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Joe Ferguson

Joseph Carlton Ferguson Jr.

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: April 23, 1950 in Alvin, TX

College: Arkansas (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 81 (404th overall since 1960)

High School: Woodlawn (LA)

Draft: Buffalo Bills in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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SUMMARY

Career

186

106

QBrec

79-92-0

Cmp%

52.4

Yds

29817

Y/A

6.6

196

Int

209

FantPt

1669.3

Passing

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV
1973	23	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	9-5-0	73	164	44.5	939	4	2.4	10	6.1	42	5.7	3.47	12.9	67.1	45.8	20	164	10.87	4.21	2.20	2	1	5
1974	24	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	9-5-0	119	232	51.3	1588	12	5.2	12	5.2	55	6.8	5.55	13.3	113.4	69.0	32	235	12.12	5.13	3.99	3	3	10
1975	25	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	8-6-0	169	321	52.6	2426	25	7.8	17	5.3	77	7.6	6.73	14.4	173.3	81.3	20	153	5.87	6.67	5.89	1	3	14
1976	26	BUF	NFL	QB	7	7	2-5-0	74	151	49.0	1086	9	6.0	1	0.7	58	7.2	8.09	14.7	155.1	90.0	11	80	6.79	6.21	7.04	1	1	6
1977	27	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	3-11-0	221	457	48.4	2803	12	2.6	24	5.3	42	6.1	4.30	12.7	200.2	54.8	36	273	7.30	5.13	3.43	1	1	7
1978	28	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	5-11-0	175	330	53.0	2136	16	4.8	15	4.5	92	6.5	5.40	12.2	133.5	70.5	29	243	8.08	5.27	4.28	1	1	10
1979	29	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	7-9-0	238	458	52.0	3572	14	3.1	15	3.3	84	7.8	6.94	15.0	223.3	74.4	43	387	8.58	6.36	5.57	2	3	9
1980	30	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	11-5-0	251	439	57.2	2805	20	4.6	18	4.1	69	6.4	5.46	11.2	175.3	74.5	13	129	2.88	5.92	5.01	2	4	10
1981	31	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	10-6-0	252	498	50.6	3652	24	4.8	20	4.0	67	7.3	6.49	14.5	228.3	74.1	15	137	2.92	6.85	6.03	2	2	12
1982	32	BUF	NFL	QB	9	9	4-5-0	144	264	54.5	1597	7	2.7	16	6.1	47	6.0	3.85	11.1	177.4	56.3	11	105	4.00	5.43	3.32	1	1	7
1983	33	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	8-8-0	281	508	55.3	2995	26	5.1	25	4.9	43	5.9	4.70	10.7	187.2	69.3	27	266	5.05	5.10	3.97	3	3	7
1984	34	BUF	NFL	QB	12	11	1-10-0	191	344	55.5	1991	12	3.5	17	4.9	68	5.8	4.26	10.4	165.9	63.5	35	357	9.23	4.31	2.93	0	0	3
1985	35	DET	NFL	QB	8	1	0-1-0	31	54	57.4	364	2	3.7	3	5.6	38	6.7	4.98	11.7	45.5	67.2	4	35	6.90	5.67	4.03	0	0	1
1986	36	DET	NFL	QB	6	4	2-2-0	73	155	47.1	941	7	4.5	7	4.5	73	6.1	4.94	12.9	156.8	62.9	10	101	6.06	5.09	4.03	1	1	2

1988	38	TAM	NFL	QB	2	1	0-1-0	31	46	67.4	368	3	6.5	1	2.2	34	8.0	8.33	11.9	184.0	104.3	1	8	2.13	7.66	7.98	0	0	1
1989	39	TAM	NFL	QB	5	2	0-2-0	44	90	48.9	533	3	3.3	6	6.7	69	5.9	3.59	12.1	106.6	50.8	5	37	5.26	5.22	3.01	0	0	2
1990	40	IND	NFL	QB	1	0		2	8	25.0	21	0	0.0	2	25.0	13	2.6	-8.63	10.5	21.0	0.0	0	0	0.00	2.63	-8.63	0	0	0
17 Yrs					186	171	79-92-0	2369	4519	52.4	29817	196	4.3	209	4.6	92	6.6	5.38	12.6	160.3	68.4	312	2710	6.46	5.61	4.48	20	24	106
17 Game Avg					17	16		217	413	52.4	2725	18	4.3	19	4.6	92	6.6	5.38	12.6	160.3	68.4	29	248	6.46	5.61	4.48	2	2	10

BUF (12 Yrs)					164	163	77-86-0	2188	4166	52.5	27590	181	4.3	190	4.6	92	6.6	5.44	12.6	168.2	68.9	292	2529	6.55	5.62	4.52	19	23	100
DET (2 Yrs)					14	5	2-3-0	104	209	49.8	1305	9	4.3	10	4.8	73	6.2	4.95	12.5	93.2	64.0	14	136	6.28	5.24	4.03	1	1	3
TAM (2 Yrs)					7	3	0-3-0	75	136	55.1	901	6	4.4	7	5.1	69	6.6	5.19	12.0	128.7	68.9	6	45	4.23	6.03	4.65	0	0	3
IND (1 Yr)					1	0		2	8	25.0	21	0	0.0	2	25.0	13	2.6	-8.63	10.5	21.0	0.0	0	0	0.00	2.63	-8.63	0	0	0

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1974	24	BUF	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	11	26	42.3	164	2	7.7	0	0.0	25	6.3	7.85	14.9	164.0	89.3	0	0	0.00	6.31	7.85	0	0

1980	30	BUF	NFL	QB	1	1	0-1-0	15	29	51.7	180	1	3.4	3	10.3	19	6.2	2.24	12.0	180.0	43.0	3	33	9.38	4.59	1.00	0	0
1981	31	BUF	NFL	QB	2	2	1-1-0	32	65	49.2	470	3	4.6	6	9.2	54	7.2	4.00	14.7	235.0	50.2	2	38	2.99	6.45	3.31	0	0
3 Yrs					4	4	1-3-0	58	120	48.3	814	6	5.0	9	7.5	54	6.8	4.41	14.0	203.5	56.0	5	71	4.00	5.94	3.66	0	0
17 Game Avg					17	17	1-3-0	247	510	48.3	3460	26	5.0	38	7.5	54	6.8	4.41	14.0	203.5	56.0	21	302	4.00	5.94	3.66	0	0

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+	AV
1973	23	BUF	QB	12	14	14	9-5-0	164	83	80	81	80	76	84	91	87	78	5
1974	24	BUF	QB	12	14	14	9-5-0	232	105	96	105	100	96	109	101	78	104	10
1975	25	BUF	QB	12	14	14	8-6-0	321	114	119	115	118	101	133	98	114	115	14
1976	26	BUF	QB	12	7	7	2-5-0	151	110	114	131	133	91	117	146	111	126	6
1977	27	BUF	QB	12	14	14	3-11-0	457	92	97	92	95	89	86	100	107	89	7
1978	28	BUF	QB	12	16	16	5-11-0	330	95	95	103	102	100	110	107	100	106	10
1979	29	BUF	QB	12	16	16	7-9-0	458	121	112	120	115	91	86	119	92	106	9
1980	30	BUF	QB	12	16	16	11-5-0	439	87	100	95	103	107	104	105	126	103	10
1981	31	BUF	QB	12	16	16	10-6-0	498	107	119	109	116	83	108	105	126	101	12
1982	32	BUF	QB	12	9	9	4-5-0	264	80	89	73	79	95	82	77	120	77	7
1983	33	BUF	QB	12	16	16	8-8-0	508	76	84	83	87	96	110	91	118	92	7
1984	34	BUF	QB	12	12	11	1-10-0	344	73	69	77	75	98	92	90	94	86	3
1985	35	DET	QB	12	8	1	0-1-0	54	93	96	86	88	106	95	80	107	90	1
1986	36	DET	QB	12	6	4	2-2-0	155	79	84	85	87	70	104	93	110	85	2
1989	39	TAM	QB	12	5	2	0-2-0	90	77	84	67	71	77	91	61	112	68	2
Career					186	171	79-92-0	4519										106

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
							Rushing							Receiving							Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1973	23	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	48	147	2	24	3.1	10.5	3.4	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3	0.1	-0.2	49	2.9	144	2	7
1974	24	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	54	111	2	15	2.1	7.9	3.9	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	54	2.1	111	2	14
1975	25	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	23	82	1	17	3.6	5.9	1.6	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	23	3.6	82	1	4
1976	26	BUF	NFL	QB	7	7	18	81	0	19	4.5	11.6	2.6	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	18	4.5	81	0	2
1977	27	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	41	279	2	41	6.8	19.9	2.9	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	41	6.8	279	2	12
1978	28	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	27	76	0	12	2.8	4.8	1.7	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6	0.1	-0.4	28	2.5	70	0	5
1979	29	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	22	68	1	15	3.1	4.3	1.4	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	22	3.1	68	1	5
1980	30	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	31	65	0	15	2.1	4.1	1.9	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	31	2.1	65	0	9
1981	31	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	20	29	1	16	1.5	1.8	1.3	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	20	1.5	29	1	2
1982	32	BUF	NFL	QB	9	9	16	46	1	13	2.9	5.1	1.8	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	16	2.9	46	1	5
1983	33	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	20	88	0	19	4.4	5.5	1.3	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	20	4.4	88	0	3
1984	34	BUF	NFL	QB	12	11	19	102	0	20	5.4	8.5	1.6	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	19	5.4	102	0	8
1985	35	DET	NFL	QB	8	1	4	12	1	15	3.0	1.5	0.5	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	4	3.0	12	1	1
1986	36	DET	NFL	QB	6	4	5	25	0	14	5.0	4.2	0.8	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	5	5.0	25	0	3

1988	38	TAM	NFL	QB	2	1	1	0	0		0.0	0.0	0.5	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	1
1989	39	TAM	NFL	QB	5	2	4	6	0	7	1.5	1.2	0.8	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	4	1.5	6	0	1
17 Yrs					186	171	353	1217	11	41	3.4	6.5	1.9	2	-9	-4.5	0	-3	0.0	0.0	355	3.4	1208	11	82
17 Game Avg					17	16	32	111	1	41	3.4	6.5	1.9	0	-1	-4.5	0	-3	0.0	0.0	32	0.3	110	1	7

BUF (12 Yrs)					164	163	339	1174	10	41	3.5	7.2	2.1	2	-9	-4.5	0	-3	0.0	-0.1	341	3.4	1165	10	76
DET (2 Yrs)					14	5	9	37	1	15	4.1	2.6	0.6	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	9	4.1	37	1	4
TAM (2 Yrs)					7	3	5	6	0	7	1.2	0.9	0.7	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	5	1.2	6	0	2
IND (1 Yr)					1	0	0	0	0			0.0	0.0	0	0		0		0.0	0.0	0		0	0	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
							Rushing							Receiving					Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	TD	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	Awards
1974	24	BUF	NFL	QB	1	1	1	3	0	3	3.0	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	3.0	3	0	0

1981	31	BUF	NFL	QB	2	2	2	-4	0		-2.0	-2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	-2.0	-4	0	1
3 Yrs					4	4	3	-1	0	3	-0.3	-0.3	0.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	-0.3	-1	0	1
17 Game Avg					17	17	13	-4	0	3	-0.3	-0.3	0.8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	13	-1.4	-4	0	4

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
							Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Sfty	Awards
1973	23	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	0	0	0	0	7	4	-3	0	0.0	0
1974	24	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	0	0	0	0	14	5	-13	0	0.0	0
1975	25	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	0	0	0	0	4	3	-1	0	0.0	0

1977	27	BUF	NFL	QB	14	14	0	0	0	0	12	7	-7	0	0.0	0
1978	28	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	0	0	0	0	5	3	-3	0	0.0	0
1979	29	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0.0	0
1980	30	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	0	0	0	0	9	1	-12	0	0.0	0

1982	32	BUF	NFL	QB	9	9	0	0	0	0	5	2	-10	1	0.0	0
1983	33	BUF	NFL	QB	16	16	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0.0	0
1984	34	BUF	NFL	QB	12	11	0	0	0	0	8	2	-26	0	0.0	0

1986	36	DET	NFL	QB	6	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0.0	0
17 Yrs					186	171	0	0	0	0	82	35	-75	1	0.0	0
17 Game Avg					17	16	0	0	0	0	7	3	-7	0	0.0	0

BUF (12 Yrs)					164	163	0	0	0	0	76	33	-75	1	0.0	0
DET (2 Yrs)					14	5	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.0	0
TAM (2 Yrs)					7	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
IND (1 Yr)					1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	FblTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1973	23	BUF	QB	12	14	14	2		2		12	0.9
1974	24	BUF	QB	12	14	14	2		2		12	0.9
1975	25	BUF	QB	12	14	14	1		1		6	0.4
1977	27	BUF	QB	12	14	14	2		2		12	0.9
1979	29	BUF	QB	12	16	16	1		1		6	0.4
1981	31	BUF	QB	12	16	16	1		1		6	0.4
1982	32	BUF	QB	12	9	9	1	1	2		12	1.3
1985	35	DET	QB	12	8	1	1		1		6	0.8
Career					186	171	11	1	12	0	72	.4
12 yrs		BUF			164	163	10	1	11	0	66	.4
2 yrs		DET			14	5	1		1	0	6	.4
2 yrs		TAM			7	3				0	0	0.0
1 yr		IND			1	0				0	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joe Ferguson?

Joe Ferguson is 74 years old.

When was Joe Ferguson born?

Joe Ferguson was born on April 23, 1950.

Where was Joe Ferguson born?

Joe Ferguson was born in Alvin, TX.

How tall is Joe Ferguson?

Joe Ferguson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Ferguson weigh when playing?

Joe Ferguson weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Is Joe Ferguson in the Hall of Fame?

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

How many games did Joe Ferguson play?

Joe Ferguson played 186 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Joe Ferguson have?

Joe Ferguson had 29,817 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Joe Ferguson have?

Joe Ferguson had 196 touchdowns over his career.

When did Joe Ferguson retire?

Joe Ferguson last played in 1990.

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