Archie Griffin
Archie Mason Griffin
Born: August 21, 1954
Columbus, OH USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 189
College: Ohio St.
High School: Eastmoor Academy (Columbus, OH)
Career: 1976-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 1, #24 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Archie Griffin played from 1976 to 1985 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Bulls. Griffin ran for 2,819 yards in his career on 701 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 196 passes for 1,632 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 158.3 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 126.4 |
| NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 39 | 9.8 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 39 | 9.8 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 138 | 625 | 4.5 | 77 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 137 | 549 | 4.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 132 | 484 | 3.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 140 | 688 | 4.9 | 63 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 85 | 260 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 47 | 163 | 3.5 | 23 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 39 | 3.2 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 691 | 2808 | 4.1 | 77 | 7 | |
| USFL | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 701 | 2819 | 4.0 | 77 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 240 | 8.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 35 | 284 | 8.1 | 27 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 43 | 417 | 9.7 | 52 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 196 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 160 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 172 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL | 192 | 1607 | 8.4 | 52 | 6 | |
| USFL | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 196 | 1632 | 8.3 | 52 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 192 | 21.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 22 | 461 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 22 | 461 | 21.0 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 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 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls |
