Gene Lang
Gene Eric Lang
Born: March 15, 1962
Pass Christian, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 196
College: LSU
High School: Pass Christian (MS)
Career: 1984-1990
Drafted: 1984 in Round 11, #298 overall by the Denver Broncos
Gene Lang played from 1984 to 1990 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. Lang ran for 1,148 yards in his career on 319 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 134 passes for 1,280 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 15 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 84 | 318 | 3.8 | 26 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 29 | 94 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 89 | 303 | 3.4 | 28 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 53 | 191 | 3.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 47 | 176 | 3.7 | 22 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 319 | 1148 | 3.6 | 28 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 23 | 180 | 7.8 | 24 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 26 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 29 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 37 | 398 | 10.8 | 50 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 39 | 436 | 11.2 | 32 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 1280 | 9.6 | 50 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 19 | 404 | 21.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 361 | 21.2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 21 | 480 | 22.9 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 1353 | 21.5 | 42 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 6 |
| 1988 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 3 |
| 1989 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 |
