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Roger Staubach

Roger Thomas Staubach
Roger the Dodger

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 197 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, OH
College: New Mex. Mil. Inst., Navy   (school history)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 16th round (122nd overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round (129th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 104 (109th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1985

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 26, 2013 3:25AM
All-Time Rank: #54. Art Shell… #55. Alex Karras… #56. Mike Haynes… #57. ROGER STAUBACH… #58. Roger Wehrli… #59. Jim Ringo… #60. Deion Sanders… 

Passing

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% 4QC GWD AV
1969 27 DAL qb 12 6 1 1-0-0 23 47 48.9 421 1 2.1 2 4.3 75 9.0 7.5 18.3 70.2 69.5 12 106 5.34 4.15 20.3 2
1970 28 DAL qb 12 8 3 2-1-0 44 82 53.7 542 2 2.4 8 9.8 43 6.6 2.7 12.3 67.8 42.9 19 130 4.08 0.91 18.8 5
1971* 29 DAL QB 12 13 10 10-0-0 126 211 59.7 1882 15 7.1 4 1.9 85 8.9 9.5 14.9 144.8 104.8 23 175 7.29 7.81 9.8 1 2 14
1972 30 DAL 12 4 0 9 20 45.0 98 0 0.0 2 10.0 21 4.9 0.4 10.9 24.5 20.4 8 59 1.39 -1.82 28.6 1 1 1
1973 31 DAL QB 12 14 14 10-4-0 179 286 62.6 2428 23 8.0 15 5.2 53 8.5 7.7 13.6 173.4 94.6 43 269 6.56 5.91 13.1 0 1 16
1974 32 DAL QB 12 14 14 8-6-0 190 360 52.8 2552 11 3.1 15 4.2 58 7.1 5.8 13.4 182.3 68.4 45 309 5.54 4.41 11.1 2 3 14
1975* 33 DAL QB 12 13 13 9-4-0 198 348 56.9 2666 17 4.9 16 4.6 62 7.7 6.6 13.5 205.1 78.5 36 213 6.39 5.40 9.4 3 4 14
1976* 34 DAL QB 12 14 14 11-3-0 208 369 56.4 2715 14 3.8 11 3.0 53 7.4 6.8 13.1 193.9 79.9 29 215 6.28 5.74 7.3 1 2 14
1977* 35 DAL QB 12 14 14 12-2-0 210 361 58.2 2620 18 5.0 9 2.5 67 7.3 7.1 12.5 187.1 87.0 30 219 6.14 6.03 7.7 2 3 17
1978* 36 DAL QB 12 15 15 11-4-0 231 413 55.9 3190 25 6.1 16 3.9 91 7.7 7.2 13.8 212.7 84.9 32 219 6.68 6.18 7.2 1 3 16
1979* 37 DAL QB 12 16 16 11-5-0 267 461 57.9 3586 27 5.9 11 2.4 75 7.8 7.9 13.4 224.1 92.3 36 240 6.73 6.82 7.2 4 4 14
Career 131 114 85-29-0 1685 2958 57.0 22700 153 5.2 109 3.7 91 7.7 7.1 13.5 173.3 83.4 313 2154 6.28 5.72 9.6 15 23 127

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1971 (3-0), 1972 (0-1), 1973 (1-1), 1975 (2-1), 1976 (0-1), 1977 (3-0), 1978 (2-1), 1979 (0-1)
Playoff Comebacks: 1975 (1),1972 (1)
Playoff Game-Winning Drives: 1975 (1),1972 (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.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1970 28 DAL qb 12 8 3 2-1-0 82 97 74 74 66 107 80 62 40 76
1971* 29 DAL QB 12 13 10 10-0-0 211 139 128 147 139 125 128 132 90 144
1973 31 DAL QB 12 14 14 10-4-0 286 136 119 131 121 133 135 100 76 133
1974 32 DAL QB 12 14 14 8-6-0 360 109 103 108 105 101 91 110 84 103
1975* 33 DAL QB 12 13 13 9-4-0 348 116 115 114 114 112 107 105 95 112
1976* 34 DAL QB 12 14 14 11-3-0 369 112 115 118 120 112 97 123 108 116
1977* 35 DAL QB 12 14 14 12-2-0 361 111 113 123 124 117 110 130 105 125
1978* 36 DAL QB 12 15 15 11-4-0 413 123 123 128 129 110 124 115 105 126
1979* 37 DAL QB 12 16 16 11-5-0 461 120 120 133 133 111 121 131 101 132
Career 131 114 85-29-0 2958 119 115 123 121 114 112 117 95 122

Rushing & Receiving

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
1969 27 DAL qb 12 6 1 15 60 1 19 4.0 10.0 2.5 60 1 2
1970 28 DAL qb 12 8 3 27 221 0 25 8.2 27.6 3.4 221 0 4
1971* 29 DAL QB 12 13 10 41 343 2 31 8.4 26.4 3.2 343 2 6
1972 30 DAL 12 4 0 6 45 0 20 7.5 11.3 1.5 45 0 1
1973 31 DAL QB 12 14 14 46 250 3 18 5.4 17.9 3.3 250 3 5
1974 32 DAL QB 12 14 14 47 320 3 29 6.8 22.9 3.4 1 -13 -13.0 0 -13 0.1 -0.9 307 3 7
1975* 33 DAL QB 12 13 13 55 316 4 17 5.7 24.3 4.2 316 4 5
1976* 34 DAL QB 12 14 14 43 184 3 18 4.3 13.1 3.1 184 3 4
1977* 35 DAL QB 12 14 14 51 171 3 33 3.4 12.2 3.6 171 3 8
1978* 36 DAL QB 12 15 15 42 182 1 23 4.3 12.1 2.8 182 1 5
1979* 37 DAL QB 12 16 16 37 172 0 20 4.6 10.8 2.3 172 0 8
Career 131 114 410 2264 20 33 5.5 17.3 3.1 1 -13 -13.0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 2251 20 55

Defense & Fumbles

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
1969 27 DAL qb 12 6 1 0 2 1 0 0
1970 28 DAL qb 12 8 3 0 4 1 0 0
1971* 29 DAL QB 12 13 10 0 6 1 -10 0
1972 30 DAL 12 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
1973 31 DAL QB 12 14 14 0 5 1 0 0
1974 32 DAL QB 12 14 14 0 7 2 -4 0
1975* 33 DAL QB 12 13 13 0 5 1 -2 0
1976* 34 DAL QB 12 14 14 0 4 1 0 0
1977* 35 DAL QB 12 14 14 0 8 3 -2 0
1978* 36 DAL QB 12 15 15 0 5 2 -2 0
1979* 37 DAL QB 12 16 16 0 8 6 0 0
Career 131 114 0 55 19 -20 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1969 27 DAL qb 12 6 1 1 1 6
1971* 29 DAL QB 12 13 10 2 2 12
1973 31 DAL QB 12 14 14 3 3 18
1974 32 DAL QB 12 14 14 3 3 18
1975* 33 DAL QB 12 13 13 4 4 24
1976* 34 DAL QB 12 14 14 3 3 18
1977* 35 DAL QB 12 14 14 3 3 18
1978* 36 DAL QB 12 15 15 1 1 6
Career 131 114 20 20 120

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Steve McNair, Derek Anderson, Gus Frerotte, Steve DeBerg, Jim Everett, Shaun King, Kordell Stewart, Jake Plummer, Bobby Hebert, Tony Eason
4 Bobby Douglass, Steve DeBerg, Derek Anderson, Shaun King, Scott Brunner, Jim Harbaugh, Jeff Blake, Kordell Stewart, Chad Pennington, Brad Johnson
5 Jeff Blake, Ken Stabler, Tony Eason, Jim Harbaugh, Matt Hasselbeck, Bobby Douglass, Jay Cutler, Gus Frerotte, Steve McNair, Drew Brees
6 Tony Romo, Jeff Blake, Brian Sipe, Steve McNair, Drew Brees, Jay Cutler, Terry Bradshaw*, Matt Hasselbeck, Marc Bulger, Ken Stabler
7 Michael Vick, Brian Sipe, Carson Palmer, Aaron Brooks, Drew Brees, Bart Starr*, Steve McNair, Randall Cunningham, Matt Hasselbeck, Ken Stabler
8 Steve Grogan, Brian Sipe, Ken Stabler, Steve McNair, Aaron Brooks, Randall Cunningham, Joe Namath*, Joe Montana*, Drew Brees, Terry Bradshaw*
9 Joe Montana*, Boomer Esiason, Drew Brees, Steve McNair, Joe Namath*, Terry Bradshaw*, Donovan McNabb, Randall Cunningham, Ken Anderson, Ken Stabler
10 Drew Brees, Joe Montana*, Steve McNair, Boomer Esiason, Trent Green, Mark Brunell, Donovan McNabb, Terry Bradshaw*, Randall Cunningham, Joe Namath*
11 Joe Montana*, Steve McNair, Ken Anderson, Donovan McNabb, Boomer Esiason, Drew Brees, Terry Bradshaw*, John Elway*, Mark Brunell, Tom Brady
Career Drew Brees, Donovan McNabb, Mark Brunell, Tom Brady, Trent Green, Steve McNair, Joe Namath*, Joe Theismann, Jim Kelly*, Randall Cunningham

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1971 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1971 NFL Super Bowl MVP
1978 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls
1971
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

Approximate Value
1977 NFL 17 (8)
1978 NFL 16 (3)
Career 127 (169)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 104 (109)

Passes Completed
1973 NFL 179 (4)
1974 NFL 190 (6)
1975 NFL 198 (4)
1976 NFL 208 (3)
1977 NFL 210 (3)
1978 NFL 231 (6)
1979 NFL 267 (8)
Career 1685 (89)

Pass Attempts
1973 NFL 286 (8)
1974 NFL 360 (3)
1975 NFL 348 (5)
1976 NFL 369 (4)
1977 NFL 361 (3)
1978 NFL 413 (6)
1979 NFL 461 (8)
Career 2958 (90)

Passing Yds
1973 NFL 2428 (4)
1974 NFL 2552 (4)
1975 NFL 2666 (3)
1976 NFL 2715 (5)
1977 NFL 2620 (3)
1978 NFL 3190 (4)
1979 NFL 3586 (7)
Career 22700 (79)

Passing TD
1971 NFL 15 (8)
1973 NFL 23 (1)
1974 NFL 11 (10)
1975 NFL 17 (8)
1976 NFL 14 (9)
1977 NFL 18 (3)
1978 NFL 25 (2)
1979 NFL 27 (3)
Career 153 (76)

Passer Rating
1971 NFL 104.8 (1/23)
1973 NFL 94.6 (1)
1975 NFL 78.5 (6)
1976 NFL 79.9 (6)
1977 NFL 87.0 (2)
1978 NFL 84.9 (1)
1979 NFL 92.3 (1)
Career 83.4 (32)

Long Pass
1969 NFL 75 (9)
1971 NFL 85 (4)
1978 NFL 91 (2/75)
1979 NFL 75 (6)

Passes Intercepted
1973 NFL 15 (6)
1974 NFL 15 (6)
1975 NFL 16 (9)
Career 109 (91)

Sacked
1971 NFL 23 (10)
1973 NFL 43 (2)
1974 NFL 45 (1/87)
1975 NFL 36 (4)
1976 NFL 29 (9)
1977 NFL 30 (8)
1978 NFL 32 (10)
1979 NFL 36 (10)
Career 313 (32)

Sacked Yds Lost
1973 NFL 269 (5)
1974 NFL 309 (2)
1975 NFL 213 (10)
Career 2154 (36)

Passing Yds/Game
1973 NFL 173.4 (5)
1974 NFL 182.3 (5)
1975 NFL 205.1 (3)
1976 NFL 193.9 (6)
1977 NFL 187.1 (4)
1978 NFL 212.7 (3)
1979 NFL 224.1 (7)
Career 173.3 (85)

Yds/Pass Att
1971 NFL 8.9 (1/27)
1973 NFL 8.5 (1/67)
1974 NFL 7.1 (9)
1975 NFL 7.7 (3)
1976 NFL 7.4 (7)
1977 NFL 7.3 (4)
1978 NFL 7.7 (4)
1979 NFL 7.8 (3)
Career 7.7 (16)

Yds/Pass Cmp
1971 NFL 14.9 (3)
1973 NFL 13.6 (3)
1974 NFL 13.4 (7)
1975 NFL 13.5 (9)
1976 NFL 13.1 (8)
1978 NFL 13.8 (6)
1979 NFL 13.4 (7)
Career 13.5 (44)

Pass Attempts/Game
1974 NFL 25.7 (7)
1975 NFL 26.8 (4)
1976 NFL 26.4 (4)
1977 NFL 25.8 (4)
1978 NFL 27.5 (6)
1979 NFL 28.8 (9)
Career 22.6 (119)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
1971 NFL 9.49 (1/5)
1973 NFL 7.74 (1)
1974 NFL 5.83 (10)
1975 NFL 6.57 (7)
1976 NFL 6.78 (7)
1977 NFL 7.13 (2)
1978 NFL 7.19 (1)
1979 NFL 7.88 (1/100)
Career 7.05 (15)

Net Yds/Pass Att
1971 NFL 7.29 (2/72)
1973 NFL 6.56 (2)
1975 NFL 6.39 (7)
1976 NFL 6.28 (5)
1977 NFL 6.14 (6)
1978 NFL 6.68 (4)
1979 NFL 6.73 (5)
Career 6.28 (35)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
1971 NFL 7.81 (1/26)
1973 NFL 5.91 (5)
1975 NFL 5.40 (9)
1976 NFL 5.74 (5)
1977 NFL 6.03 (1)
1978 NFL 6.18 (1)
1979 NFL 6.82 (1)
Career 5.72 (33)

Passes Completed/Game
1973 NFL 12.8 (6)
1974 NFL 13.6 (7)
1975 NFL 15.2 (3)
1976 NFL 14.9 (4)
1977 NFL 15.0 (4)
1978 NFL 15.4 (5)
1979 NFL 16.7 (8)
Career 12.9 (109)

Pass Completion %
1971 NFL 59.7% (3)
1973 NFL 62.6% (2)
1975 NFL 56.9% (6)
1976 NFL 56.4% (8)
1977 NFL 58.2% (3)
1978 NFL 55.9% (9)
1979 NFL 57.9% (7)
Career 57.0% (91)

Pass Intercept. %
1971 NFL 1.9% (1/83)
1975 NFL 4.6% (9)
1976 NFL 3.0% (4)
1977 NFL 2.5% (1)
1978 NFL 3.9% (5)
1979 NFL 2.4% (1)
Career 3.7% (101)

Passing TD %
1971 NFL 7.1% (2/85)
1973 NFL 8.0% (2/34)
1975 NFL 4.9% (10)
1977 NFL 5.0% (9)
1978 NFL 6.1% (3)
1979 NFL 5.9% (2)
Career 5.2% (39)

Sack %
1976 NFL 7.29% (10)
Career 9.57% (178)

Game-Winning Drives
1971 NFL 2 (6)
1973 NFL 1 (8)
1974 NFL 3 (1)
1975 NFL 4 (1/78)
1976 NFL 2 (9)
1977 NFL 3 (3)
1978 NFL 3 (7)
1979 NFL 4 (3/78)
Career 23 (32)

Comebacks
1974 NFL 2 (5)
1975 NFL 3 (2/100)
1976 NFL 1 (9)
1977 NFL 2 (2)
1979 NFL 4 (4/33)
Career 15 (55)

Yds/Rushing Att
Career 5.5 (9)

Total Offense
1971 NFL 2050 (10)
1973 NFL 2409 (2)
1974 NFL 2563 (3)
1975 NFL 2769 (3)
1976 NFL 2684 (4)
1977 NFL 2572 (3)
1978 NFL 3153 (5)
1979 NFL 3518 (6)
Career 22810 (57)

Playoff Games
Career 20 (55)

Playoff Games Started
Career 17 (63)

Fumbles
1974 NFL 7 (10)
1977 NFL 8 (10)
Career 55 (105)

Fumbles Recovered
1979 NFL 6 (1/45)
Career 19 (109)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19712nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19712nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19712nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19761st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19762nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19771st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19771st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19781st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19782nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19791st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19791st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19791st TeamAll-Conf.UPI

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 28 8 QB 40 34
1971 29 13 QB 204 79 3 8
1972 30 4 QB 4 47
1973 31 14 QB 248 120 2 4
1974 32 14 QB 187 60 6 19
1975 33 13 QB 232 108 4 8
1976 34 14 QB 207 52 5 24
1977 35 14 QB 230 101 1 5
1978 36 15 QB 270 98 1 2
1979 37 16 QB 301 93 2 6
1923 711