Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 227 lbs.
Born: April 26, 1955 in Pago Pago, American Samoa
College: USC
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 8th round (215th overall) of the 1978 Draft
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View Details For: 21 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Scored / 1 Regular Season TD Thrown
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1978 | 23 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 23 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 25 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 33 | 97 | 3 | 11 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 124 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 26 | NWE | 16 | 1 | 38 | 201 | 2 | 43 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 12 | 132 | 11.0 | 1 | 41 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 333 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 27 | NWE | 9 | 0 | 30 | 168 | 0 | 26 | 5.6 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 168 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1983 | 28 | NWE | 16 | 1 | 106 | 578 | 4 | 55 | 5.5 | 36.1 | 6.6 | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 1 | 17 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 675 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 29 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 133 | 553 | 4 | 20 | 4.2 | 34.6 | 8.3 | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 0 | 24 | 1.0 | 9.9 | 712 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 30 | NWE | 16 | 2 | 47 | 152 | 2 | 11 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 168 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1986* | 31 | NWE | fb | 16 | 5 | 71 | 172 | 1 | 13 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 0 | 25 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 317 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 32 | NWE | FB | 12 | 9 | 79 | 248 | 0 | 19 | 3.1 | 20.7 | 6.6 | 15 | 136 | 9.1 | 0 | 23 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 384 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | 33 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 22 | 75 | 2 | 22 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 133 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 34 | NWE | 14 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 35 | NWE | 15 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 15 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 36 | RAM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 199 | 22 | 612 | 2415 | 18 | 55 | 3.9 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 96 | 843 | 8.8 | 2 | 41 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 3258 | 20 | 10 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1978 | 23 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 23 | ||||||
| 1979 | 24 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 5.0 | 95 | ||||||
| 1984 | 29 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 721 | ||||||
| 1988 | 33 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 146 | ||||||
| 1989 | 34 | NWE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 94 | ||||||
| Career | 199 | 22 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 8.0 | 3314 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1981 | 26 | NWE | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 28 | NWE | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 29 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1985 | 30 | NWE | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1986* | 31 | NWE | fb | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 32 | NWE | FB | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 199 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1987 | 32 | NWE | FB | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | 34 | NWE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 118.7 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career | 199 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 30 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 158.3 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 26 | NWE | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 28 | NWE | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 29 | NWE | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1985 | 30 | NWE | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1986* | 31 | NWE | fb | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 33 | NWE | 16 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 199 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 126 |
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Pro Bowls |
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)
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1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 23 | 16 | RB | 1 | 158 | ||
| 1979 | 24 | 16 | RB | 8 | 138 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | 16 | RB | 30 | 107 | ||
| 1981 | 26 | 16 | RB | 51 | 79 | ||
| 1982 | 27 | 9 | RB | 17 | 87 | ||
| 1983 | 28 | 16 | RB | 98 | 44 | ||
| 1984 | 29 | 16 | RB | 95 | 37 | ||
| 1985 | 30 | 16 | RB | 29 | 83 | ||
| 1986 | 31 | 16 | RB | 38 | 88 | ||
| 1987 | 32 | 12 | RB | 45 | 64 | ||
| 1988 | 33 | 16 | RB | 25 | 94 | ||
| 1989 | 34 | 14 | RB | 10 | 119 | ||
| 1990 | 35 | 15 | RB | 7 | 119 | ||
| 454 |