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
1952 22 CRD NFL FB/RDH 12 7 96 344 3 25 3.6 28.7 8.0 11 187 17.0 3 47 0.9 15.6 107 5.0 531 6 8 PB,AP-1
1954 24 CRD NFL LH 12 8 101 506 4 79 5.0 42.2 8.4 34 611 18.0 3 70 2.8 50.9 135 8.3 1117 7 7 PB,AP-1
1955 25 CRD NFL LH 12 12 109 475 1 54 4.4 39.6 9.1 17 237 13.9 2 70 1.4 19.8 126 5.7 712 3 7 PB,AP-1
1956 26 CRD NFL LH 12 12 192 924 5 79 4.8 77.0 16.0 15 199 13.3 2 45 1.3 16.6 207 5.4 1123 7 6 PB,AP-1
1957 27 CRD NFL LH 12 11 134 577 6 56 4.3 48.1 11.2 20 451 22.6 3 75 1.7 37.6 154 6.7 1028 9 6 PB,AP-1
1958 28 CRD NFL LH/FB 12 12 129 505 5 55 3.9 42.1 10.8 33 465 14.1 3 59 2.8 38.8 162 6.0 970 8 10 PB
1959 29 RAM NFL FB 12 9 161 863 6 50 5.4 71.9 13.4 18 130 7.2 0 49 1.5 10.8 179 5.5 993 6 9
1960 30 RAM NFL FB 12 7 61 170 1 27 2.8 14.2 5.1 15 98 6.5 0 24 1.3 8.2 76 3.5 268 1 3 3
1961 31 RAM NFL RHB 14 13 24 181 2 69 7.5 12.9 1.7 29 537 18.5 3 96 2.1 38.4 53 13.5 718 5 0 7
1962 32 RAM NFL FL 13 4 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3 49 16.3 1 20 0.2 3.8 6 8.2 49 1 0 0
1963 33 DET NFL FB 8 0 13 20 0 9 1.5 2.5 1.6 2 20 10.0 0 17 0.3 2.5 15 2.7 40 0 0 0
1964 34 PHI NFL HB 12 9 96 404 4 63 4.2 33.7 8.0 17 242 14.2 1 32 1.4 20.2 113 5.7 646 5 7 6 AP CPoY-2
1965 35 PHI NFL RB 14 1 22 103 2 22 4.7 7.4 1.6 2 29 14.5 1 20 0.1 2.1 24 5.5 132 3 0 1
1966 36 PHI NFL HB 14 2 29 101 1 28 3.5 7.2 2.1 6 30 5.0 1 11 0.4 2.1 35 3.7 131 2 3 1
14 Yrs 171 107 1170 5173 40 79 4.4 30.3 6.8 222 3285 14.8 23 96 1.3 19.2 1392 6.1 8458 63 66 18
17 Game Avg 17 11 116 514 4 79 4.4 30.3 6.8 22 327 14.8 2 96 1.3 19.2 138 0.6 841 6 7 2
CRD (6 Yrs) 72 62 761 3331 24 79 4.4 46.3 10.6 130 2150 16.5 16 75 1.8 29.9 891 6.2 5481 40 44
RAM (4 Yrs) 51 33 249 1214 9 69 4.9 23.8 4.9 65 814 12.5 4 96 1.3 16.0 314 6.5 2028 13 12 10
PHI (3 Yrs) 40 12 147 608 7 63 4.1 15.2 3.7 25 301 12.0 3 32 0.6 7.5 172 5.3 909 10 10 8
DET (1 Yr) 8 0 13 20 0 9 1.5 2.5 1.6 2 20 10.0 0 17 0.3 2.5 15 2.7 40 0 0 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
1952*+22CRDFB/RDH331279860239.620624210031.21326AP1, PB
1954*+24CRDLH33128111001599.11744919126.41666UPI MVP-2, AP1, PB
1955*+25CRDLH3312121324527818.81536803724.51325AP1, PB
1956*+26CRDLH3312125390167.813362110527.81524AP1, PB
1957*+27CRDLH33121110540285.4715403222.01236AP1, PB
1958*28CRDLH/FB331212014497210135.51467PB
195929RAMFB3312914610204.41636704822.91421
196030RAMFB3312710000.0921604224.04843
196333DETFB3080036103020.31010
196434PHIHB33129210095.0310404334.77606AP CPoY-2
196636PHIHB3314202654403120.96751
Career171107655953789.21433746610526.21288418
6 yrsCRD72624852437810.9862454610528.58544
4 yrsRAM513315610204.12558304823.3267210
3 yrsPHI4012210095.02964804322.315678
1 yrDET80036103020.31010

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
1952 22 CRD NFL FB/RDH 12 7 2 51 0 30 8 4 34 1 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1954 24 CRD NFL LH 12 8 1 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1955 25 CRD NFL LH 12 12 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1957 27 CRD NFL LH 12 11 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1958 28 CRD NFL LH/FB 12 12 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1964 34 PHI NFL HB 12 9 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0.0 0 AP CPoY-2
14 Yrs 171 107 3 51 0 30 66 15 34 1 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 11 0 5 0 30 7 1 3 0 0.0 0
CRD (6 Yrs) 72 62 3 51 0 30 44 14 34 1 0.0 0
RAM (4 Yrs) 51 33 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0.0 0
PHI (3 Yrs) 40 12 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0.0 0
DET (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
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Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Yds 4QC GWD Awards
1954 24 CRD NFL LH 12 8 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 6 0 0 PB,AP-1
1955 25 CRD NFL LH 12 12 1 1 100.0 43 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 43.0 43.00 43.0 3.6 118.7 0 0 PB,AP-1
1956 26 CRD NFL LH 12 12 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 6 0 0 PB,AP-1
1957 27 CRD NFL LH 12 11 2 5 40.0 59 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 11.8 11.80 29.5 4.9 84.6 5 0 0 PB,AP-1
1958 28 CRD NFL LH/FB 12 12 1 2 50.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 2.00 4.0 0.3 56.2 0 0 PB
1959 29 RAM NFL FB 12 9 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0.0 -45.00 0.0 0.0 0 0
1962 32 RAM NFL FL 13 4 1 1 100.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 13.0 13.00 13.0 1.0 118.7 0 0
14 Yrs 171 107 5 15 33.3 119 0 0.0 1 6.7 43 7.9 4.93 23.8 0.7 35.1 17 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 11 0 1 33.3 12 0 0.0 0 6.7 7.9 4.93 23.8 0.7 35.1 0 0
CRD (6 Yrs) 72 62 4 13 30.8 106 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 8.2 8.15 26.5 1.5 61.7 17 0 0
RAM (4 Yrs) 51 33 1 2 50.0 13 0 0.0 1 50.0 13 6.5 -16.00 13.0 0.3 31.2 0 0
PHI (3 Yrs) 40 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
DET (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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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
1952 22 CRD NFL FB/RDH 12 7 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 PB,AP-1
1954 24 CRD NFL LH 12 8 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 PB,AP-1
1955 25 CRD NFL LH 12 12 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.5 PB,AP-1
1956 26 CRD NFL LH 12 12 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 4.0 PB,AP-1
1957 27 CRD NFL LH 12 11 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 PB,AP-1
1958 28 CRD NFL LH/FB 12 12 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 5.0 PB
1959 29 RAM NFL FB 12 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.0
1960 30 RAM NFL FB 12 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1961 31 RAM NFL RHB 14 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.1
1962 32 RAM NFL FL 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1964 34 PHI NFL HB 12 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.5 AP CPoY-2
1965 35 PHI NFL RB 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3
1966 36 PHI NFL HB 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
14 Yrs 171 107 40 23 3 6 1 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 438 2.6
17 Game Avg 17 11 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 2.6
CRD (6 Yrs) 72 62 24 16 3 6 1 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 4.2
RAM (4 Yrs) 51 33 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 1.5
PHI (3 Yrs) 40 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 1.5
DET (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ollie Matson born?

Ollie Matson was born on May 1, 1930.

Where was Ollie Matson born?

Ollie Matson was born in Trinity, TX.

How tall was Ollie Matson?

Ollie Matson was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Ollie Matson weigh when playing?

Ollie Matson weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Is Ollie Matson in the Hall of Fame?

Ollie Matson was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1972.

How many games did Ollie Matson play?

Ollie Matson played 171 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Ollie Matson have?

Ollie Matson had 1,170 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Ollie Matson have?

Ollie Matson had 5,173 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Ollie Matson won?

Ollie Matson never won a Super Bowl.

When did Ollie Matson retire?

Ollie Matson last played in 1966.