Andy Johnson
Anderson Sidney Johnson
Born: October 18, 1952
Athens, GA USA
Deceased: May 16, 2018
Athens, GA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 204
College: Georgia
High School: Athens (GA)
Career: 1974-1983
Drafted: 1974 in Round 5, #112 overall by the New England Patriots
Andy Johnson played from 1974 to 1983 during his career with the Boston Breakers and New England Patriots. Johnson ran for 2,079 yards in his career on 504 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 178 passes for 1,957 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 194 | 21.6 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 66 | 118.8 |
| NFL | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 194 | 14.9 | 4 | 30.8 | 1 | 7.7 | 66 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 194 | 14.9 | 4 | 30.8 | 1 | 7.7 | 66 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 117 | 488 | 4.2 | 66 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 169 | 699 | 4.1 | 69 | 6 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 147 | 675 | 4.6 | 52 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 43 | 132 | 3.1 | 15 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| NFL | 491 | 2017 | 4.1 | 69 | 13 | |
| USFL | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 504 | 2079 | 4.1 | 69 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 294 | 11.3 | 29 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 29 | 343 | 11.8 | 53 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 267 | 10.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 24 | 259 | 10.8 | 22 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 39 | 429 | 11.0 | 36 | 1 |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL | 161 | 1807 | 11.2 | 53 | 9 | |
| USFL | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 178 | 1957 | 11.0 | 53 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 303 | 20.2 | 41 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 188 | 18.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 28 | 544 | 19.4 | 41 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 544 | 19.4 | 41 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 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 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Totals | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 9 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 13 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 13 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 5 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Boston Breakers | 7 |
