Jeff Groth
Jeffrey Eugene Groth
Born: July 2, 1957
Mankato, MN USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 176
College: Bowling Green
High School: Chagrin Falls (OH)
Career: 1979-1985
Drafted: 1979 in Round 8, #206 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Jeff Groth played from 1979 to 1985 during his career with the Houston Oilers, Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints. Groth caught 152 passes for 2,126 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 20 | 380 | 19.0 | 54 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 30 | 383 | 12.8 | 39 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 49 | 585 | 11.9 | 42 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 33 | 487 | 14.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 15 | 238 | 15.9 | 56 | 2 |
| Totals | 152 | 2126 | 14.0 | 56 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 37 | 436 | 11.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 21 | 144 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 39 | 275 | 7.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 105 | 887 | 8.4 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 12 | 216 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 287 | 17.9 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 13 |
| 1982 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 13 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 2 |
