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
1972 23 BAL NFL RB 11 1 45 215 1 14 4.8 19.5 4.1 18 147 8.2 1 26 1.6 13.4 63 5.7 362 2 3 3
1973 24 BAL NFL RB 14 11 253 963 2 36 3.8 68.8 18.1 17 113 6.6 0 14 1.2 8.1 270 4.0 1076 2 2 9
1974 25 BAL NFL RB 14 14 214 757 5 31 3.5 54.1 15.3 72 544 7.6 2 24 5.1 38.9 286 4.5 1301 7 6 11
1975 26 BAL NFL RB 14 14 289 1193 11 70 4.1 85.2 20.6 60 544 9.1 4 35 4.3 38.9 349 5.0 1737 15 5 19 PB
1976 27 BAL NFL RB 14 14 289 1200 5 43 4.2 85.7 20.6 60 555 9.3 3 40 4.3 39.6 349 5.0 1755 8 4 23 PB,AP-2
1977 28 BAL NFL RB 14 14 301 1159 3 64 3.9 82.8 21.5 71 620 8.7 4 38 5.1 44.3 372 4.8 1779 7 5 20 PB,AP-2
1978 29 SDG NFL RB 16 11 214 820 3 25 3.8 51.3 13.4 57 500 8.8 2 55 3.6 31.3 271 4.9 1320 5 2 12
1979 30 SDG NFL RB 12 5 63 211 0 15 3.3 17.6 5.3 19 159 8.4 1 24 1.6 13.3 82 4.5 370 1 2 3
1980 31 RAM NFL RB 2 0 7 16 0 5 2.3 8.0 3.5 2 21 10.5 0 13 1.0 10.5 9 4.1 37 0 0 0
9 Yrs 111 84 1675 6534 30 70 3.9 58.9 15.1 376 3203 8.5 17 55 3.4 28.9 2051 4.7 9737 47 29 100
17 Game Avg 17 13 257 1001 5 70 3.9 58.9 15.1 58 491 8.5 3 55 3.4 28.9 314 0.7 1491 7 4 15
BAL (6 Yrs) 81 68 1391 5487 27 70 3.9 67.7 17.2 298 2523 8.5 14 40 3.7 31.1 1689 4.7 8010 41 25 85
SDG (2 Yrs) 28 16 277 1031 3 25 3.7 36.8 9.9 76 659 8.7 3 55 2.7 23.5 353 4.8 1690 6 4 15
RAM (1 Yr) 2 0 7 16 0 5 2.3 8.0 3.5 2 21 10.5 0 13 1.0 10.5 9 4.1 37 0 0 0
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
1975 26 BAL NFL RB 1 1 26 63 0 7 2.4 63.0 26.0 4 20 5.0 0 10 4.0 20.0 30 2.8 83 0 0
1976 27 BAL NFL RB 1 1 16 55 0 9 3.4 55.0 16.0 5 42 8.4 0 21 5.0 42.0 21 4.6 97 0 0
1977 28 BAL NFL RB 1 1 23 67 0 10 2.9 67.0 23.0 3 39 13.0 0 21 3.0 39.0 26 4.1 106 0 0
1979 30 SDG NFL RB 1 1 8 33 1 8 4.1 33.0 8.0 4 26 6.5 0 9 4.0 26.0 12 4.9 59 1 0
4 Yrs 4 4 73 218 1 10 3.0 54.5 18.3 16 127 7.9 0 21 4.0 31.8 89 3.9 345 1 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 310 927 4 10 3.0 54.5 18.3 68 540 7.9 0 21 4.0 31.8 378 16.5 1466 4 0
BAL (3 Yrs) 3 3 65 185 0 10 2.8 61.7 21.7 12 101 8.4 0 21 4.0 33.7 77 3.7 286 0 0
SDG (1 Yr) 1 1 8 33 1 8 4.1 33.0 8.0 4 26 6.5 0 9 4.0 26.0 12 4.9 59 1 0
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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
1972 23 BAL NFL RB 11 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0
1974 25 BAL NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 0
1977 28 BAL NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1978 29 SDG NFL RB 16 11 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
9 Yrs 111 84 0 0 0 0 29 4 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
BAL (6 Yrs) 81 68 0 0 0 0 25 3 0 0 0.0 0
SDG (2 Yrs) 28 16 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0
RAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0

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
197930SDGRB26125011501515.03853
Career11184011501515.09752100
6 yrsBAL816800801085
2 yrsSDG2816011501515.0170515
1 yrRAM2000370
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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
1972 23 BAL NFL RB 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.1
1973 24 BAL NFL RB 14 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1974 25 BAL NFL RB 14 14 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.0
1975 26 BAL NFL RB 14 14 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 6.4 PB
1976 27 BAL NFL RB 14 14 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 3.4 PB,AP-2
1977 28 BAL NFL RB 14 14 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.0 PB,AP-2
1978 29 SDG NFL RB 16 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1.9
1979 30 SDG NFL RB 12 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
9 Yrs 111 84 30 17 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 282 2.5
17 Game Avg 17 13 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 2.5
BAL (6 Yrs) 81 68 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 3.0
SDG (2 Yrs) 28 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 1.3
RAM (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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
1979 30 SDG NFL RB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0
4 Yrs 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1.5
BAL (3 Yrs) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
SDG (1 Yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lydell Mitchell?

Lydell Mitchell is 75 years old.

When was Lydell Mitchell born?

Lydell Mitchell was born on May 30, 1949.

Where was Lydell Mitchell born?

Lydell Mitchell was born in Salem, NJ.

How tall is Lydell Mitchell?

Lydell Mitchell is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Lydell Mitchell weigh when playing?

Lydell Mitchell weighed 204 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Is Lydell Mitchell in the Hall of Fame?

Lydell Mitchell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Lydell Mitchell play?

Lydell Mitchell played 111 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Lydell Mitchell have?

Lydell Mitchell had 1,675 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Lydell Mitchell have?

Lydell Mitchell had 6,534 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Lydell Mitchell won?

Lydell Mitchell has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Lydell Mitchell retire?

Lydell Mitchell last played in 1980.