Jeff Knapple
Jeff Scott Knapple
Born: August 27, 1956
Wurzburg, Germany
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: UCLA, Colorado, Northern Colorado
High School: Fairview (Boulder, CO)
Career: 1980-1984
Jeff Knapple played from 1980 to 1984 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Denver Broncos, Denver Gold and New Jersey Generals. Knapple threw for 1,546 yards in his career, completing 126 of 259 passes with 3 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. He also ran for 39 yards in 16 attempts.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 340 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9.5 | 41 | 35.9 | ||
| 1983 | USFL Denver Gold | 49 | 23 | 46.9 | 174 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 18.4 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 16.4 |
| 1983 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 164 | 82 | 50.0 | 1017 | 6.2 | 3 | 1.8 | 10 | 6.1 | 41 | 13 | 105 | 50.3 |
| NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 340 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||
| USFL | 213 | 105 | 49.3 | 1191 | 5.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 19 | 8.9 | 41 | 15 | 129 | ||
| Totals | 259 | 126 | 48.6 | 1546 | 6.0 | 3 | 1.2 | 23 | 8.9 | 41 | 15 | 129 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Denver Gold | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| CFL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | |
| USFL | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | USFL Denver Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| USFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Denver Gold | 9 | 2 |
| 1983 | USFL | New Jersey Generals | 8 | 6 |
| 1984 | USFL | New Jersey Generals |
