Bob Davis
Robert Ellersie Davis, Jr.
Born: September 15, 1945
Neptune, NJ USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
College: Virginia
High School: Neptune (NJ)
Career: 1967-1975
Drafted: 1967 in Round 2, #30 overall by the Houston Oilers
Bob Davis played from 1967 to 1975 during his career with the Florida Blazers, Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Philadelphia Bell. Davis threw for 5,746 yards in his career, completing 459 of 932 passes with 42 touchdowns and 58 interceptions. He also ran for 438 yards in 103 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 71 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.5 | 17 | 17.5 | ||
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 86 | 33 | 38.4 | 441 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.0 | 53 | 26.4 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 223 | 5.3 | 2 | 4.8 | 4 | 9.5 | 22 | 3 | 32 | 50.1 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 66 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 121 | 49 | 40.5 | 624 | 5.2 | 10 | 8.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 44 | 14 | 92 | 57.3 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 114 | 5.2 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 4.5 | 35 | 6 | 52 | 72.9 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 14 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 0.0 |
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 414 | 227 | 54.8 | 3079 | 7.4 | 21 | 5.1 | 23 | 5.6 | 62 | 27 | 222 | 72.5 |
| 1975 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 194 | 95 | 49.0 | 1114 | 5.7 | 7 | 3.6 | 12 | 6.2 | 51 | 5 | 49 | 53.1 |
| AFL | 147 | 67 | 45.6 | 735 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 12 | 8.2 | 53 | 3 | 32 | ||
| NFL | 177 | 70 | 39.5 | 818 | 4.6 | 12 | 6.8 | 11 | 6.2 | 44 | 25 | 180 | ||
| WFL | 608 | 322 | 53.0 | 4193 | 6.9 | 28 | 4.6 | 35 | 5.8 | 62 | 32 | 271 | ||
| Totals | 932 | 459 | 49.2 | 5746 | 6.2 | 42 | 4.5 | 58 | 6.2 | 62 | 60 | 483 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 24 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 28 | 94 | 3.4 | 14 | 2 |
| 1975 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 23 | 12 | 0.5 | 16 | 2 |
| AFL | 23 | 125 | 5.4 | 20 | 1 | |
| NFL | 29 | 207 | 7.1 | 24 | 1 | |
| WFL | 51 | 106 | 2.1 | 16 | 4 | |
| Totals | 103 | 438 | 4.3 | 24 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 1 | -13 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 1 | -13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | -13 | 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 Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | WFL Florida Blazers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1975 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| WFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 6 | 3 |
| 1969 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL | New York Jets | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 7 |
| 1972 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Florida Blazers | 20 | 20 |
| 1975 | WFL | Philadelphia Bell |
