Sam Cunningham
Samuel Lewis Cunningham Jr.
Born: August 15, 1950
Santa Barbara, CA USA
Deceased: September 7, 2021
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 226
College: USC
High School: Santa Barbara (CA)
Career: 1973-1982
Drafted: 1973 in Round 1, #11 overall by the New England Patriots
Sam Cunningham played from 1973 to 1982 during his career with the New England Patriots. Cunningham ran for 5,453 yards in his career on 1,385 attempts, scoring 43 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 210 passes for 1,905 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 155 | 516 | 3.3 | 25 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 166 | 811 | 4.9 | 75 | 9 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 169 | 666 | 3.9 | 17 | 6 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 172 | 824 | 4.8 | 24 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 270 | 1015 | 3.8 | 31 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 199 | 768 | 3.9 | 52 | 8 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 159 | 563 | 3.5 | 27 | 5 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 86 | 269 | 3.1 | 12 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 1385 | 5453 | 3.9 | 75 | 43 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 144 | 9.6 | 34 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 22 | 214 | 9.7 | 37 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 24 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 27 | 299 | 11.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 42 | 370 | 8.8 | 35 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 31 | 297 | 9.6 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 29 | 236 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 210 | 1905 | 9.1 | 41 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 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 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 10 |
| 1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 10 | 10 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 11 |
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 14 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 12 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 2 |
Honors
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
