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Tobin Rote

Tobin Cornelius Rote

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 211 lbs.
Born: January 18, 1928 in San Antonio, TX
College: Rice

Career AV: 78 (389th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. 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% AV
1950 22 GNB QB 38 12 12 3-9-0 83 224 37.1 1231 7 3.1 24 10.7 96 5.5 1.3 14.8 102.6 26.7 6
1951 23 GNB QB 38 12 11 3-8-0 106 256 41.4 1540 15 5.9 20 7.8 85 6.0 3.7 14.5 128.3 48.6 9
1952 24 GNB QB 18 12 8 4-4-0 82 157 52.2 1268 13 8.3 8 5.1 81 8.1 7.4 15.5 105.7 85.6 9
1953 25 GNB qb 18 12 7 2-4-1 72 185 38.9 1005 5 2.7 15 8.1 80 5.4 2.3 14.0 83.8 32.4 3
1954 26 GNB QB 18 12 12 4-8-0 180 382 47.1 2311 14 3.7 18 4.7 82 6.0 4.7 12.8 192.6 59.1 9
1955 27 GNB QB 18 12 12 6-6-0 157 342 45.9 1977 17 5.0 19 5.6 60 5.8 4.3 12.6 164.8 57.8 14
1956* 28 GNB QB 18 12 11 4-7-0 146 308 47.4 2203 18 5.8 15 4.9 66 7.2 6.1 15.1 183.6 70.6 15
1957 29 DET QB 18 12 4 4-1-0 76 177 42.9 1070 11 6.2 10 5.6 48 6.0 4.7 14.1 89.2 60.2 8
1958 30 DET QB 18 12 11 4-6-1 118 257 45.9 1678 14 5.4 10 3.9 65 6.5 5.9 14.2 139.8 69.5 7
1959 31 DET qb 18 10 7 1-5-1 62 162 38.3 861 5 3.1 19 11.7 59 5.3 0.7 13.9 86.1 26.8 3
1963*+ 35 SDG QB 18 14 14 11-3-0 170 286 59.4 2510 20 7.0 17 5.9 85 8.8 7.5 14.8 179.3 86.7 11
1964 36 SDG qb 18 14 5 2-2-1 74 163 45.4 1156 9 5.5 15 9.2 82 7.1 4.1 15.6 82.6 49.5 3
1966 38 DEN 11 3 0 3 8 37.5 40 0 0.0 1 12.5 20 5.0 -0.6 13.3 13.3 14.6 1
Career 149 114 48-63-4 1329 2907 45.7 18850 148 5.1 191 6.6 96 6.5 4.5 14.2 126.5 56.8 98
7 yrs GNB 84 73 26-46-1 826 1854 44.6 11535 89 4.8 119 6.4 96 6.2 4.3 14.0 137.3 54.4 65
3 yrs DET 34 22 9-12-2 256 596 43.0 3609 30 5.0 39 6.5 65 6.1 4.1 14.1 106.1 52.6 18
2 yrs SDG 28 19 13-5-1 244 449 54.3 3666 29 6.5 32 7.1 85 8.2 6.2 15.0 130.9 73.2 14
1 yr DEN 3 0 3 8 37.5 40 0 0.0 1 12.5 20 5.0 -0.6 13.3 13.3 14.6 1

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1957 (2-0), 1963 (1-0), 1964 (0-1)

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1950 22 GNB QB 38 12 12 3-9-0 224 82 74 74 83 74 73
1951 23 GNB QB 38 12 11 3-8-0 256 89 93 83 106 97 93
1952 24 GNB QB 18 12 8 4-4-0 157 117 126 114 133 118 130
1953 25 GNB qb 18 12 7 2-4-1 185 84 79 75 82 90 75
1954 26 GNB QB 18 12 12 4-8-0 382 91 100 96 91 120 101
1955 27 GNB QB 18 12 12 6-6-0 342 84 94 87 102 112 97
1956* 28 GNB QB 18 12 11 4-7-0 308 102 113 93 111 119 112
1957 29 DET QB 18 12 4 4-1-0 177 80 93 78 114 111 96
1958 30 DET QB 18 12 11 4-6-1 257 86 104 88 103 121 105
1959 31 DET qb 18 10 7 1-5-1 162 71 60 62 82 64 64
1963*+ 35 SDG QB 18 14 14 11-3-0 286 132 124 134 116 105 125
1964 36 SDG qb 18 14 5 2-2-1 163 104 87 93 105 58 85
Career 149 114 48-63-4 2907 94 0 97 0 91 102 103 0 98

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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
1950 22 GNB QB 38 12 12 27 158 0 29 5.9 13.2 2.3 158 0 9
1951 23 GNB QB 38 12 11 76 523 3 55 6.9 43.6 6.3 534 3 4
1952 24 GNB QB 18 12 8 58 313 2 30 5.4 26.1 4.8 1 28 28.0 1 28 0.1 2.3 341 3 10
1953 25 GNB qb 18 12 7 33 180 0 21 5.5 15.0 2.8 180 0 2
1954 26 GNB QB 18 12 12 67 301 8 30 4.5 25.1 5.6 301 8 4
1955 27 GNB QB 18 12 12 74 332 5 49 4.5 27.7 6.2 332 5 10
1956* 28 GNB QB 18 12 11 84 398 11 39 4.7 33.2 7.0 398 11 5
1957 29 DET QB 18 12 4 70 366 1 23 5.2 30.5 5.8 366 1 6
1958 30 DET QB 18 12 11 77 351 3 27 4.6 29.3 6.4 351 3 7
1959 31 DET qb 18 10 7 35 156 2 21 4.5 15.6 3.5 156 2 2
1963*+ 35 SDG QB 18 14 14 24 62 2 15 2.6 4.4 1.7 62 2 2
1964 36 SDG qb 18 14 5 10 -12 0 9 -1.2 -0.9 0.7 1 -11 -11.0 0 -11 0.1 -0.8 -23 0 6
Career 149 114 635 3128 37 55 4.9 21.0 4.3 2 28 14.0 1 28 0.0 0.2 3156 38 67
7 yrs GNB 84 73 419 2205 29 55 5.3 26.3 5.0 1 39 39.0 1 28 0.0 0.5 2244 30 44
3 yrs DET 34 22 182 873 6 27 4.8 25.7 5.4 873 6 15
2 yrs SDG 28 19 34 50 2 15 1.5 1.8 1.2 1 -11 -11.0 0 0 0.0 -0.4 39 2 8

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1950 22 GNB QB 38 12 12 9 3 -21 0
1951 23 GNB QB 38 12 11 4 1 0 0
1952 24 GNB QB 18 12 8 10 1 0 0
1953 25 GNB qb 18 12 7 2 0 0 0
1954 26 GNB QB 18 12 12 4 2 0 0
1955 27 GNB QB 18 12 12 10 2 0 0
1956* 28 GNB QB 18 12 11 5 1 0 0
1957 29 DET QB 18 12 4 6 0 0 0
1958 30 DET QB 18 12 11 7 3 -6 0
1959 31 DET qb 18 10 7 2 2 0 0
1963*+ 35 SDG QB 18 14 14 2 0 0 0
1964 36 SDG qb 18 14 5 6 0 0 0
Career 149 114 67 15 -27 0
7 yrs GNB 84 73 44 10 -21 0
3 yrs DET 34 22 15 5 -6 0
2 yrs SDG 28 19 8 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1951 23 GNB QB 38 12 11 1 55 55 0 55.0
1953 25 GNB qb 18 12 7 1 57 57 0 57.0
Career 149 114 2 112 57 0 56.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1951 23 GNB QB 38 12 11 3 3 18
1952 24 GNB QB 18 12 8 2 1 3 18
1954 26 GNB QB 18 12 12 8 8 48
1955 27 GNB QB 18 12 12 5 5 30
1956* 28 GNB QB 18 12 11 11 11 66
1957 29 DET QB 18 12 4 1 1 6
1958 30 DET QB 18 12 11 3 3 18
1959 31 DET qb 18 10 7 2 2 12
1963*+ 35 SDG QB 18 14 14 2 2 12
Career 149 114 37 1 38 228
7 yrs GNB 84 73 29 1 30 180
3 yrs DET 34 22 6 6 36
2 yrs SDG 28 19 2 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Neil Lomax, Milt Plum, Charlie Batch, Tony Banks, Jim McMahon, Byron Leftwich, Warren Moon*, David Woodley, Fran Tarkenton*, Rick Mirer
4 Vinny Testaverde, Mike Pagel, Tim Couch, David Woodley, Chris Miller, Rick Mirer, Byron Leftwich, Charlie Batch, John Hadl, Lamar McHan
5 Byron Leftwich, Tim Couch, Tony Banks, Lamar McHan, Jim McMahon, Charlie Batch, Vinny Testaverde, John Hadl, Chris Miller, Mike Pagel
6 Joe Ferguson, Bill Kenney, Jim McMahon, David Carr, Jim Plunkett, Chris Miller, Milt Plum, Neil O'Donnell, Gus Frerotte, Neil Lomax
7 Jay Schroeder, Milt Plum, Terry Bradshaw*, Marc Bulger, Neil Lomax, Ken O'Brien, Bob Griese*, Jim Plunkett, Joe Namath*, Jim Everett
8 Milt Plum, Terry Bradshaw*, Jay Schroeder, Jim Everett, Joe Ferguson, Norm Snead, Brian Sipe, Neil Lomax, Bob Griese*, Jake Plummer
9 Joe Ferguson, Milt Plum, Jake Plummer, Neil Lomax, Norm Snead, Jay Schroeder, John Hadl, Ken O'Brien, Archie Manning, Drew Bledsoe
10 Vinny Testaverde, Archie Manning, Milt Plum, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Ferguson, Jake Plummer, Frank Ryan, Bart Starr*, Steve Bartkowski, Jay Schroeder
11 Archie Manning, Milt Plum, Eddie LeBaron, Jeff Blake, Ed Brown, Billy Wade, Jim Harbaugh, Jake Plummer, Frank Ryan, Brad Johnson
12 Jeff Blake, Archie Manning, Brad Johnson, Milt Plum, Eddie LeBaron, Jim Plunkett, Chris Chandler, Jake Plummer, Jay Schroeder, Ed Brown
13 Jeff Blake, Archie Manning, Eddie LeBaron, Milt Plum, Brad Johnson, Jake Plummer, Chris Chandler, Jay Schroeder, Ed Brown, Frank Ryan
Career Eddie LeBaron, Jake Plummer, Brad Johnson, Jeff Blake, Archie Manning, Neil Lomax, Ken O'Brien, Ron Jaworski, Jim Plunkett, Brian Sipe

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1963 AFL AP Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1956
1963

First-Team All-Pro

1963

Passes Completed

1951 NFL 106 (4)
1952 NFL 82 (10)
1954 NFL 180 (1)
1955 NFL 157 (2)
1956 NFL 146 (1)
1958 NFL 118 (6)
1963 AFL 170 (4)
Career 1329 (108)

Pass Attempts

1950 NFL 224 (10)
1951 NFL 256 (3)
1953 NFL 185 (10)
1954 NFL 382 (1)
1955 NFL 342 (2)
1956 NFL 308 (1)
1957 NFL 177 (10)
1958 NFL 257 (5)
1963 AFL 286 (6)
Career 2907 (87)

Passing Yds

1951 NFL 1540 (6)
1952 NFL 1268 (9)
1954 NFL 2311 (2)
1955 NFL 1977 (3)
1956 NFL 2203 (1)
1958 NFL 1678 (5)
1963 AFL 2510 (3)
1964 AFL 1156 (10)
Career 18850 (94)

Passing TD

1951 NFL 15 (3)
1952 NFL 13 (6)
1954 NFL 14 (4)
1955 NFL 17 (1)
1956 NFL 18 (1)
1957 NFL 11 (4)
1958 NFL 14 (4)
1963 AFL 20 (3)
1964 AFL 9 (9)
Career 148 (74)

Passer Rating

1951 NFL 48.6 (10)
1955 NFL 57.8 (6)
1956 NFL 70.6 (4)
1957 NFL 60.2 (7)
1958 NFL 69.5 (6)
1963 AFL 86.7 (1)
Career 56.8 (197)

Long Pass

1950 NFL 96 (1/26)
1951 NFL 85 (2)
1952 NFL 81 (4)
1953 NFL 80 (2)
1954 NFL 82 (3)
1956 NFL 66 (10)
1963 AFL 85 (4)
1964 AFL 82 (2)

Passes Intercepted

1950 NFL 24 (1/56)
1951 NFL 20 (4)
1953 NFL 15 (8)
1954 NFL 18 (4)
1955 NFL 19 (3)
1956 NFL 15 (4)
1957 NFL 10 (10)
1959 NFL 19 (2)
1963 AFL 17 (6)
1964 AFL 15 (8)
Career 191 (27)

Passing Yds/Game

1951 NFL 128.3 (6)
1952 NFL 105.7 (9)
1954 NFL 192.6 (3)
1955 NFL 164.8 (3)
1956 NFL 183.6 (1)
1958 NFL 139.8 (5)
1963 AFL 179.3 (4)
1964 AFL 82.6 (10)
Career 126.5 (157)

Yds/Pass Att

1951 NFL 6.0 (10)
1953 NFL 5.4 (10)
1956 NFL 7.2 (6)
1957 NFL 6.0 (10)
1958 NFL 6.5 (8)
1963 AFL 8.8 (1/34)
Career 6.5 (166)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1950 NFL 14.8 (5)
1951 NFL 14.5 (7)
1953 NFL 14.0 (8)
1956 NFL 15.1 (3)
1957 NFL 14.1 (5)
1958 NFL 14.2 (5)
1963 AFL 14.8 (5)
Career 14.2 (22)

Pass Attempts/Game

1950 NFL 18.7 (10)
1951 NFL 21.3 (4)
1954 NFL 31.8 (2)
1955 NFL 28.5 (2)
1956 NFL 25.7 (1)
1957 NFL 14.8 (10)
1958 NFL 21.4 (5)
1959 NFL 16.2 (10)
1963 AFL 20.4 (6)
Career 19.5 (149)

Rushing Yds

1951 NFL 523 (8)

Rushing TD

1954 NFL 8 (3)
1955 NFL 5 (7)
1956 NFL 11 (2)
Career 37 (117)

Yds/Rushing Att

1951 NFL 6.9 (1)
1956 NFL 4.7 (8)
1958 NFL 4.6 (9)
Career 4.9 (31)

Rushing Yds/Game

1951 NFL 43.6 (8)

Touchdowns

1954 NFL 8 (8)
1956 NFL 11 (3)

Points Scored

1956 NFL 66 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1954 NFL 8 (7)
1956 NFL 11 (3)

Fumbles

1950 NFL 9 (6)
1952 NFL 10 (1)
1955 NFL 10 (1)
1956 NFL 5 (9)
1958 NFL 7 (8)
1964 AFL 6 (8)
Career 67 (56)

Fumbles Recovered

1958 NFL 3 (10)

Passes Completed/Game

1951 NFL 8.8 (5)
1954 NFL 15.0 (2)
1955 NFL 13.1 (2)
1956 NFL 12.2 (2)
1958 NFL 9.8 (6)
1963 AFL 12.1 (5)
Career 8.9 (176)

Pass Completion %

1954 NFL 47.1% (10)
1955 NFL 45.9% (10)
1956 NFL 47.4% (7)
1957 NFL 42.9% (10)
1963 AFL 59.4% (1)

Pass Intercept. %

1951 NFL 7.8% (9)
1953 NFL 8.1% (9)
1954 NFL 4.7% (2)
1955 NFL 5.6% (4)
1956 NFL 4.9% (2)
1957 NFL 5.6% (5)
1958 NFL 3.9% (3)
1963 AFL 5.9% (5)
Career 6.6% (197)

Passing TD %

1950 NFL 3.1% (9)
1951 NFL 5.9% (6)
1953 NFL 2.7% (10)
1954 NFL 3.7% (10)
1955 NFL 5.0% (7)
1956 NFL 5.8% (2)
1957 NFL 6.2% (3)
1958 NFL 5.4% (5)
1963 AFL 7.0% (3/98)
Career 5.1% (40)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1955Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1956Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1963AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL