Sammy Garza
Samuel Mayorga Garza, Jr.
Born: July 10, 1965
Corpus Christi, TX USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184
College: Texas-El Paso
High School: Harlingen (TX)
Career: 1987-1995
Drafted: 1987 in Round 8, #216 overall by the Seattle Seahawks
Sammy Garza played from 1987 to 1995 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders, St. Louis Cardinals and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Garza threw for 5,131 yards in his career, completing 365 of 698 passes with 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. He also ran for 204 yards in 51 attempts with 5 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 183 | 9.2 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 63.1 |
| 1989 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 20 | 0.0 | ||
| 1991 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 192 | 9.6 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 48 | 77.5 | ||
| 1992 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 93 | 39 | 41.9 | 580 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.5 | 3 | 3.2 | 59 | 71.1 | ||
| 1993 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 97 | 55 | 56.7 | 829 | 8.5 | 6 | 6.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 47 | 92.7 | ||
| 1994 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 47 | 25 | 53.2 | 373 | 7.9 | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 41 | 84.8 | ||
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 172 | 92 | 53.5 | 1168 | 6.8 | 3 | 1.7 | 9 | 5.2 | 60 | 59.0 | ||
| 1995 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 239 | 132 | 55.2 | 1786 | 7.5 | 10 | 4.2 | 8 | 3.3 | 66 | 79.2 | ||
| NFL | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 183 | 9.2 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 38 | 1 | 13 | ||
| CFL | 678 | 354 | 52.2 | 4948 | 7.3 | 29 | 4.3 | 28 | 4.1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 698 | 365 | 52.3 | 5131 | 7.4 | 30 | 4.3 | 30 | 4.3 | 66 | 1 | 13 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 10 | 1 |
| 1991 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 18 | 2 |
| NFL | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 10 | 1 | |
| CFL | 43 | 173 | 4.0 | 18 | 4 | |
| Totals | 51 | 204 | 4.0 | 18 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| CFL | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1994 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1995 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | |
| 1991 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 2 |
| 1993 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 13 | 2 |
| 1994 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 1 |
| 1995 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 5 |
| 1995 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 13 | 6 |
