William Pierce Matthews
Position: RB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: November 15, 1951 in Huntsville, AL
College: Colorado (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 13 (5878th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 1 | 1974 | 3 | 1974-09-29 | 22-318 | SDG | MIA | L 21-28 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-13 | 22-332 | SDG | OAK | L 10-14 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | 22-339 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 7-27 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | 22-346 | SDG | KAN | L 14-24 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | 22-353 | SDG | CLE | W 36-35 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | 22-360 | SDG | @ | KAN | W 14-7 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-17 | 23-002 | SDG | @ | OAK | L 10-17 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-24 | 23-009 | SDG | @ | GNB | L 0-34 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 1974 | 12 | 1974-12-01 | 23-016 | SDG | @ | NYJ | L 14-27 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-08 | 23-023 | SDG | CHI | W 28-21 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | 23-030 | SDG | DEN | W 17-0 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 12 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | 23-310 | SDG | PIT | L 0-37 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | 23-317 | SDG | @ | HOU | L 17-33 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1975 | 3 | 1975-10-05 | 23-324 | SDG | OAK | L 0-6 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | 23-345 | SDG | @ | OAK | L 0-25 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-01 | 23-351 | SDG | @ | NYG | L 24-35 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | 23-359 | SDG | NWE | L 19-33 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-11-16 | 24-001 | SDG | DEN | L 17-27 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | 24-008 | SDG | @ | MIN | L 13-28 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1975 | 11 | 1975-11-30 | 24-015 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 10-13 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | 24-022 | SDG | @ | KAN | W 28-20 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-15 | 24-030 | SDG | NYJ | W 24-16 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1975 | 14 | 1975-12-21 | 24-036 | SDG | @ | CIN | L 17-47 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 24 | 1976 | 2 | 1976-09-19 | 24-309 | SDG | @ | TAM | W 23-0 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | 24-316 | SDG | STL | W 43-24 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | 24-323 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 0-26 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 1976 | 5 | 1976-10-10 | 24-330 | SDG | OAK | L 17-27 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | 24-337 | SDG | HOU | W 30-27 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | 1976 | 7 | 1976-10-24 | 24-344 | SDG | @ | CLE | L 17-21 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1976 | 8 | 1976-10-31 | 24-351 | SDG | @ | PIT | L 0-23 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-07 | 24-358 | SDG | BAL | L 21-37 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | 1976 | 10 | 1976-11-14 | 24-365 | SDG | DEN | L 0-17 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | 1976 | 11 | 1976-11-21 | 25-006 | SDG | @ | BUF | W 34-13 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1976 | 12 | 1976-11-28 | 25-013 | SDG | KAN | L 20-23 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-12-05 | 25-020 | SDG | SFO | W 13-7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 36 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-25 | 25-314 | SDG | @ | KAN | W 23-7 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 1977 | 3 | 1977-10-02 | 25-321 | SDG | CIN | W 24-3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | 25-328 | SDG | @ | NOR | W 14-0 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 1977 | 5 | 1977-10-16 | 25-335 | SDG | NWE | L 20-24 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-23 | 25-342 | SDG | KAN | L 16-21 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-10-30 | 25-349 | SDG | @ | MIA | W 14-13 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-11-06 | 25-356 | SDG | @ | DET | L 0-20 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 1977 | 9 | 1977-11-13 | 25-363 | SDG | DEN | L 14-17 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 1977 | 12 | 1977-12-04 | 26-019 | SDG | CLE | W 37-14 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-12-11 | 26-026 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 9-17 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-12-18 | 26-033 | SDG | PIT | L 9-10 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 47 | 1978 | 1 | 1978-09-03 | 26-292 | SDG | @ | SEA | W 24-20 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | 1978 | 2 | 1978-09-10 | 26-299 | SDG | OAK | L 20-21 | 20 | 78 | 3.90 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 1978 | 3 | 1978-09-17 | 26-306 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 14-27 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 26-313 | SDG | GNB | L 3-24 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 51 | 1978 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | 26-320 | SDG | @ | NWE | L 23-28 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 1978 | 7 | 1978-10-15 | 26-334 | SDG | MIA | L 21-28 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 53 | 1978 | 11 | 1978-11-12 | 26-362 | SDG | KAN | W 29-23 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 54 | 1978 | 12 | 1978-11-19 | 27-004 | SDG | @ | MIN | W 13-7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | 1978 | 13 | 1978-11-26 | 27-011 | SDG | @ | KAN | L 0-23 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 56 | 1979 | 1 | 1979-09-02 | 27-291 | SDG | @ | SEA | W 33-16 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | 1979 | 2 | 1979-09-09 | 27-298 | SDG | OAK | W 30-10 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 58 | 1979 | 4 | 1979-09-23 | 27-312 | SDG | @ | NWE | L 21-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
| 59 | 1979 | 5 | 1979-09-30 | 27-319 | SDG | SFO | W 31-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 60 | 1979 | 6 | 1979-10-07 | 27-326 | SDG | @ | DEN | L 0-7 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 1979 | 8 | 1979-10-21 | 27-340 | SDG | @ | RAM | W 40-16 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 62 | 1979 | 9 | 1979-10-25 | 27-344 | SDG | @ | OAK | L 22-45 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-11 | 27-361 | SDG | @ | CIN | W 26-24 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1979 | 12 | 1979-11-18 | 28-003 | SDG | PIT | W 35-7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 65 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-25 | 28-010 | SDG | KAN | W 28-7 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | 1979 | 15 | 1979-12-09 | 28-024 | SDG | @ | NOR | W 35-0 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 67 | 1980 | 1 | 1980-09-07 | 28-297 | NYG | @ | STL | W 41-35 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 68 | 1980 | 2 | 1980-09-14 | 28-304 | NYG | WAS | L 21-23 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 69 | 1980 | 3 | 1980-09-22 | 28-312 | NYG | @ | PHI | L 3-35 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | 1980 | 4 | 1980-09-28 | 28-318 | NYG | RAM | L 7-28 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 71 | 1980 | 5 | 1980-10-05 | 28-325 | NYG | @ | DAL | L 3-24 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | 1980 | 6 | 1980-10-12 | 28-332 | NYG | PHI | L 16-31 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 73 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-19 | 28-339 | NYG | @ | SDG | L 7-44 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | 1980 | 8 | 1980-10-26 | 28-346 | NYG | DEN | L 9-14 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 75 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-11-02 | 28-353 | NYG | @ | TAM | L 13-30 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | 1980 | 11 | 1980-11-16 | 29-001 | NYG | GNB | W 27-21 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-23 | 29-008 | NYG | @ | SFO | L 0-12 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | 1980 | 13 | 1980-11-30 | 29-015 | NYG | STL | L 7-23 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 79 | 1980 | 14 | 1980-12-07 | 29-022 | NYG | @ | SEA | W 27-21 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-13 | 29-028 | NYG | @ | WAS | L 13-16 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 81 | 1980 | 16 | 1980-12-21 | 29-036 | NYG | OAK | L 17-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||
| 82 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | 29-295 | NYG | PHI | L 10-24 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 83 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | 29-316 | NYG | @ | DAL | L 10-18 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 83 Games | 424 | 1566 | 3.69 | 11 | 75 | 488 | 6.51 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | ||||||||