Bruce Lawrence Taylor
Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 193 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1948 in Perth Amboy, NJ
College: Boston Univ.
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 49 (1560th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1970 | 1 | 1970-09-20 | 22-115 | SFO | WAS | W 26-17 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1970 | 2 | 1970-09-27 | 22-122 | SFO | CLE | W 34-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1970 | 3 | 1970-10-04 | 22-129 | SFO | @ | ATL | L 20-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1970 | 4 | 1970-10-11 | 22-136 | SFO | @ | RAM | W 20-6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 22-143 | SFO | NOR | T 20-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1970 | 6 | 1970-10-25 | 22-150 | SFO | DEN | W 19-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1970 | 7 | 1970-11-01 | 22-157 | SFO | GNB | W 26-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1970 | 8 | 1970-11-08 | 22-164 | SFO | @ | CHI | W 37-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1970 | 9 | 1970-11-15 | 22-171 | SFO | @ | HOU | W 30-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1970 | 10 | 1970-11-22 | 22-178 | SFO | @ | DET | L 7-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-29 | 22-185 | SFO | RAM | L 13-30 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1970 | 12 | 1970-12-06 | 22-192 | SFO | ATL | W 24-20 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1970 | 13 | 1970-12-13 | 22-199 | SFO | @ | NOR | W 38-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1970 | 14 | 1970-12-20 | 22-206 | SFO | @ | OAK | W 38-7 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 15 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 23-114 | SFO | @ | ATL | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1971 | 2 | 1971-09-26 | 23-121 | SFO | @ | NOR | W 38-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 23-128 | SFO | @ | PHI | W 31-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1971 | 4 | 1971-10-10 | 23-135 | SFO | RAM | L 13-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 1971 | 5 | 1971-10-17 | 23-142 | SFO | CHI | W 13-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 1971 | 6 | 1971-10-24 | 23-149 | SFO | @ | STL | W 26-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1971 | 7 | 1971-10-31 | 23-156 | SFO | NWE | W 27-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 1971 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | 23-163 | SFO | @ | MIN | W 13-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1971 | 9 | 1971-11-14 | 23-170 | SFO | NOR | L 20-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 1971 | 10 | 1971-11-21 | 23-177 | SFO | @ | RAM | L 6-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-28 | 23-184 | SFO | @ | NYJ | W 24-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 1971 | 12 | 1971-12-06 | 23-192 | SFO | KAN | L 17-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 1971 | 13 | 1971-12-12 | 23-198 | SFO | ATL | W 24-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 1971 | 14 | 1971-12-19 | 23-205 | SFO | DET | W 31-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 29 | 1972 | 1 | 1972-09-17 | 24-112 | SFO | SDG | W 34-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 1972 | 2 | 1972-09-24 | 24-119 | SFO | @ | BUF | L 20-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 24-126 | SFO | @ | NOR | W 37-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1972 | 4 | 1972-10-08 | 24-133 | SFO | @ | RAM | L 7-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1972 | 5 | 1972-10-15 | 24-140 | SFO | NYG | L 17-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | 24-147 | SFO | NOR | T 20-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 1972 | 7 | 1972-10-29 | 24-154 | SFO | @ | ATL | W 49-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 1972 | 8 | 1972-11-05 | 24-161 | SFO | @ | GNB | L 24-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 1972 | 9 | 1972-11-12 | 24-168 | SFO | BAL | W 24-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-23 | 24-179 | SFO | @ | DAL | W 31-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 1972 | 12 | 1972-12-04 | 24-190 | SFO | RAM | L 16-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 1972 | 14 | 1972-12-16 | 24-202 | SFO | MIN | W 20-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 41 | 1973 | 2 | 1973-09-23 | 25-118 | SFO | @ | DEN | W 36-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1973 | 4 | 1973-10-07 | 25-132 | SFO | @ | ATL | W 13-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 1973 | 5 | 1973-10-14 | 25-139 | SFO | MIN | L 13-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 44 | 1973 | 6 | 1973-10-21 | 25-146 | SFO | NOR | W 40-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-28 | 25-153 | SFO | ATL | L 3-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 1973 | 9 | 1973-11-11 | 25-167 | SFO | @ | WAS | L 9-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | 1973 | 10 | 1973-11-18 | 25-174 | SFO | @ | RAM | L 13-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | 1973 | 11 | 1973-11-26 | 25-182 | SFO | GNB | W 20-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 49 | 1973 | 12 | 1973-12-02 | 25-188 | SFO | PHI | W 38-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | 1973 | 14 | 1973-12-15 | 25-201 | SFO | PIT | L 14-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 51 | 1974 | 2 | 1974-09-22 | 26-117 | SFO | @ | ATL | W 16-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 1974 | 3 | 1974-09-29 | 26-124 | SFO | CIN | L 3-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 53 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-10-14 | 26-139 | SFO | @ | DET | L 13-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-27 | 26-152 | SFO | OAK | L 24-35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-04 | 26-160 | SFO | RAM | L 13-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | 26-166 | SFO | @ | DAL | L 14-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-17 | 26-173 | SFO | @ | CHI | W 34-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-15 | 26-201 | SFO | NOR | W 35-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 59 | 1975 | 1 | 1975-09-21 | 27-116 | SFO | @ | MIN | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 60 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-11-02 | 27-158 | SFO | DET | L 17-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-11-09 | 27-165 | SFO | @ | RAM | W 24-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-11-16 | 27-172 | SFO | CHI | W 31-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 63 | 1975 | 10 | 1975-11-23 | 27-179 | SFO | @ | NOR | W 16-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1975 | 11 | 1975-11-30 | 27-186 | SFO | @ | PHI | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 1975 | 12 | 1975-12-07 | 27-193 | SFO | HOU | L 13-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | 1975 | 13 | 1975-12-14 | 27-200 | SFO | @ | ATL | L 9-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | 1975 | 14 | 1975-12-21 | 27-207 | SFO | NYG | L 23-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 68 | 1976 | 2 | 1976-09-19 | 28-114 | SFO | CHI | L 12-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 69 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-10-03 | 28-128 | SFO | NYJ | W 17-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | 1976 | 5 | 1976-10-11 | 28-136 | SFO | @ | RAM | W 16-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 Games | 12 | 190 | 15.83 | 0 | 142 | 1323 | 9.32 | 0 | 18 | 201 | 0 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1970 | 15 | 1970-12-27 | 22-213 | SFO | @ | MIN | W 17-14 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1970 | 16 | 1971-01-03 | 22-220 | SFO | DAL | L 10-17 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 3 | 1971 | 15 | 1971-12-26 | 23-212 | SFO | WAS | W 24-20 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1971 | 16 | 1972-01-02 | 23-219 | SFO | @ | DAL | L 3-14 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 5 | 1972 | 15 | 1972-12-23 | 24-209 | SFO | DAL | L 28-30 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 Games | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||