Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving & Rushing Table
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1975 23 DEN NFL WR 14 0 18 436 24.2 2 90 1.3 31.1 16 97 1 15 6.1 6.9 1.1 34 15.7 533 3 3 5
1976 24 DEN NFL WR 13 9 12 340 28.3 1 59 0.9 26.2 6 71 1 25 11.8 5.5 0.5 18 22.8 411 2 5 9 PB,AP-1
1977 25 DEN NFL WR 14 1 12 245 20.4 2 45 0.9 17.5 1 19 1 19 19.0 1.4 0.1 13 20.3 264 3 6 5 AP-2
1978 26 DEN NFL WR 12 0 17 210 12.4 1 29 1.4 17.5 5 31 0 11 6.2 2.6 0.4 22 11.0 241 1 2 3 PB,AP-1
1979 27 DEN NFL WR 16 16 64 937 14.6 7 47 4.0 58.6 3 17 0 18 5.7 1.1 0.2 67 14.2 954 7 5 8 PB,AP-2
1980 28 DEN NFL WR 16 14 46 605 13.2 3 35 2.9 37.8 5 49 0 21 9.8 3.1 0.3 51 12.8 654 3 2 6
1981 29 DEN NFL WR 13 10 32 550 17.2 3 63 2.5 42.3 5 56 0 37 11.2 4.3 0.4 37 16.4 606 3 0 5
1982 30 DEN NFL WR 9 8 26 407 15.7 3 51 2.9 45.2 2 -10 0 -3 -5.0 -1.1 0.2 28 14.2 397 3 4 7 PB,AP-1
1983 31 DEN NFL WR 12 11 40 639 16.0 2 40 3.3 53.3 6 19 0 9 3.2 1.6 0.5 46 14.3 658 2 0 5
9 Yrs 119 69 267 4369 16.4 24 90 2.2 36.7 49 349 3 37 7.1 2.9 0.4 316 14.9 4718 27 27 53
17 Game Avg 17 10 38 624 16.4 3 90 2.2 36.7 7 50 0 37 7.1 2.9 0.4 45 2.1 674 4 4 8
Receiving & Rushing Table
Receiving Rushing Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1977 25 DEN NFL WR 3 0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.3 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9.0 9 0 0
1978 26 DEN NFL WR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
1979 27 DEN NFL WR 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3.0 1.0 1 3.0 3 0 0
3 Yrs 5 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.6 0.2 2 6.0 12 0 1
17 Game Avg 17 3 3 31 9.0 0 9 0.2 1.8 3 10 0 3 3.0 0.6 0.2 7 20.4 41 0 3
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Playoffs
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
197523DENWR801402731205111.640108405827.119295
1976*+24DENWR801393953649213.72251406423.414619AP1, PB
197725DENWR801415165318712.82045605222.813735AP2
1978*+26DENWR801203649317513.7822204127.89563AP1, PB
1979*27DENWR8016163030404410.157902615.813378AP2, PB
198028DENWR801614373530349.5010076
198129DENWR8013109630157.006695
1982*+30DENWR80981524227816.106397AP1, PB
198331DENWR80121145201713.007105
Career11969248300889212.195235506424.81008153
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
197725DENWR30637096.2818506723.1231
1978*+26DENWR1023002215.034702415.777
1979*27DENWR1122501712.512702727.055
Career5110920229.21225906721.6363

Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1975 23 DEN NFL WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 9 100.00 -9.00 -9.00 0 0
1979 27 DEN NFL WR 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 PB,AP-2
1982 30 DEN NFL WR 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 3 100.00 -3.00 -3.00 0 0 PB,AP-1
1983 31 DEN NFL WR 12 11 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
9 Yrs 119 69 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 2 12 40.00 -2.40 -2.40 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 2 40.00 -2.40 -2.40 0 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
1975 23 DEN NFL WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0
1976 24 DEN NFL WR 13 9 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1977 25 DEN NFL WR 14 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.0 0 AP-2
1979 27 DEN NFL WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1980 28 DEN NFL WR 16 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 0
1982 30 DEN NFL WR 9 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
9 Yrs 119 69 0 0 0 0 27 9 0 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 0

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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
1975 23 DEN NFL WR 14 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3
1976 24 DEN NFL WR 13 9 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.8 PB,AP-1
1977 25 DEN NFL WR 14 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.7 AP-2
1978 26 DEN NFL WR 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0 PB,AP-1
1979 27 DEN NFL WR 16 16 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2.6 PB,AP-2
1980 28 DEN NFL WR 16 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.1
1981 29 DEN NFL WR 13 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.4
1982 30 DEN NFL WR 9 8 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 3.3 PB,AP-1
1983 31 DEN NFL WR 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0
9 Yrs 119 69 3 24 8 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 1.8
17 Game Avg 17 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rick Upchurch?

Rick Upchurch is 72 years old.

When was Rick Upchurch born?

Rick Upchurch was born on May 20, 1952.

Where was Rick Upchurch born?

Rick Upchurch was born in Toledo, OH.

How tall is Rick Upchurch?

Rick Upchurch is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Rick Upchurch weigh when playing?

Rick Upchurch weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Is Rick Upchurch in the Hall of Fame?

Rick Upchurch has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Rick Upchurch play?

Rick Upchurch played 119 games over his career.

How many receptions did Rick Upchurch have?

Rick Upchurch had 267 receptions over his career.

How many receiving yards did Rick Upchurch have?

Rick Upchurch had 4,369 receiving yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Rick Upchurch won?

Rick Upchurch has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Rick Upchurch retire?

Rick Upchurch last played in 1983.