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Roger Staubach

Roger Thomas Staubach

Position: QB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, OH
College: Navy, New Mexico Military Inst.

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1985

6-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 16th round (122nd overall) of the AFL 1964 Draft
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round (129th overall) of the 1964 Draft

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos 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%
1969 27 DAL 6 1 1-0-0 23 47 48.9 421 1 2.1 2 4.3 75 9.0 7.3 18.3 70.2 69.5 12 106 5.3 4.0 20.3
1970 28 DAL 8 3 2-1-0 44 82 53.7 542 2 2.4 8 9.8 43 6.6 2.5 12.3 67.8 42.9 19 130 4.1 0.7 18.8
1971* 29 DAL QB 13 10 10-0-0 126 211 59.7 1882 15 7.1 4 1.9 85 8.9 8.8 14.9 144.8 104.8 23 175 7.3 7.2 9.8
1972 30 DAL 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 1.4 -1.8 28.6
1973 31 DAL QB 14 14 10-4-0 179 286 62.6 2428 23 8.0 15 5.2 53 8.5 6.9 13.6 173.4 94.6 43 269 6.6 5.2 13.1
1974 32 DAL QB 14 14 8-6-0 190 360 52.8 2552 11 3.1 15 4.2 58 7.1 5.5 13.4 182.3 68.4 45 309 5.5 4.1 11.1
1975* 33 DAL QB 13 13 9-4-0 198 348 56.9 2666 17 4.9 16 4.6 62 7.7 6.1 13.5 205.1 78.5 36 213 6.4 5.0 9.4
1976* 34 DAL QB 14 14 11-3-0 208 369 56.4 2715 14 3.8 11 3.0 53 7.4 6.4 13.1 193.9 79.9 29 215 6.3 5.4 7.3
1977* 35 DAL QB 14 14 12-2-0 210 361 58.2 2620 18 5.0 9 2.5 67 7.3 6.6 12.5 187.1 87.0 30 219 6.1 5.6 7.7
1978* 36 DAL QB 15 15 11-4-0 231 413 55.9 3190 25 6.1 16 3.9 91 7.7 6.6 13.8 212.7 84.9 32 219 6.7 5.6 7.2
1979* 37 DAL QB 16 16 11-5-0 267 461 57.9 3586 27 5.9 11 2.4 75 7.8 7.3 13.4 224.1 92.3 36 240 6.7 6.3 7.2
Career 131 114 85-29-0 1685 2958 57.0 22700 153 5.2 109 3.7 91 7.7 6.5 13.5 173.3 83.4 313 2154 6.3 5.2 9.6

Postseason 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.

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
1969 27 DAL 6 1 15 60 1 19 4.0 10.0 2.5 60 1 2
1970 28 DAL 8 3 27 221 0 25 8.2 27.6 3.4 221 0 4
1971* 29 DAL QB 13 10 41 343 2 31 8.4 26.4 3.2 343 2 6
1972 30 DAL 4 0 6 45 0 20 7.5 11.3 1.5 45 0 1
1973 31 DAL QB 14 14 46 250 3 18 5.4 17.9 3.3 250 3 5
1974 32 DAL QB 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 13 13 55 316 4 17 5.7 24.3 4.2 316 4 5
1976* 34 DAL QB 14 14 43 184 3 18 4.3 13.1 3.1 184 3 4
1977* 35 DAL QB 14 14 51 171 3 33 3.4 12.2 3.6 171 3 8
1978* 36 DAL QB 15 15 42 182 1 23 4.3 12.1 2.8 182 1 5
1979* 37 DAL QB 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

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

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
1969 27 DAL 6 1 1 6
1971* 29 DAL QB 13 10 2 12
1973 31 DAL QB 14 14 3 18
1974 32 DAL QB 14 14 3 18
1975* 33 DAL QB 13 13 4 24
1976* 34 DAL QB 14 14 3 18
1977* 35 DAL QB 14 14 3 18
1978* 36 DAL QB 15 15 1 6
Career 131 114 20 120

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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

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 (78)

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 (82)

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 (72)

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-- 99)
Career 153 (66)

Passer Rating

1971 NFL 104.8 (1-- 14)
1973 NFL 94.6 (1-- 92)
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 (26)

Long Pass

1969 NFL 75 (9)
1971 NFL 85 (4)
1978 NFL 91 (2-- 65)
1979 NFL 75 (6)

Passes Intercepted

1973 NFL 15 (6)
1974 NFL 15 (6)
1975 NFL 16 (9)
Career 109 (83)

Sacked

1971 NFL 23 (10)
1973 NFL 43 (2)
1974 NFL 45 (1-- 79)
1975 NFL 36 (4)
1976 NFL 29 (9)
1977 NFL 30 (8)
1978 NFL 32 (10)
1979 NFL 36 (10)
Career 313 (27)

Sacked Yds Lost

1973 NFL 269 (5)
1974 NFL 309 (2)
1975 NFL 213 (10)
Career 2154 (33)

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 (67)

Yds/Pass Att

1971 NFL 8.9 (1-- 26)
1973 NFL 8.5 (1-- 62)
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 (12)

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 (98)

Yds/Rushing Att

Career 5.5 (8)

Playoff Games

Career 20 (49)

Playoff Games Started

Career 17 (59)

Fumbles

1974 NFL 7 (10)
1977 NFL 8 (10)
Career 55 (95)

Fumbles Recovered

1979 NFL 6 (1-- 43)
Career 19 (101)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1971 NFL 8.78 (1-- 3)
1973 NFL 6.93 (2)
1974 NFL 5.52 (10)
1975 NFL 6.08 (6)
1976 NFL 6.40 (7)
1977 NFL 6.63 (2)
1978 NFL 6.59 (1)
1979 NFL 7.29 (1-- 78)
Career 6.53 (11)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1971 NFL 7.29 (2-- 53)
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 (30)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1971 NFL 7.17 (1-- 20)
1973 NFL 5.21 (6)
1975 NFL 4.96 (7)
1976 NFL 5.39 (5)
1977 NFL 5.57 (1)
1978 NFL 5.62 (1)
1979 NFL 6.28 (1)
Career 5.25 (31)

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 (89)

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% (69)

Pass Intercept. %

1971 NFL 1.9% (1-- 61)
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% (80)

Passing TD %

1971 NFL 7.1% (2-- 83)
1973 NFL 8.0% (2-- 33)
1975 NFL 4.9% (10)
1977 NFL 5.0% (9)
1978 NFL 6.1% (3)
1979 NFL 5.9% (2)
Career 5.2% (37)

Sack %

1976 NFL 7.29% (10)
Career 9.57% (155)

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
1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1971 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1977 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1979 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 28 8 QB 40 35
1971 29 13 QB 204 79 3 8
1972 30 4 QB 4 48
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