Brian Dowling
Brian John Dowling
Born: April 1, 1947
Cleveland, OH USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Yale
High School: St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH)
Career: 1972-1977
Drafted: 1969 in Round 11, #277 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Brian Dowling played from 1972 to 1977 during his career with the Charlotte Hornets, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and New York Stars. Dowling threw for 906 yards in his career, completing 73 of 148 passes with 4 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also ran for 78 yards in 20 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 383 | 7.1 | 2 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 42 | 4 | 63 | 81.0 |
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 140 | 3.7 | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 13.2 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 17.3 |
| 1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 55 | 30 | 54.5 | 383 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | 10.9 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 43.0 |
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 383 | 7.0 | 2 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.8 | 42 | 4 | 63 | ||
| WFL | 93 | 44 | 47.3 | 523 | 5.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 11 | 11.8 | 27 | 4 | 24 | ||
| Totals | 148 | 73 | 49.3 | 906 | 6.1 | 4 | 2.7 | 12 | 8.1 | 42 | 8 | 87 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 13 | 1 |
| NFL | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 3 | |
| WFL | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 | |
| Totals | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 13 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| WFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | New York Stars | ||
| 1975 | WFL | Charlotte Hornets | 8 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 |
