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 AV Awards
1973 23 DEN NFL RB 14 1 26 90 0 24 3.5 6.4 1.9 2 43 21.5 1 36 0.1 3.1 28 4.8 133 1 1 2
1974 24 DEN NFL FB/RB 14 14 263 1407 9 43 5.3 100.5 18.8 38 405 10.7 3 48 2.7 28.9 301 6.0 1812 12 6 21 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-2
1975 25 DEN NFL RB 4 3 31 155 0 33 5.0 38.8 7.8 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.3 2.5 32 5.2 165 0 2 1
1976 26 DEN NFL RB 14 14 247 1008 5 31 4.1 72.0 17.6 39 457 11.7 1 36 2.8 32.6 286 5.1 1465 6 4 15 PB
1977 27 DEN NFL RB 10 10 130 489 4 35 3.8 48.9 13.0 18 128 7.1 0 20 1.8 12.8 148 4.2 617 4 2 7
1978 28 DEN NFL RB 16 9 112 381 1 20 3.4 23.8 7.0 12 98 8.2 1 19 0.8 6.1 124 3.9 479 2 1 4
1979 29 DEN NFL RB 15 1 108 453 2 26 4.2 30.2 7.2 14 138 9.9 1 17 0.9 9.2 122 4.8 591 3 2 4
1980 30 DEN NFL RB 9 6 106 470 4 20 4.4 52.2 11.8 7 23 3.3 0 8 0.8 2.6 113 4.4 493 4 1 4
8 Yrs 96 58 1023 4453 25 43 4.4 46.4 10.7 131 1302 9.9 7 48 1.4 13.6 1154 5.0 5755 32 19 58
17 Game Avg 17 10 181 789 4 43 4.4 46.4 10.7 23 231 9.9 1 48 1.4 13.6 204 0.9 1019 6 3 10
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
1977 27 DEN NFL RB 3 1 25 87 1 29 3.5 29.0 8.3 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.3 3.0 26 3.7 96 1 0
1978 28 DEN NFL RB 1 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3.0 3 0 0
1979 29 DEN NFL RB 1 1 12 51 0 15 4.3 51.0 12.0 2 22 11.0 0 13 2.0 22.0 14 5.2 73 0 0
3 Yrs 5 2 38 141 1 29 3.7 28.2 7.6 3 31 10.3 0 13 0.6 6.2 41 4.2 172 1 0
17 Game Avg 17 7 129 479 3 29 3.7 28.2 7.6 10 105 10.3 0 13 0.6 6.2 139 14.3 585 3 0
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
197323DENRB2414102047205023.66052
1974*+24DENFB/RB24141401638604124.1219821AP OPoY-2, AP1, PB
197929DENRB24151012102121.06124
Career965803787905023.8663458
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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
1974 24 DEN NFL FB/RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-2
1979 29 DEN NFL RB 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
1980 30 DEN NFL RB 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0
8 Yrs 96 58 0 0 0 0 19 3 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1973 23 DEN NFL RB 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1974 24 DEN NFL FB/RB 14 14 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 5.1 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-2
1976 26 DEN NFL RB 14 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.6 PB
1977 27 DEN NFL RB 10 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.4
1978 28 DEN NFL RB 16 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.8
1979 29 DEN NFL RB 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.2
1980 30 DEN NFL RB 9 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.7
8 Yrs 96 58 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 2.0
17 Game Avg 17 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 2.0
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1977 27 DEN NFL RB 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0
3 Yrs 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.2
17 Game Avg 17 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Otis Armstrong born?

Otis Armstrong was born on November 15, 1950.

Where was Otis Armstrong born?

Otis Armstrong was born in Chicago, IL.

How tall was Otis Armstrong?

Otis Armstrong was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Otis Armstrong weigh when playing?

Otis Armstrong weighed 196 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Is Otis Armstrong in the Hall of Fame?

Otis Armstrong has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Otis Armstrong play?

Otis Armstrong played 96 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Otis Armstrong have?

Otis Armstrong had 1,023 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Otis Armstrong have?

Otis Armstrong had 4,453 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Otis Armstrong won?

Otis Armstrong never won a Super Bowl.

When did Otis Armstrong retire?

Otis Armstrong last played in 1980.