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Frank Tripucka

Francis Joseph Tripucka

Position: QB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1927 in Bloomfield, NJ
College: Notre Dame

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1949 Draft

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1949 22 DET qb 6 4 62 145 42.8 833 9 6.2 14 9.7 64 5.7 2.0 13.4 138.8 42.8
1950 23 CRD qb 10 2 47 108 43.5 720 4 3.7 7 6.5 81 6.7 4.1 15.3 72.0 51.5
1951 24 CRD 3 2 17 29 58.6 244 2 6.9 1 3.4 48 8.4 7.6 14.4 81.3 94.6
1952 25 2TM P/qb 12 7 91 186 48.9 809 3 1.6 17 9.1 42 4.3 0.4 8.9 67.4 28.3
DTX qb 6 6 86 174 49.4 769 3 1.7 17 9.8 42 4.4 0.2 8.9 128.2 27.8
CRD P 6 1 5 12 41.7 40 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 3.3 3.3 8.0 6.7 50.7
1960 33 DEN QB 14 14 248 478 51.9 3038 24 5.0 34 7.1 80 6.4 3.7 12.3 217.0 58.9
1961 34 DEN QB 14 10 167 344 48.5 1690 10 2.9 21 6.1 87 4.9 2.5 10.1 120.7 47.3
1962* 35 DEN QB 14 13 240 440 54.5 2917 17 3.9 25 5.7 96 6.6 4.5 12.2 208.4 64.4
1963 36 DEN 2 0 7 15 46.7 31 0 0.0 5 33.3 14 2.1 -12.9 4.4 15.5 13.9
Career 75 52 879 1745 50.4 10282 69 4.0 124 7.1 96 5.9 3.1 11.7 137.1 52.2
4 yrs DEN 44 37 662 1277 51.8 7676 51 4.0 85 6.7 96 6.0 3.4 11.6 174.5 55.9
3 yrs ARI 19 5 69 149 46.3 1004 6 4.0 8 5.4 81 6.7 4.7 14.6 52.8 59.8
1 yr DET 6 4 62 145 42.8 833 9 6.2 14 9.7 64 5.7 2.0 13.4 138.8 42.8
1 yr DTX 6 6 86 174 49.4 769 3 1.7 17 9.8 42 4.4 0.2 8.9 128.2 27.8

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1949 22 DET qb 6 4 28 1074 50 1 38.4
1950 23 CRD qb 10 2 18 787 63 0 43.7
1951 24 CRD 3 2 11 429 56 1 39.0
1952 25 2TM P/qb 12 7 35 1322 65 4 37.8
CRD P 6 1 31 1155 65 2 37.3
DTX qb 6 6 4 167 65 2 41.8
Career 75 52 92 3612 65 6 39.3
3 yrs ARI 19 5 60 2371 65 3 39.5
1 yr DET 6 4 28 1074 50 1 38.4
1 yr DTX 6 6 4 167 65 2 41.8

Rushing & Receiving

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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
1949 22 DET qb 6 4 12 36 1 18 3.0 6.0 2.0 36 1 1
1950 23 CRD qb 10 2 4 35 1 21 8.8 3.5 0.4 35 1 2
1951 24 CRD 3 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 4.7 0.3 14 0 0
1952 25 2TM P/qb 12 7 10 25 3 15 2.5 2.1 0.8 25 3 6
CRD P 6 1 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.5 0.2 -3 0 2
DTX qb 6 6 9 28 3 15 3.1 4.7 1.5 28 3 4
1960 33 DEN QB 14 14 10 0 0 8 0.0 0.0 0.7 0 0 7
1961 34 DEN QB 14 10 4 -8 0 0 -2.0 -0.6 0.3 -8 0 3
1962* 35 DEN QB 14 13 2 -1 1 1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -1 1 2
Career 75 52 43 101 6 21 2.3 1.3 0.6 101 6 21
4 yrs DEN 44 37 16 -9 1 8 -0.6 -0.2 0.4 -9 1 12
3 yrs ARI 19 5 6 46 1 21 7.7 2.4 0.3 46 1 4
1 yr DET 6 4 12 36 1 18 3.0 6.0 2.0 36 1 1
1 yr DTX 6 6 9 28 3 15 3.1 4.7 1.5 28 3 4

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1949 22 DET qb 6 4 1 0 0 0
1950 23 CRD qb 10 2 2 0 0 0
1952 25 2TM P/qb 12 7 6 2 -14 0
CRD P 6 1 2 1 -14 0
DTX qb 6 6 4 1 0 0
1960 33 DEN QB 14 14 7 0 0 0
1961 34 DEN QB 14 10 3 0 0 0
1962* 35 DEN QB 14 13 2 0 0 0
Career 75 52 21 2 -14 0
4 yrs DEN 44 37 12 0 0 0
3 yrs ARI 19 5 4 1 -14 0
1 yr DET 6 4 1 0 0 0
1 yr DTX 6 6 4 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 22 DET qb 6 4 1 6
1950 23 CRD qb 10 2 1 6
1952 25 2TM P/qb 12 7 3 18
DTX qb 6 6 3 18
1962* 35 DEN QB 14 13 1 6
Career 75 52 6 36
4 yrs DEN 44 37 1 6
3 yrs ARI 19 5 1 6
1 yr DET 6 4 1 6
1 yr DTX 6 6 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1962

Passes Completed

1949 NFL 62 (10)
1952 NFL 91 (8)
1960 AFL 248 (1)
1961 AFL 167 (4)
1962 AFL 240 (1)
Career 879 (144)

Pass Attempts

1949 NFL 145 (10)
1952 NFL 186 (8)
1960 AFL 478 (1)
1961 AFL 344 (5)
1962 AFL 440 (1)
Career 1745 (135)

Passing Yds

1949 NFL 833 (10)
1960 AFL 3038 (1)
1961 AFL 1690 (6)
1962 AFL 2917 (1)
Career 10282 (151)

Passing TD

1949 NFL 9 (8)
1960 AFL 24 (2)
1961 AFL 10 (9)
1962 AFL 17 (4)
Career 69 (141)

Passer Rating

1960 AFL 58.9 (7)
1961 AFL 47.3 (8)
1962 AFL 64.4 (3)

Long Pass

1949 NFL 64 (7)
1950 NFL 81 (4)
1960 AFL 80 (3)
1961 AFL 87 (2)
1962 AFL 96 (3-- 25)

Passes Intercepted

1949 NFL 14 (6)
1952 NFL 17 (4)
1960 AFL 34 (1-- 3)
1961 AFL 21 (6)
1962 AFL 25 (2-- 38)
Career 124 (73)

Passing Yds/Game

1949 NFL 138.8 (7)
1960 AFL 217.0 (1)
1961 AFL 120.7 (6)
1962 AFL 208.4 (1)
Career 137.1 (136)

Yds/Pass Att

1960 AFL 6.4 (6)
1961 AFL 4.9 (9)
1962 AFL 6.6 (5)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1960 AFL 12.3 (8)
1961 AFL 10.1 (9)
1962 AFL 12.2 (7)
Career 11.7 (164)

Pass Attempts/Game

1949 NFL 24.2 (5)
1952 NFL 15.5 (9)
1960 AFL 34.1 (1)
1961 AFL 24.6 (5)
1962 AFL 31.4 (1)
Career 23.3 (91)

Passes Completed/Game

1949 NFL 10.3 (6)
1952 NFL 7.6 (8)
1960 AFL 17.7 (1)
1961 AFL 11.9 (4)
1962 AFL 17.1 (1)
Career 11.7 (119)

Pass Completion %

1952 NFL 49.4% (5)
1960 AFL 51.9% (3)
1961 AFL 48.5% (4)
1962 AFL 54.5% (3)
Career 50.4% (175)

Pass Intercept. %

1960 AFL 7.1% (8)
1961 AFL 6.1% (5)
1962 AFL 5.7% (3)
Career 7.1% (200)

Passing TD %

1960 AFL 5.0% (4)
1961 AFL 2.9% (8)
1962 AFL 3.9% (5)
Career 4.0% (121)

Rushing TD

1952 NFL 3 (10)

Long Punt

1950 NFL 63 (9)
1952 NFL 65 (8)

Punts Blocked

1949 NFL 1 (2)
1951 NFL 1 (1)
1952 NFL 4 (1-- 2)
Career 6 (31)

Yds/Punt

1950 NFL 43.7 (1)

Fumbles

1952 NFL 6 (9)

     

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
1960 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL