Earl Cooper
Marion Earl Cooper
Born: September 17, 1957
Giddings, TX USA
Position: RB-TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 227
College: Rice
High School: Lincoln (Lexington, TX)
Career: 1980-1986
Drafted: 1980 in Round 1, #13 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Earl Cooper played from 1980 to 1986 during his career with the Los Angeles Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. Cooper caught 213 passes for 1,908 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 171 | 720 | 4.2 | 47 | 5 |
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 98 | 330 | 3.4 | 23 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 298 | 1152 | 3.9 | 47 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 83 | 567 | 6.8 | 66 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 51 | 477 | 9.4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 19 | 153 | 8.1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 207 | 13.8 | 73 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 41 | 459 | 11.2 | 26 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 213 | 1908 | 9.0 | 73 | 12 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 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 |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Totals | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 11 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 5 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 5 | 0 |
