David Elmer Rather
Position: WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1950 in Sandusky, OH
College: Michigan (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 4th round (104th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 14 (5659th overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| 1 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | 23-350 | CHI | NYJ | L 21-23 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | 1974 | 3 | 1974-09-29 | 23-357 | CHI | @ | MIN | L 7-11 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 1974 | 4 | 1974-10-06 | 23-364 | CHI | NOR | W 24-10 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-13 | 24-006 | CHI | @ | ATL | L 10-13 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-21 | 24-014 | CHI | GNB | W 10-9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | 24-020 | CHI | @ | BUF | L 6-16 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | 24-027 | CHI | MIN | L 0-17 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | 24-034 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 3-20 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-24 | 24-048 | CHI | @ | DET | L 17-34 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-12-08 | 24-062 | CHI | @ | SDG | L 21-28 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | 24-069 | CHI | @ | WAS | L 0-42 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| 12 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | 24-349 | CHI | BAL | L 7-35 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | 24-356 | CHI | PHI | W 15-13 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | 1975 | 3 | 1975-10-05 | 24-363 | CHI | @ | MIN | L 3-28 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | 25-005 | CHI | @ | DET | L 7-27 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 1975 | 5 | 1975-10-19 | 25-012 | CHI | @ | PIT | L 3-34 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-27 | 25-020 | CHI | MIN | L 9-13 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | 25-026 | CHI | MIA | L 13-46 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | 25-033 | CHI | GNB | W 27-14 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-11-16 | 25-040 | CHI | @ | SFO | L 3-31 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | 25-047 | CHI | @ | RAM | L 10-38 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | 1975 | 11 | 1975-11-30 | 25-054 | CHI | @ | GNB | L 7-28 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | 25-061 | CHI | DET | W 25-21 | 4 | 123 | 30.75 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | 25-068 | CHI | STL | L 20-34 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | 1975 | 14 | 1975-12-21 | 25-075 | CHI | @ | NOR | W 42-17 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| 26 | 1976 | 1 | 1976-09-12 | 25-341 | CHI | DET | W 10-3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | 25-355 | CHI | ATL | L 0-10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 1976 | 5 | 1976-10-10 | 26-003 | CHI | @ | MIN | L 19-20 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-17 | 26-010 | CHI | @ | RAM | L 12-20 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| 30 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-25 | 26-353 | CHI | @ | STL | L 13-16 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | 1977 | 3 | 1977-10-02 | 26-360 | CHI | NOR | L 24-42 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 32 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-10 | 27-003 | CHI | RAM | W 24-23 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 33 | 1977 | 5 | 1977-10-16 | 27-009 | CHI | @ | MIN | L 16-22 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-23 | 27-016 | CHI | ATL | L 10-16 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 35 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-24 | 27-048 | CHI | @ | DET | W 31-14 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | 1977 | 12 | 1977-12-04 | 27-058 | CHI | @ | TAM | W 10-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 37 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-12-11 | 27-065 | CHI | GNB | W 21-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 38 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-12-18 | 27-072 | CHI | @ | NYG | W 12-9 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | 1977 | 15 | 1977-12-26 | 27-080 | CHI | @ | DAL | L 7-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| 40 | 1978 | 1 | 1978-09-03 | 27-331 | CHI | STL | W 17-10 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 41 | 1978 | 12 | 1978-11-20 | 28-044 | MIA | @ | HOU | L 30-35 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 41 Games | 92 | 1467 | 15.95 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | ||||||||