Cotton Davidson
Francis Marion Davidson
Born: November 30, 1931
Gatesville, TX USA
Deceased: December 23, 2022
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 182
College: Baylor
High School: Gatesville (TX)
Career: 1954-1968
Drafted: 1954 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Cotton Davidson played from 1954 to 1968 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Calgary Stampeders, Dallas Texans and Oakland Raiders. Davidson threw for 11,859 yards in his career, completing 778 of 1,768 passes with 73 touchdowns and 111 interceptions. He also ran for 538 yards in 132 attempts with 11 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 64 | 28 | 43.8 | 309 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7.8 | 29 | 26.1 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 99 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 | 28 | 29.9 |
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 379 | 179 | 47.2 | 2474 | 6.5 | 15 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.2 | 74 | 64.2 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 330 | 151 | 45.8 | 2445 | 7.4 | 17 | 5.2 | 23 | 7.0 | 71 | 59.2 |
| 1962 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 321 | 119 | 37.1 | 1977 | 6.2 | 7 | 2.2 | 23 | 7.2 | 90 | 36.1 |
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 194 | 77 | 39.7 | 1276 | 6.6 | 11 | 5.7 | 10 | 5.2 | 73 | 60.0 |
| 1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 320 | 155 | 48.4 | 2497 | 7.8 | 21 | 6.6 | 19 | 5.9 | 60 | 72.1 |
| 1965 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 139 | 59 | 42.4 | 770 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 11 | 7.9 | 51 | 32.4 |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56.3 |
| NFL | 66 | 28 | 42.4 | 309 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 9.1 | 29 | ||
| CFL | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 99 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 | 28 | ||
| AFL | 1686 | 742 | 44.0 | 11451 | 6.8 | 73 | 4.3 | 102 | 6.0 | 90 | ||
| Totals | 1768 | 778 | 44.0 | 11859 | 6.7 | 73 | 4.1 | 111 | 6.3 | 90 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 21 | 123 | 5.9 | 40 | 1 |
| 1962 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 25 | 54 | 2.2 | 19 | 3 |
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 23 | 133 | 5.8 | 18 | 4 |
| 1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 29 | 167 | 5.8 | 33 | 2 |
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | -11 | -1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| CFL | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| AFL | 118 | 502 | 4.3 | 40 | 11 | |
| Totals | 132 | 538 | 4.1 | 40 | 11 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | |
| 1962 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 7 |
| AFL | 32 | 31 | 96.9 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 37 | |
| Totals | 32 | 31 | 96.9 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 37 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 72 | 2680 | 37.2 | 55 |
| 1957 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 47 | 1664 | 35.4 | 56 |
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 58 | 2287 | 39.4 | 66 |
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 62 | 2479 | 40.0 | 62 |
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 47 |
| 1962 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 38 | 1452 | 38.2 | 64 |
| NFL | 119 | 4344 | 36.5 | 56 | |
| AFL | 161 | 6335 | 39.3 | 66 | |
| Totals | 280 | 10679 | 38.1 | 66 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AFL Dallas Texans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 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 |
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
| 1961 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||
| 1962 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| AFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | |
| Totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 13 |
| 1961 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 12 |
| 1962 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 12 |
| 1963 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 5 |
| 1964 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 7 |
| 1965 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 4 |
| 1968 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 |
