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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| League | AFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 357 | 57.70% | 2651 | 24 | 17 | 83.7 | 7.43 | 6.63 | 25.5 | 189.4 | 20 | 68 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 195 | 52.82% | 1359 | 13 | 9 | 78.1 | 6.97 | 6.23 | 27.9 | 194.1 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| Road | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 162 | 63.58% | 1292 | 11 | 8 | 90.4 | 7.98 | 7.11 | 23.1 | 184.6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 201 | 61.69% | 1590 | 20 | 6 | 107.2 | 7.91 | 8.56 | 22.3 | 176.7 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| Loss | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 156 | 52.56% | 1061 | 4 | 11 | 53.4 | 6.80 | 4.14 | 31.2 | 212.2 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 106 | 60.38% | 760 | 3 | 5 | 72.1 | 7.17 | 5.61 | 26.5 | 190.0 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 8-14 points | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 108 | 58.33% | 790 | 6 | 6 | 76.5 | 7.31 | 5.93 | 27.0 | 197.5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | |
| 15+ points | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 143 | 55.24% | 1101 | 15 | 6 | 97.7 | 7.70 | 7.91 | 23.8 | 183.5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 75.00% | 315 | 3 | 1 | 123.8 | 9.84 | 10.31 | 16.0 | 157.5 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| October | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 134 | 58.21% | 1171 | 10 | 7 | 90.1 | 8.74 | 7.88 | 26.8 | 234.2 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.2 | |
| November | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 120 | 54.17% | 739 | 6 | 6 | 68.7 | 6.16 | 4.91 | 30.0 | 184.8 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 71 | 54.93% | 426 | 5 | 3 | 78.7 | 6.00 | 5.51 | 23.7 | 142.0 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 306 | 58.17% | 2328 | 22 | 12 | 89.9 | 7.61 | 7.28 | 25.5 | 194.0 | 17 | 64 | 3.76 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 34.38% | 130 | 1 | 4 | 18.5 | 4.06 | -0.94 | 32.0 | 130.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 89.47% | 193 | 1 | 1 | 104.6 | 10.16 | 8.84 | 19.0 | 193.0 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Division | AFL East | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 194 | 60.82% | 1385 | 14 | 9 | 87.2 | 7.14 | 6.49 | 24.3 | 173.1 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| AFL West | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 163 | 53.99% | 1266 | 10 | 8 | 79.4 | 7.77 | 6.79 | 27.2 | 211.0 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.72% | 159 | 1 | 1 | 65.2 | 5.48 | 4.62 | 29.0 | 159.0 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 60.53% | 380 | 6 | 0 | 133.8 | 10.00 | 13.16 | 19.0 | 190.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 40.35% | 290 | 2 | 5 | 32.1 | 5.09 | 1.84 | 28.5 | 145.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 55.56% | 372 | 7 | 0 | 131.0 | 10.33 | 14.22 | 18.0 | 186.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | |
| Boston Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 73.08% | 186 | 2 | 1 | 102.4 | 7.15 | 6.96 | 26.0 | 186.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | |
| New York Jets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 53 | 56.60% | 300 | 3 | 3 | 68.1 | 5.66 | 4.25 | 26.5 | 150.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 61.76% | 596 | 2 | 3 | 81.5 | 8.76 | 7.37 | 34.0 | 298.0 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 68.00% | 368 | 1 | 4 | 62.7 | 7.36 | 4.16 | 25.0 | 184.0 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 11.5 | |