | 8.66 | 7.64 | 19.7 | 170.3 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 2 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 52 | 57.69% | 444 | 5 | 3 | 93.8 | 8.54 | 7.87 | 26.0 | 222.0 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 59.46% | 393 | 3 | 3 | 89.1 | 10.62 | 8.59 | 18.5 | 196.5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 66.67% | 347 | 5 | 1 | 125.8 | 9.64 | 11.17 | 18.0 | 173.5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Boston Patriots | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 54 | 61.11% | 508 | 4 | 2 | 101.5 | 9.41 | 9.22 | 27.0 | 254.0 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 61.54% | 400 | 4 | 1 | 119.6 | 10.26 | 11.15 | 19.5 | 200.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 55.56% | 282 | 4 | 4 | 67.1 | 6.27 | 4.04 | 22.5 | 141.0 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 65.96% | 385 | 4 | 3 | 93.0 | 8.19 | 7.02 | 23.5 | 192.5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.29% | 88 | 1 | 0 | 105.7 | 6.29 | 7.71 | 14.0 | 88.0 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.29% | 88 | 1 | 0 | 105.7 | 6.29 | 7.71 | 14.0 | 88.0 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |