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Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Douglas Mitchell

Position: RB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: May 30, 1949 in Salem, NJ
College: Penn State

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1972 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
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
1972 23 BAL 11 1 45 215 1 14 4.8 19.5 4.1 18 147 8.2 1 26 1.6 13.4 362 2 3
1973 24 BAL RB 14 11 253 963 2 36 3.8 68.8 18.1 17 113 6.6 0 14 1.2 8.1 1076 2 2
1974 25 BAL RB 14 14 214 757 5 31 3.5 54.1 15.3 72 544 7.6 2 24 5.1 38.9 1301 7 6
1975* 26 BAL RB 14 14 289 1193 11 70 4.1 85.2 20.6 60 544 9.1 4 35 4.3 38.9 1737 15 5
1976* 27 BAL RB 14 14 289 1200 5 43 4.2 85.7 20.6 60 555 9.3 3 40 4.3 39.6 1755 8 4
1977* 28 BAL RB 14 14 301 1159 3 64 3.9 82.8 21.5 71 620 8.7 4 38 5.1 44.3 1779 7 5
1978 29 SDG RB 16 11 214 820 3 25 3.8 51.3 13.4 57 500 8.8 2 55 3.6 31.3 1320 5 2
1979 30 SDG rb 12 5 63 211 0 15 3.3 17.6 5.3 19 159 8.4 1 24 1.6 13.3 370 1 2
1980 31 RAM 2 0 7 16 0 5 2.3 8.0 3.5 2 21 10.5 0 13 1.0 10.5 37 0 0
Career 111 84 1675 6534 30 70 3.9 58.9 15.1 376 3203 8.5 17 55 3.4 28.9 9737 47 29
6 yrs IND 81 68 1391 5487 27 70 3.9 67.7 17.2 298 2523 8.5 14 40 3.7 31.1 8010 41 25
2 yrs SDG 28 16 277 1031 3 25 3.7 36.8 9.9 76 659 8.7 3 55 2.7 23.5 1690 6 4
1 yr STL 2 0 7 16 0 5 2.3 8.0 3.5 2 21 10.5 0 13 1.0 10.5 37 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1972 23 BAL 11 1 3 1 0 0
1973 24 BAL RB 14 11 2 0 0 0
1974 25 BAL RB 14 14 6 1 0 0
1975* 26 BAL RB 14 14 5 0 0 0
1976* 27 BAL RB 14 14 4 0 0 0
1977* 28 BAL RB 14 14 5 1 0 0
1978 29 SDG RB 16 11 2 1 0 0
1979 30 SDG rb 12 5 2 0 0 0
Career 111 84 29 4 0 0
6 yrs IND 81 68 25 3 0 0
2 yrs SDG 28 16 4 1 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1979 30 SDG rb 12 5 1 15 0 15 15.0 385
Career 111 84 1 15 0 15 15.0 9752

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1972 23 BAL 11 1 1 1 12
1973 24 BAL RB 14 11 2 12
1974 25 BAL RB 14 14 5 2 42
1975* 26 BAL RB 14 14 11 4 90
1976* 27 BAL RB 14 14 5 3 48
1977* 28 BAL RB 14 14 3 4 42
1978 29 SDG RB 16 11 3 2 30
1979 30 SDG rb 12 5 1 6
Career 111 84 30 17 282
6 yrs IND 81 68 27 14 246
2 yrs SDG 28 16 3 3 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975
1976
1977

Rushing Att

1973 NFL 253 (9)
1974 NFL 214 (8)
1975 NFL 289 (2)
1976 NFL 289 (4)
1977 NFL 301 (3)
Career 1675 (51)

Rushing Yds

1975 NFL 1193 (3)
1976 NFL 1200 (4)
1977 NFL 1159 (5)
Career 6534 (59)

Rushing TD

1975 NFL 11 (5)
Career 30 (167)

Long Rush

1975 NFL 70 (2)

Rushing Yds/Game

1975 NFL 85.2 (3)
1976 NFL 85.7 (4)
1977 NFL 82.8 (5)
Career 58.9 (68)

Receptions

1974 NFL 72 (1)
1975 NFL 60 (2)
1976 NFL 60 (3)
1977 NFL 71 (1)
1978 NFL 57 (9)

Touchdowns

1975 NFL 15 (4-- 97)

Points Scored

1975 NFL 90 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1975 NFL 15 (4-- 95)

Yds From Scrimmage

1974 NFL 1301 (6)
1975 NFL 1737 (3)
1976 NFL 1755 (2)
1977 NFL 1779 (2)
Career 9737 (78)

All-Purpose Yds

1975 NFL 1737 (7)
1976 NFL 1755 (2)
1977 NFL 1779 (4)
Career 9752 (124)

Touches

1974 NFL 286 (4)
1975 NFL 349 (3)
1976 NFL 349 (1)
1977 NFL 372 (1-- 100)
Career 2052 (46)

     

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1972 23 11 RB 48 62
1973 24 14 RB 120 26
1974 25 14 RB 172 78 7 12
1975 26 14 RB 264 169 3 3
1976 27 14 RB 224 115 4 7
1977 28 14 RB 220 116 2 2
1978 29 16 RB 162 15 15 52
1979 30 12 RB 43 89
1980 31 2 RB 4 150
1257 493