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Eric Hipple

Eric Ellsworth Hipple

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: September 16, 1957 in Lubbock, TX
College: Utah State

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 4th round (85th overall) of the 1980 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1980 23 DET 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1981 24 DET QB 16 10 6-4-0 140 279 50.2 2358 14 5.0 15 5.4 94 8.5 6.5 16.8 147.4 73.4 27 208 7.0 5.3 8.8
1982 25 DET 9 4 2-2-0 36 86 41.9 411 2 2.3 4 4.7 52 4.8 2.9 11.4 45.7 45.3 11 97 3.2 1.6 11.3
1983 26 DET QB 16 16 9-7-0 204 387 52.7 2577 12 3.1 18 4.7 80 6.7 4.9 12.6 161.1 64.7 37 274 5.4 3.8 8.7
1984 27 DET 8 1 1-0-0 16 38 42.1 246 1 2.6 1 2.6 40 6.5 5.6 15.4 30.8 62.0 7 62 4.1 3.3 15.6
1985 28 DET QB 16 15 7-8-0 223 406 54.9 2952 17 4.2 18 4.4 56 7.3 5.7 13.2 184.5 73.6 49 343 5.7 4.3 10.8
1986 29 DET QB 16 10 3-7-0 192 305 63.0 1919 9 3.0 11 3.6 46 6.3 5.0 10.0 119.9 75.6 21 153 5.4 4.2 6.4
1988 31 DET 5 0 12 27 44.4 158 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 5.9 5.9 13.2 31.6 63.5 3 25 4.4 4.4 10.0
1989 32 DET 1 1 0-1-0 7 18 38.9 90 0 0.0 3 16.7 30 5.0 -2.5 12.9 90.0 15.7 5 26 2.8 -3.1 21.7
Career 102 57 28-29-0 830 1546 53.7 10711 55 3.6 70 4.5 94 6.9 5.2 12.9 105.0 68.7 160 1188 5.6 4.1 9.4

Postseason record as starting QB: 1982: 0-1.

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1981 24 DET QB 16 10 41 168 7 18 4.1 10.5 2.6 168 7 14
1982 25 DET 9 4 10 57 0 20 5.7 6.3 1.1 57 0 1
1983 26 DET QB 16 16 41 171 3 27 4.2 10.7 2.6 171 3 12
1984 27 DET 8 1 2 3 0 2 1.5 0.4 0.3 3 0 0
1985 28 DET QB 16 15 32 89 2 26 2.8 5.6 2.0 89 2 13
1986 29 DET QB 16 10 16 46 0 13 2.9 2.9 1.0 46 0 7
1988 31 DET 5 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 1.0 0.2 5 0 0
1989 32 DET 1 1 2 11 1 10 5.5 11.0 2.0 11 1 0
Career 102 57 145 550 13 27 3.8 5.4 1.4 550 13 47

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1981 24 DET QB 16 10 14 4 -10 0
1982 25 DET 9 4 1 0 0 0
1983 26 DET QB 16 16 12 6 0 0
1985 28 DET QB 16 15 13 3 -3 0
1986 29 DET QB 16 10 7 2 -1 0
Career 102 57 47 15 -14 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1981 24 DET QB 16 10 7 42
1983 26 DET QB 16 16 3 18
1985 28 DET QB 16 15 2 12
1989 32 DET 1 1 1 6
Career 102 57 13 78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Passes Completed

Career 830 (150)

Pass Attempts

Career 1546 (151)

Passing Yds

Career 10711 (145)

Passing TD

Career 55 (163)

Passer Rating

Career 68.7 (150)

Long Pass

1981 NFL 94 (2-- 42)
1983 NFL 80 (6)

Passes Intercepted

1983 NFL 18 (10)
1985 NFL 18 (10)
Career 70 (154)

Sacked

1985 NFL 49 (6-- 41)
Career 160 (97)

Sacked Yds Lost

1985 NFL 343 (7-- 61)
Career 1188 (90)

Passing Yds/Game

Career 105.0 (200)

Yds/Pass Att

1981 NFL 8.5 (1-- 62)
1985 NFL 7.3 (8)
Career 6.9 (98)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1981 NFL 16.8 (1-- 22)
1985 NFL 13.2 (10)
Career 12.9 (70)

Pass Attempts/Game

Career 15.2 (200)

Fumbles

1981 NFL 14 (1-- 41)
1983 NFL 12 (4)
1985 NFL 13 (4-- 64)
Career 47 (128)

Fumbles Recovered

1981 NFL 4 (4)
1983 NFL 6 (2-- 43)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1981 NFL 6.53 (8)
Career 5.25 (123)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1981 NFL 7.03 (5)
Career 5.58 (126)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1981 NFL 5.28 (10)
Career 4.06 (137)

Passes Completed/Game

Career 8.1 (200)

Pass Completion %

1986 NFL 63.0% (1)
Career 53.7% (134)

Pass Intercept. %

Career 4.5% (126)

Passing TD %

1981 NFL 5.0% (7)
Career 3.6% (164)

Sack %

1986 NFL 6.44% (10)
Career 9.38% (155)

 

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)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1981 24 16 QB 207 16
1982 25 9 QB 26 35
1983 26 16 QB 174 22
1984 27 8 QB 14 55
1985 28 16 QB 205 14
1986 29 16 QB 113 28
1988 31 5 QB 7 61
1989 32 1 QB 5 60
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