Starters Table
| Pos |
Player |
Age |
Yrs |
GS |
Summary of Player Stats |
Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) |
| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
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| QB | Sam Etcheverry | 31 | Rook | 9 | 96 for 196, 1,275 yards, 14 td, 11 int, & 33 rushes for 73 yards and 0 td | |
|---|
| FB | Frank Mestnik | 23 | 1 | 5 | 95 rushes for 334 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 29 yards and 1 td | |
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| TE | Taz Anderson | 23 | Rook | 12 | 22 catches for 399 yards, 2 td, & 15 rushes for 39 yards and 1 td | |
|---|
| LE | Sonny Randle* | 25 | 2 | 14 | 44 catches for 591 yards, 9 td | |
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| LT | Ed Cook | 29 | 3 | 13 | | |
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| LG | Mike McGee | 23 | 1 | 13 | | |
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| C | Don Gillis | 26 | 3 | 8 | | |
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| RG | Ken Gray* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
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| RT | Gerry Perry | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | |
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| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
|---|
| LDE | Ed Henke | 34 | 12 | 12 | | |
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| LDT | Don Owens | 29 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
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| RDT | Frank Fuller | 32 | 8 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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| RDE | Luke Owens | 28 | 4 | 11 | | |
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| LLB | Ted Bates | 25 | 2 | 14 | | |
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| MLB | Dale Meinert | 28 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
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| RLB | Bill Koman | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
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| LCB | Willie West | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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| RCB | Jimmy Hill* | 33 | 6 | 12 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
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| SS | Jerry Norton* | 30 | 7 | 13 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
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| FS | Larry Wilson | 23 | 1 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
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