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QB · #0 · Washington Commanders

Joseph Theismann

Born 1949 6'0" · 192 lb Notre Dame Undrafted 1974 – 1985 · 12 Seasons

  • 1× MVP
  • 1× OPOY
  • 1× All-Pro
  • 2× Pro Bowl

Regular season career

167 Games 12 seasons
25,206 Pass Yds 150.9 / game
160 Pass TD 0.96 / game
2,044 Cmp
56.7 Cmp%
7.0 Y/A

3,602 Att138 INT340 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 145 1974'74
  2. 96 1975'75
  3. 1,0361.0k 1976'76
  4. 1,0971.1k 1977'77
  5. 2,5932.6k 1978'78
  6. 2,7972.8k 1979'79
  7. 2,9623.0k 1980'80
  8. 3,5683.6k 1981'81
  9. 2,0332.0k 1982'82
  10. 3,7143.7k 1983'83
  11. 3,3913.4k 1984'84
  12. 1,7741.8k 1985'85
  1. 1 1974'74
  2. 1 1975'75
  3. 8 1976'76
  4. 7 1977'77
  5. 13 1978'78
  6. 20 1979'79
  7. 17 1980'80
  8. 19 1981'81
  9. 13 1982'82
  10. 29 1983'83
  11. 24 1984'84
  12. 8 1985'85
  1. 0 1974'74
  2. 3 1975'75
  3. 10 1976'76
  4. 9 1977'77
  5. 18 1978'78
  6. 13 1979'79
  7. 16 1980'80
  8. 20 1981'81
  9. 9 1982'82
  10. 11 1983'83
  11. 13 1984'84
  12. 16 1985'85
  1. 81.8 1974'74
  2. 45.5 1975'75
  3. 48.5 1976'76
  4. 46.2 1977'77
  5. 47.9 1978'78
  6. 59.0 1979'79
  7. 57.7 1980'80
  8. 59.1 1981'81
  9. 63.9 1982'82
  10. 60.1 1983'83
  11. 59.3 1984'84
  12. 55.5 1985'85
  1. 13.2 1974'74
  2. 4.4 1975'75
  3. 6.4 1976'76
  4. 6.0 1977'77
  5. 6.6 1978'78
  6. 7.1 1979'79
  7. 6.5 1980'80
  8. 7.2 1981'81
  9. 8.1 1982'82
  10. 8.1 1983'83
  11. 7.1 1984'84
  12. 5.9 1985'85
  1. 149.1 1974'74
  2. 33.7 1975'75
  3. 59.8 1976'76
  4. 57.9 1977'77
  5. 61.6 1978'78
  6. 83.9 1979'79
  7. 75.2 1980'80
  8. 77.3 1981'81
  9. 91.3 1982'82
  10. 97.0 1983'83
  11. 86.6 1984'84
  12. 59.6 1985'85

Latest games · 1985

  1. @ W8 W 14–7 16/23 · 166 yds1 TD · 1 INT
  2. @ W9 W 44–10 13/24 · 178 yds1 TD · 0 INT
  3. W10 L 7–13 14/31 · 195 yds1 TD · 3 INT
  4. W11 W 23–21 7/10 · 50 yds1 TD · 0 INT

Career bests

Best season 1983 3,714 yds · 29 TD
Most TDs 1983 29 TD · 11 INT
Best rating 1983 97.0 · 8.1 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1982 63.9% · 161 cmp

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