Larry Craig Morton
Position: QB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: February 5, 1943 in Flint, MI
College: California (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 10th round (75th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 83 (320th overall since 1950)
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| All-Time Rank: #559. Dennis Smith… #560. Bob Golic… #561. LeRoy Irvin… #562. CRAIG MORTON… #563. Merton Hanks… #564. Doug Buffone… #565. Russ Francis… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22 | DAL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 173 | 2 | 5.9 | 4 | 11.8 | 49 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 43.3 | 45.0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 23 | DAL | 14 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 225 | 3 | 11.1 | 1 | 3.7 | 41 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 17.3 | 37.5 | 98.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 69 | 137 | 50.4 | 978 | 10 | 7.3 | 10 | 7.3 | 64 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 14.2 | 108.7 | 67.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 44 | 85 | 51.8 | 752 | 4 | 4.7 | 6 | 7.1 | 53 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 17.1 | 57.8 | 68.4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | QB | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10-2-1 | 162 | 302 | 53.6 | 2619 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 67 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 16.2 | 201.5 | 85.4 | 30 | 246 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | QB | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 102 | 207 | 49.3 | 1819 | 15 | 7.2 | 7 | 3.4 | 89 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 17.8 | 151.6 | 89.8 | 20 | 166 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1971 | 28 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 78 | 143 | 54.5 | 1131 | 7 | 4.9 | 8 | 5.6 | 76 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 14.5 | 113.1 | 73.5 | 9 | 76 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5 | |||
| 1972 | 29 | DAL | QB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10-4-0 | 185 | 339 | 54.6 | 2396 | 15 | 4.4 | 21 | 6.2 | 46 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 171.1 | 65.9 | 23 | 179 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 10 | ||
| 1973 | 30 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 40.6 | 174 | 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 53 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 76.8 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| 1974 | 31 | 2TM | /QB | 10 | 8 | 1-6-0 | 124 | 239 | 51.9 | 1522 | 9 | 3.8 | 13 | 5.4 | 72 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 152.2 | 61.7 | 13 | 97 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| DAL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1-6-0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 91.7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| NYG | QB | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1-6-0 | 122 | 237 | 51.5 | 1510 | 9 | 3.8 | 13 | 5.5 | 72 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 12.4 | 188.8 | 61.3 | 13 | 97 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | 32 | NYG | QB | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5-9-0 | 186 | 363 | 51.2 | 2359 | 11 | 3.0 | 16 | 4.4 | 56 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 12.7 | 168.5 | 63.6 | 47 | 331 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 11.5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1976 | 33 | NYG | QB | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2-10-0 | 153 | 284 | 53.9 | 1865 | 9 | 3.2 | 20 | 7.0 | 63 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 155.4 | 55.6 | 39 | 285 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | 34 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 131 | 254 | 51.6 | 1929 | 14 | 5.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 81 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 14.7 | 137.8 | 82.0 | 43 | 338 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 1978 | 35 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8-5-0 | 146 | 267 | 54.7 | 1802 | 11 | 4.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 42 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 128.7 | 77.0 | 36 | 238 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1979 | 36 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6-4-0 | 204 | 370 | 55.1 | 2626 | 16 | 4.3 | 19 | 5.1 | 64 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 187.6 | 70.6 | 30 | 241 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1980 | 37 | DEN | QB | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 183 | 301 | 60.8 | 2150 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 41 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 179.2 | 77.8 | 26 | 190 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1981 | 38 | DEN | QB | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10-5-0 | 225 | 376 | 59.8 | 3195 | 21 | 5.6 | 14 | 3.7 | 95 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 213.0 | 90.5 | 54 | 394 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1982 | 39 | DEN | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 193 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.5 | 20 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 64.3 | 51.1 | 3 | 19 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 1 | |||
| Career | 203 | 145 | 81-62-1 | 2053 | 3786 | 54.2 | 27908 | 183 | 4.8 | 187 | 4.9 | 95 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 13.6 | 137.5 | 73.5 | 373 | 2800 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 12 | 21 | 117 | ||||
| 10 yrs | DAL | 97 | 47 | 33-20-1 | 685 | 1308 | 52.4 | 10279 | 80 | 6.1 | 73 | 5.6 | 89 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 15.0 | 106.0 | 75.6 | 82 | 667 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 3 | 5 | 50 | |||
| 6 yrs | DEN | 72 | 64 | 41-23-0 | 907 | 1594 | 56.9 | 11895 | 74 | 4.6 | 65 | 4.1 | 95 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 165.2 | 79.1 | 192 | 1420 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 7 | 14 | 46 | |||
| 3 yrs | NYG | 34 | 34 | 8-25-0 | 461 | 884 | 52.1 | 5734 | 29 | 3.3 | 49 | 5.5 | 72 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 12.4 | 168.6 | 60.4 | 99 | 713 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1969 (0-1), 1970 (2-1), 1972 (1-0), 1977 (2-1), 1978 (0-1), 1979 (0-1)
Playoff Game-Winning Drives: 1977 (1)
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 137 | 103 | 98 | 96 | 122 | 82 | 100 | ||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 85 | 134 | 112 | 99 | 97 | 83 | 99 | ||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | QB | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10-2-1 | 302 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 122 | 106 | 122 | 102 | 95 | 119 |
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | QB | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 207 | 135 | 130 | 135 | 132 | 93 | 128 | 117 | 95 | 125 |
| 1971 | 28 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 143 | 121 | 123 | 113 | 115 | 110 | 106 | 98 | 110 | 110 | |
| 1972 | 29 | DAL | QB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10-4-0 | 339 | 107 | 110 | 101 | 104 | 109 | 101 | 93 | 109 | 102 |
| 1974 | 31 | 2TM | /QB | 10 | 8 | 1-6-0 | 239 | 97 | 105 | 96 | 101 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 118 | 97 | |
| NYG | QB | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1-6-0 | 237 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 32 | NYG | QB | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5-9-0 | 363 | 99 | 94 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 107 | 83 | 98 |
| 1976 | 33 | NYG | QB | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2-10-0 | 284 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 105 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 91 |
| 1977 | 34 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 254 | 117 | 100 | 125 | 113 | 98 | 115 | 123 | 66 | 119 |
| 1978 | 35 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8-5-0 | 267 | 101 | 93 | 115 | 108 | 105 | 101 | 125 | 78 | 115 |
| 1979 | 36 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6-4-0 | 370 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 96 | 100 | 101 |
| 1980 | 37 | DEN | QB | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4-5-0 | 301 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 101 | 120 | 97 | 102 | 94 | 108 |
| 1981 | 38 | DEN | QB | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10-5-0 | 376 | 131 | 112 | 129 | 116 | 114 | 117 | 109 | 66 | 125 |
| Career | 203 | 145 | 81-62-1 | 3786 | 112 | 107 | 110 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 90 | 108 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1965 | 22 | DAL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 0 | 5 | -2.7 | -2.0 | 0.8 | -8 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 23 | DAL | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 42 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | QB | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 1 | 15 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 62 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | QB | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1971 | 28 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | DAL | QB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 26 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 1973 | 30 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 31 | 2TM | /QB | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| NYG | QB | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 32 | NYG | QB | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 72 | 0 | 9 | |||||||
| 1976 | 33 | NYG | QB | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 48 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1977 | 34 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 125 | 4 | 15 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 125 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 1978 | 35 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 71 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1979 | 36 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 1980 | 37 | DEN | QB | 7 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 29 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1981 | 38 | DEN | QB | 7 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 203 | 145 | 215 | 627 | 12 | 15 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 627 | 12 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 10 yrs | DAL | 97 | 47 | 74 | 246 | 6 | 15 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 246 | 6 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DEN | 72 | 64 | 100 | 256 | 6 | 15 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 256 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NYG | 34 | 34 | 41 | 125 | 0 | 11 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 125 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1965 | 22 | DAL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | DAL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | QB | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DAL | QB | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | DAL | QB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 30 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 31 | 2TM | /QB | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NYG | QB | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -14 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 32 | NYG | QB | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | -15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 33 | NYG | QB | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 34 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -18 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 35 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 36 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 2 | -11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 37 | DEN | QB | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 38 | DEN | QB | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 39 | DEN | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 203 | 145 | 0 | 68 | 23 | -98 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 yrs | DAL | 97 | 47 | 0 | 19 | 6 | -15 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DEN | 72 | 64 | 0 | 29 | 9 | -50 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | NYG | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 8 | -33 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 25 | DAL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | DAL | QB | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | DAL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | DAL | QB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 34 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 36 | DEN | QB | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 37 | DEN | QB | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 203 | 145 | 12 | 12 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 yrs | DAL | 97 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 6 yrs | DEN | 72 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
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Fumbles Recovered
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27 | 12 | QB | 152 | 5 | 10 | 71 |
| 1971 | 28 | 10 | QB | 78 | 25 | ||
| 1972 | 29 | 14 | QB | 158 | 12 | 74 | |
| 1973 | 30 | 14 | QB | 23 | 41 | ||
| 1974 | 31 | 10 | QB | 89 | 23 | ||
| 1975 | 32 | 14 | QB | 136 | 14 | ||
| 1976 | 33 | 12 | QB | 93 | 23 | ||
| 1977 | 34 | 14 | QB | 182 | 46 | 7 | 24 |
| 1978 | 35 | 14 | QB | 129 | 18 | ||
| 1979 | 36 | 14 | QB | 170 | 19 | ||
| 1980 | 37 | 12 | QB | 141 | 27 | ||
| 1981 | 38 | 15 | QB | 228 | 14 | ||
| 1982 | 39 | 3 | QB | 2 | 48 | ||
| 1581 | 51 |