Marlin Briscoe
Marlin Oliver Briscoe
Born: September 10, 1945
Oakland, CA USA
Deceased: June 27, 2022
Position: WR-QB-FL
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 178
College: Nebraska-Omaha
High School: South (Omaha, NE)
Career: 1968-1976
Drafted: 1968 in Round 14, #357 overall by the Denver Broncos
Marlin Briscoe played from 1968 to 1976 during his career with the BC Lions, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers. Briscoe threw for 1,697 yards in his career, completing 97 of 233 passes with 14 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He also ran for 336 yards in 49 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
 Denver Broncos |
 BC Lions |
 Buffalo Bills |
 Miami Dolphins |
 Detroit Lions |
 San Diego Chargers |
 New England Patriots |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 224 | 93 | 41.5 | 1589 | 7.1 | 14 | 6.2 | 13 | 5.8 | 66 | 62.9 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 39.6 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| AFL | 225 | 93 | 41.3 | 1589 | 7.1 | 14 | 6.2 | 14 | 6.2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Totals | 233 | 97 | 41.6 | 1697 | 7.3 | 14 | 6.0 | 14 | 6.0 | 66 | 2 | 20 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 41 | 308 | 7.5 | 34 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| AFL | 41 | 308 | 7.5 | 34 | 3 | |
| NFL | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 336 | 6.9 | 34 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 32 | 532 | 16.6 | 50 | 5 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 57 | 1036 | 18.2 | 48 | 8 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 44 | 603 | 13.7 | 75 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 51 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 30 | 447 | 14.9 | 53 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 11 | 132 | 12.0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 22 | 347 | 15.8 | 59 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 21 | 1 |
| AFL | 32 | 532 | 16.6 | 50 | 5 | |
| NFL | 192 | 3005 | 15.7 | 75 | 25 | |
| Totals | 224 | 3537 | 15.8 | 75 | 30 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| NFL | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Totals | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 11 | 5 |
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL | BC Lions | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 7 |
| 1975 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 5 |
Honors
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
