Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1954 in Rochester, PA
College: Pittsburgh (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 107 (95th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Anthony Dorsett
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1994
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| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| League | NFL | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 184 | 748 | 4.07 | 5 | 14.2 | 57.5 | 25 | 267 | 10.68 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.5 | 6 | 36 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 407 | 3.91 | 2 | 14.9 | 58.1 | 13 | 183 | 14.08 | 1 | 1.9 | 26.1 | 3 | 18 |
| Road | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 341 | 4.26 | 3 | 13.3 | 56.8 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Result | Win | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 294 | 3.97 | 2 | 14.8 | 58.8 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 3 | 18 |
| Loss | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 454 | 4.13 | 3 | 13.8 | 56.8 | 18 | 182 | 10.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.8 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 436 | 4.54 | 3 | 13.7 | 62.3 | 15 | 188 | 12.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.9 | 4 | 24 |
| 8-14 points | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 11.0 | 65.0 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 247 | 3.21 | 2 | 15.4 | 49.4 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Month | September | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 228 | 4.75 | 1 | 16.0 | 76.0 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 27.7 | 2 | 12 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 76 | 2.62 | 1 | 14.5 | 38.0 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 294 | 4.14 | 3 | 14.2 | 58.8 | 10 | 137 | 13.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.4 | 3 | 18 | |
| December | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 150 | 4.17 | 0 | 12.0 | 50.0 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 162 | 664 | 4.10 | 4 | 14.7 | 60.4 | 22 | 210 | 9.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.1 | 4 | 24 |
| Monday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 36.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 14.0 | 59.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Conference | AFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 236 | 4.72 | 2 | 16.7 | 78.7 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.3 | 2 | 12 |
| NFC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 512 | 3.82 | 3 | 13.4 | 51.2 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Division | AFC West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 236 | 4.72 | 2 | 16.7 | 78.7 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.3 | 2 | 12 |
| NFC East | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 208 | 2.89 | 2 | 12.0 | 34.7 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 3 | 18 | |
| NFC Central | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 182 | 5.35 | 1 | 17.0 | 91.0 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| NFC West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 122 | 4.36 | 0 | 14.0 | 61.0 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 5.5 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Opponent | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 0 | 17.0 | 86.0 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 11.0 | 65.0 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 117 | 5.09 | 1 | 23.0 | 117.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 101 | 4.59 | 1 | 22.0 | 101.0 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 3.89 | 1 | 9.0 | 35.0 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 18.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 103 | 4.12 | 1 | 12.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 14.0 | 76.0 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 14.0 | 59.0 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 1.21 | 0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |