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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% 1D Succ% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD AV Awards
1974 25 WAS NFL QB 9 0 9 11 81.8 145 1 9.1 0 0.0 69 13.2 15.0 16.1 16.1 149.1 2 11 15.38 10.31 11.8 0 0 1
1975 26 WAS NFL QB 14 0 10 22 45.5 96 1 4.5 3 13.6 30 4.4 -0.9 9.6 6.9 33.7 2 18 8.33 3.25 -1.5 0 0 1
1976 27 WAS NFL QB 14 5 3-2-0 79 163 48.5 1036 8 4.9 10 6.1 44 6.4 4.6 13.1 74.0 59.8 22 172 11.89 4.67 3.1 0 1 5
1977 28 WAS NFL QB 14 6 4-2-0 84 182 46.2 1097 7 3.8 9 4.9 52 6.0 4.6 13.1 78.4 57.9 30 241 14.15 4.04 2.8 2 2 6
1978 29 WAS NFL QB 16 14 7-7-0 187 390 47.9 2593 13 3.3 18 4.6 118 36.1 63 6.6 5.2 13.9 162.1 61.6 42 391 9.72 5.10 3.8 2 2 9
1979 30 WAS NFL QB 16 16 10-6-0 233 395 59.0 2797 20 5.1 13 3.3 143 42.2 62 7.1 6.6 12.0 174.8 83.9 34 263 7.93 5.91 5.5 3 4 14
1980 31 WAS NFL QB 16 15 6-9-0 262 454 57.7 2962 17 3.7 16 3.5 139 42.5 54 6.5 5.7 11.3 185.1 75.2 31 282 6.39 5.53 4.7 2 2 9
1981 32 WAS NFL QB 16 16 8-8-0 293 496 59.1 3568 19 3.8 20 4.0 167 43.1 79 7.2 6.1 12.2 223.0 77.3 28 259 5.34 6.31 5.3 2 2 12
1982 33 WAS NFL QB 9 9 8-1-0 161 252 63.9 2033 13 5.2 9 3.6 86 45.4 78 8.1 7.5 12.6 225.9 91.3 30 223 10.64 6.42 5.9 2 2 14 PB,AP MVP-4
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 16 16 14-2-0 276 459 60.1 3714 29 6.3 11 2.4 174 45.6 84 8.1 8.3 13.5 232.1 97.0 34 242 6.90 7.04 7.2 2 4 18 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 16 16 11-5-0 283 477 59.3 3391 24 5.0 13 2.7 163 47.4 80 7.1 6.9 12.0 211.9 86.6 48 341 9.14 5.81 5.6 3 3 15
1985 36 WAS NFL QB 11 11 6-5-0 167 301 55.5 1774 8 2.7 16 5.3 89 39.3 55 5.9 4.0 10.6 161.3 59.6 37 314 10.95 4.32 2.7 0 0 3
12 Yrs 167 124 77-47-0 2044 3602 56.7 25206 160 4.4 138 3.8 1079 42.9 84 7.0 6.2 12.3 150.9 77.4 340 2757 8.63 5.69 4.9 18 22 107
17 Game Avg 17 13 11-6 208 367 56.7 2566 16 4.4 14 3.8 84 7.0 6.2 12.3 150.9 77.4 35 281 8.63 5.69 4.9 2 2 9
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% 1D Succ% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1974 25 WAS NFL QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1976 27 WAS NFL QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1982 33 WAS NFL QB 4 4 4-0-0 58 85 68.2 716 8 9.4 3 3.5 33 51.6 46 8.4 8.7 12.3 179.0 110.7 10 67 10.53 6.83 7.1 1 1
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 3 3 2-1-0 48 84 57.1 774 3 3.6 3 3.6 30 43.0 70 9.2 8.3 16.1 258.0 85.1 9 77 9.68 7.49 6.7 0 1
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 22 42 52.4 292 0 0.0 1 2.4 13 34.7 35 7.0 5.9 13.3 292.0 64.8 7 49 14.29 4.96 4.0 0 0
5 Yrs 10 8 6-2-0 128 211 60.7 1782 11 5.2 7 3.3 76 44.7 70 8.4 8.0 13.9 178.2 91.4 26 193 10.97 6.70 6.3 1 2
17 Game Avg 17 14 13-4 218 359 60.7 3029 19 5.2 8.4 13.9 178.2 2 3
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD 1D Succ% Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds TD 1D Succ% R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1974 25 WAS NFL QB 9 0 3 12 1 12 4.0 1.3 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 4.0 12 1 0
1975 26 WAS NFL QB 14 0 3 34 0 21 11.3 2.4 0.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 11.3 34 0 0
1976 27 WAS NFL QB 14 5 17 97 1 22 5.7 6.9 1.2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 5.7 97 1 2
1977 28 WAS NFL QB 14 6 29 149 1 14 5.1 10.6 2.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 5.1 149 1 0
1978 29 WAS NFL QB 16 14 37 177 1 12 48.6 20 4.8 11.1 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 4.8 177 1 8
1979 30 WAS NFL QB 16 16 46 181 4 20 54.3 22 3.9 11.3 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 46 3.9 181 4 3
1980 31 WAS NFL QB 16 15 29 175 3 16 65.5 37 6.0 10.9 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 6.0 175 3 6
1981 32 WAS NFL QB 16 16 36 177 2 17 52.8 24 4.9 11.1 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 4.9 177 2 7
1982 33 WAS NFL QB 9 9 31 150 0 5 41.9 16 4.8 16.7 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 4.8 150 0 4 PB,AP MVP-4
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 16 16 37 234 1 15 48.6 22 6.3 14.6 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 6.3 234 1 1 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 16 16 62 314 1 18 43.5 27 5.1 19.6 3.9 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62 5.1 314 1 7
1985 36 WAS NFL QB 11 11 25 115 2 7 40.0 25 4.6 10.5 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 4.6 115 2 4
12 Yrs 167 124 355 1815 17 110 49.2 37 5.1 10.9 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 355 5.1 1815 17 42
17 Game Avg 17 13 36 185 2 37 5.1 10.9 2.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 5.1 185 2 4
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD 1D Succ% Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD 1D R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1982 33 WAS NFL QB 4 4 9 27 0 3 44.4 12 3.0 6.8 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 3.0 27 0 0
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 3 3 5 30 0 0 80.0 8 6.0 10.0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 6.0 30 0 2
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 1 1 5 38 0 2 60.0 13 7.6 38.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 7.6 38 0 1
5 Yrs 10 8 19 95 0 5 57.9 13 5.0 9.5 1.9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 5.0 95 0 3
17 Game Avg 17 14 32 162 0 13 5.0 9.5 1.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 5.0 162 0 5

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast Sfty Awards
1976 27 WAS NFL QB 14 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 0 0.0 0
1978 29 WAS NFL QB 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 -26 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1979 30 WAS NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 -4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1980 31 WAS NFL QB 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 -2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1981 32 WAS NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1982 33 WAS NFL QB 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 -21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 PB,AP MVP-4
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1985 36 WAS NFL QB 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 167 124 0 0 0 0 0 42 14 -49 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 4 1 -5 0 0.0 0
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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
5 Yrs 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 5 2 0 0 0

Punting

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Punting
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Pnt Yds Y/P RetYds NetYds NY/P Lng TB TB% Pnt20 In20% Blck Awards
1985 36 WAS NFL QB 11 11 1 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
12 Yrs 167 124 1 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 1.0 1 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng APYd Awards
1974 25 WAS NFL QB 9 0 15 157 0 44 10.5 0 0 0 0 169
1975 26 WAS NFL QB 14 0 2 5 0 3 2.5 0 0 0 0 39
12 Yrs 167 124 17 162 0 44 9.5 0 0 0 0 1928
17 Game Avg 17 13 2 16 0 4 9.5 0 0 0 0 196
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Y/Ret Ret Yds KRTD Lng APYd Awards
1974 25 WAS NFL QB 1 0 4 22 0 12 5.5 0 0 0 0 22
5 Yrs 10 8 4 22 0 12 5.5 0 0 0 0 117
17 Game Avg 17 14

Scoring Summary

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1974 25 WAS NFL QB 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.7
1976 27 WAS NFL QB 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1977 28 WAS NFL QB 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1978 29 WAS NFL QB 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1979 30 WAS NFL QB 16 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.5
1980 31 WAS NFL QB 16 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.1
1981 32 WAS NFL QB 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.8
1983 34 WAS NFL QB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1984 35 WAS NFL QB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1985 36 WAS NFL QB 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.1
12 Yrs 167 124 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 102 0.6
17 Game Avg 17 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.6

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Theismann?

Joe Theismann is 76 years old.

When was Joe Theismann born?

Joe Theismann was born on September 9, 1949.

Where was Joe Theismann born?

Joe Theismann was born in New Brunswick, NJ.

How tall is Joe Theismann?

Joe Theismann is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Theismann weigh when playing?

Joe Theismann weighed 192 lbs (87 kg) when playing.

Is Joe Theismann in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Theismann has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Joe Theismann play?

Joe Theismann played 167 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Joe Theismann have?

Joe Theismann had 25,206 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Joe Theismann have?

Joe Theismann had 160 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Joe Theismann won?

Joe Theismann has won 1 Super Bowl.

When did Joe Theismann retire?

Joe Theismann last played in 1985.