Jeff Gossett
Jeffery Alan Gossett
Born: January 25, 1957
Charleston, IL USA
Position: P
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: East. Illinois
High School: Charleston (IL)
Career: 1981-1996
Jeff Gossett played from 1981 to 1996 during his career with the Chicago Blitz, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Raiders, Oakland Raiders and Portland Breakers. Gossett punted 1141 times with a 41.5 yard average over his career.
![]() Kansas City Chiefs |
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![]() Houston Oilers |
![]() Los Angeles Raiders |
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1985 | USFL Portland Breakers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 30 | 56.3 |
1989 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1991 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 118.8 |
NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 34 | ||
USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 34 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | USFL Portland Breakers | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
1996 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
NFL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 18 | 0 | |
USFL | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 18 | 0 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 29 | 1141 | 39.3 | 55 |
1982 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 33 | 1366 | 41.4 | 56 |
1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 70 | 2854 | 40.8 | 60 |
1984 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 85 | 3608 | 42.4 | 60 |
1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 81 | 3261 | 40.3 | 64 |
1985 | USFL Portland Breakers | 74 | 3120 | 42.2 | 56 |
1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 83 | 3423 | 41.2 | 61 |
1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 19 | 769 | 40.5 | 55 |
1987 | NFL Houston Oilers | 25 | 1008 | 40.3 | 53 |
1988 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 91 | 3804 | 41.8 | 58 |
1989 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 67 | 2711 | 40.5 | 60 |
1990 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 60 | 2315 | 38.6 | 57 |
1991 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 67 | 2961 | 44.2 | 61 |
1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 77 | 3255 | 42.3 | 56 |
1993 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 71 | 2971 | 41.8 | 61 |
1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 77 | 3377 | 43.9 | 65 |
1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 75 | 3089 | 41.2 | 60 |
1996 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 57 | 2264 | 39.7 | 64 |
NFL | 982 | 40569 | 41.3 | 65 | |
USFL | 159 | 6728 | 42.3 | 60 | |
Totals | 1141 | 47297 | 41.5 | 65 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1992 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1996 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | -19 | 0 | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | 2 | 2 | -19 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -19 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 |
1982 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 0 |
1983 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
1984 | USFL | Chicago Blitz | 18 | 0 |
1985 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
1985 | USFL | Portland Breakers | 18 | 0 |
1986 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 0 |
1987 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 |
1987 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 4 | 0 |
1988 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1989 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1990 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1991 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1992 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1993 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1994 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1995 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
1996 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)