Rushing & Receiving
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| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | |||||||
| 1964 | 22 | SFO | HB | 43 | 14 | 6 | 75 | 271 | 0 | 18 | 3.6 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 20 | 135 | 6.8 | 2 | 30 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 95 | 4.3 | 406 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1965 | 23 | SFO | RB | 43 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 81 | 2 | 10 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 11 | 147 | 13.4 | 1 | 44 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 39 | 5.8 | 228 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 24 | SFO | RB | 43 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 204 | 1 | 32 | 4.3 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 1 | 26 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 57 | 4.8 | 271 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1967 | 25 | SFO | RB | 43 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8 | 4.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | 26 | DET | RB | 43 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 207 | 0 | 22 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 0 | 21 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 71 | 4.7 | 337 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1969 | 27 | WAS | RB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 9 | 7.1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | 28 | WAS | RB | 40 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 20 | 3.7 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 29 | NOR | RB | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 30 | GNB | RB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13 | 4.5 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 111 | 13 | 235 | 876 | 3 | 32 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 77 | 593 | 7.7 | 4 | 44 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 312 | 4.7 | 1469 | 7 | 7 | 13 | ||||
| 4 yrs | SFO | 48 | 7 | 156 | 577 | 3 | 32 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 43 | 360 | 8.4 | 4 | 44 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 199 | 4.7 | 937 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 25 | 1 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 29 | 4.7 | 137 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 yr | DET | 14 | 5 | 53 | 207 | 0 | 22 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 0 | 21 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 71 | 4.7 | 337 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1 yr | GNB | 14 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13 | 4.5 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 yr | NOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kick & Punt Returns
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| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1964 | 22 | SFO | HB | 43 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 15.0 | 436 | ||||
| 1965 | 23 | SFO | RB | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 249 | ||||
| 1966 | 24 | SFO | RB | 43 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 10.0 | 319 |
| 1967 | 25 | SFO | RB | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 53 | ||||
| 1968 | 26 | DET | RB | 43 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14.5 | 366 | ||||
| 1969 | 27 | WAS | RB | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 0 | 27 | 20.8 | 251 | ||||
| 1970 | 28 | WAS | RB | 40 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 73 | ||||
| Career | 111 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 5.6 | 17 | 308 | 0 | 27 | 18.1 | 1811 | ||||
| 4 yrs | SFO | 48 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 21 | 15.3 | 1057 | |||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 187 | 0 | 27 | 20.8 | 324 | |||
| 1 yr | DET | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14.5 | 366 | |||||||
| 1 yr | GNB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | NOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
Defense & Fumbles
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| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty |
| 1964 | 22 | SFO | HB | 43 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1965 | 23 | SFO | RB | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1966 | 24 | SFO | RB | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1968 | 26 | DET | RB | 43 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1971 | 29 | NOR | RB | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1972 | 30 | GNB | RB | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Career | 111 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 4 yrs | SFO | 48 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | GNB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | NOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Passing
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Scoring Summary
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 22 | SFO | HB | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 23 | SFO | RB | 43 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1966 | 24 | SFO | RB | 43 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 111 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 48 | .4 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | SFO | 48 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | GNB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | NOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Hall of Fame Monitor
PFR HOF Monitor: 3.30 (730th among RB, average HOF RB is 106.95)
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Dave Kopay?
Dave Kopay is 81 years old.
When was Dave Kopay born?
Dave Kopay was born on June 28, 1942.
Where was Dave Kopay born?
Dave Kopay was born in Chicago, IL.
How tall is Dave Kopay?
Dave Kopay is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.
How much did Dave Kopay weigh when playing?
Dave Kopay weighed 218 lbs (98 kg) when playing.
Is Dave Kopay in the Hall of Fame?
Dave Kopay has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Dave Kopay play?
Dave Kopay played 111 games over his career.
How many rushing attempts did Dave Kopay have?
Dave Kopay had 235 rushing attempts over his career.
How many rushing yards did Dave Kopay have?
Dave Kopay had 876 rushing yards over his career.
When did Dave Kopay retire?
Dave Kopay last played in 1972.
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