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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

Career with playoffs

175 Games 12 seasons
26,988 Pass Yds 154.2 / game
171 Pass TD 0.98 / game
2,172 Cmp
57.0 Cmp%
7.1 Y/A

3,813 Att145 INT366 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. 2,7492.7k 1982'82
  10. 4,4884.5k 1983'83
  11. 3,6833.7k 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. 21 1982'82
  10. 32 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. 12 1982'82
  10. 14 1983'83
  11. 14 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. 65.0 1982'82
  10. 59.7 1983'83
  11. 58.8 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. 8.2 1982'82
  10. 8.3 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. 96.2 1982'82
  10. 95.1 1983'83
  11. 84.8 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 4,488 yds · 32 TD
Most TDs 1983 32 TD · 14 INT
Best rating 1982 96.2 · 8.2 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1982 65.0% · 219 cmp

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