Virgil Carter

Virgil R. Carter (The Blue Darter)

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-1, 192lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: November 9, 1945 in Anabella, UT

College: BYU (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 26 (4294th overall since 1960)

High School: Folsom (CA)

Draft: Chicago Bears in the 6th round (142nd overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

QBrec

16-14-0

Cmp%

54.1

Yds

5063

Y/A

6.4

Int

FantPt

354.7

Passing

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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	Awards
1968	23	CHI	qb	15	7	5	4-1-0	55	122	45.1	769	4	3.3	5	4.1	50	6.3	5.1	14.0	109.9	59.8	7	52	5.4	5.56	4.43	1	3	5	AP ORoY-8
1969	24	CHI		15	3	2	0-2-0	36	71	50.7	343	2	2.8	5	7	41	4.8	2.2	9.5	114.3	44.5	3	20	4.1	4.36	1.86			1
1970	25	CIN	QB	11	13	11	7-4-0	143	278	51.4	1647	9	3.2	9	3.2	56	5.9	5.1	11.5	126.7	66.9	21	154	7	4.99	4.24			11
1971	26	CIN	QB	11	10	10	4-6-0	138	222	62.2	1624	10	4.5	7	3.2	90	7.3	6.8	11.8	162.4	86.2	13	122	5.5	6.39	5.90			8
1972	27	CIN		11	10	1	1-0-0	47	82	57.3	579	3	3.7	4	4.9	36	7.1	5.6	12.3	57.9	71.1	6	37	6.8	6.16	4.80			3
1975	30	SDG		7	1	1	0-1-0	3	5	60	24	0	0	1	20	11	4.8	-4.2	8.0	24.0	32.5	1	10	16.7	2.33	-5.17			0
1976	31	CHI		9	8	0		3	5	60	77	1	20	0	0	55	15.4	19.4	25.7	9.6	143.7	0	0	0	15.40	19.40			0
Career					52	30	16-14-0	425	785	54.1	5063	29	3.7	31	3.9	90	6.4	5.4	11.9	97.4	69.9	51	395	6.1	5.58	4.61	1	3	28
3 yrs		CHI			18	7	4-3-0	94	198	47.5	1189	7	3.5	10	5.1	55	6.0	4.4	12.6	66.1	57.4	10	72	4.8	5.37	3.88	1	3	6
3 yrs		CIN			33	22	12-10-0	328	582	56.4	3850	22	3.8	20	3.4	90	6.6	5.8	11.7	116.7	74.9	40	313	6.4	5.69	4.95			22
1 yr		SDG			1	1	0-1-0	3	5	60	24	0	0	1	20	11	4.8	-4.2	8.0	24.0	32.5	1	10	16.7	2.33	-5.17			0

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	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
1970	25	CIN		1	1	0-1	7	20	35	64	0	0	1	5	16	3.2	1.0	9.1	64.0	23.7	3	17	13	2.04	0.09
Career				1	1	0-1	7	20	35	64	0	0	1	5	16	3.2	1.0	9.1	64.0	23.7	3	17	13	2.04	0.09

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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+
1968	23	CHI	qb	15	7	5	4-1-0	122	88		95		72	82	112		89
1969	24	CHI		15	3	2	0-2-0	71	63	78	65	74	96	81	83	121	74
1970	25	CIN	QB	11	13	11	7-4-0	278	85	90	99	101	100	88	118	105	101
1971	26	CIN	QB	11	10	10	4-6-0	222	110	114	118	119	132	102	120	112	124
1972	27	CIN		11	10	1	1-0-0	82	107	111	106	109	117	94	106	106	107
Career					52	30	16-14-0	785

Rushing & Receiving

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	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
1968	23	CHI	qb	15	7	5	48	265	4	31	5.5	37.9	6.9								48	5.5	265	4	3
1969	24	CHI		15	3	2	4	19	0	11	4.8	6.3	1.3								4	4.8	19	0	0
1970	25	CIN	QB	11	13	11	34	246	2	73	7.2	18.9	2.6								34	7.2	246	2	5
1971	26	CIN	QB	11	10	10	8	42	0	19	5.3	4.2	0.8								8	5.3	42	0	5
1972	27	CIN		11	10	1	12	57	2	14	4.8	5.7	1.2								12	4.8	57	2	2
1975	30	SDG		7	1	1	2	11	0	9	5.5	11.0	2.0								2	5.5	11	0	0
1976	31	CHI		9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.1								1	0.0	0	0	0
Career					52	30	109	640	8	73	5.9	12.3	2.1								109	5.9	640	8	15
3 yrs		CHI			18	7	53	284	4	31	5.4	15.8	2.9								53	5.4	284	4	3
3 yrs		CIN			33	22	54	345	4	73	6.4	10.5	1.6								54	6.4	345	4	12
1 yr		SDG			1	1	2	11	0	9	5.5	11.0	2.0								2	5.5	11	0	0

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	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
1970	25	CIN		1	1	2	16	0	9	8.0	16.0	2.0								2	8.0	16	0	0
Career				1	1	2	16	0	9	8.0	16.0	2.0								2	8.0	16	0	0

Defense & Fumbles

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

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1968	23	CHI	qb	15	7	5							3	4	0	0	0.0
1970	25	CIN	QB	11	13	11							5	1	-3	0	0.0
1971	26	CIN	QB	11	10	10							5	3	-6	0	0.0
1972	27	CIN		11	10	1							2	1	-6	0	0.0
Career					52	30							15	9	-15	0	0.0
3 yrs		CHI			18	7							3	4	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		CIN			33	22							12	5	-15	0	0.0
1 yr		SDG			1	1											0.0

Kicking & Punting

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

Regular Season

Kicking & Punting Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
1971	26	CIN	QB	11	10	10															1	1	100.0%
Career					52	30															1	1	100.0%
3 yrs		CHI			18	7
3 yrs		CIN			33	22															1	1	100.0%
1 yr		SDG			1	1

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	AllTD	D2P	XPM	XPA	Pts	Pts/G
1968	23	CHI	qb	15	7	5	4	4				24	3.4
1970	25	CIN	QB	11	13	11	2	2				12	0.9
1971	26	CIN	QB	11	10	10				1	1	1	0.1
1972	27	CIN		11	10	1	2	2				12	1.2
Career					52	30	8	8	0	1	1	49	.9
3 yrs		CHI			18	7	4	4	0			24	1.3
3 yrs		CIN			33	22	4	4	0	1	1	25	.8
1 yr		SDG			1	1			0			0	0.0

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