Cornell Burbage
Cornell Rodney Burbage
Born: February 22, 1965
Lexington, KY USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 186
College: Kentucky
High School: Bryan Station (Lexington, KY)
Career: 1987-1994
Cornell Burbage played from 1987 to 1994 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New York/New Jersey Knights. Burbage caught 129 passes for 1,815 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 168 | 24.0 | 77 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 22 | 419 | 19.0 | 49 | 1 |
| 1992 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 35 | 478 | 13.7 | 48 | 1 |
| 1993 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 31 | 367 | 11.8 | 31 | 3 |
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 15 | 199 | 13.3 | 37 | 0 |
| NFL | 26 | 352 | 13.5 | 77 | 2 | |
| WLAF | 57 | 897 | 15.7 | 49 | 2 | |
| CFL | 46 | 566 | 12.3 | 37 | 3 | |
| Totals | 129 | 1815 | 14.1 | 77 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | FC | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1991 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 45 | 0 | |
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 | |
| NFL | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| WLAF | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
| CFL | 26 | 195 | 7.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 277 | 6.2 | 45 | 6 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 448 | 22.4 | 53 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 22 | 592 | 26.9 | 101t | 1 |
| 1993 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35 | 597 | 17.1 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 246 | 24.6 | 93 | 1 |
| NFL | 23 | 503 | 21.9 | 53 | 0 | |
| WLAF | 30 | 728 | 24.3 | 101 | 1 | |
| CFL | 45 | 843 | 18.7 | 93 | 1 | |
| Totals | 98 | 2074 | 21.2 | 101 | 2 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1991 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1992 | WLAF New York/New Jersey Knights | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1993 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| WLAF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| CFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 1 |
| 1991 | WLAF | New York/New Jersey Knights | 10 | 10 |
| 1992 | WLAF | New York/New Jersey Knights | ||
| 1993 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | |
| 1994 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 |
