Ned Mathews
Ned Alfred Mathews
Born: August 11, 1918
Provo, UT USA
Deceased: September 18, 2002
Los Angeles, CA
Position: WB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 187
College: UCLA
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1941-1947
Coaching record
Ned Mathews played from 1941 to 1947 during his career with the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Chicago Rockets, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Mathews ran for 752 yards in his career on 186 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 494 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 59 | 7.4 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 103.6 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 53 | 2.4 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 9.1 | 18 | 16.9 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 84.0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1946 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 118.8 |
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 43 | 13 | 30.2 | 188 | 4.4 | 3 | 7.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 33 | ||
| AAFC | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 14 | 30.4 | 214 | 4.7 | 3 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.3 | 33 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 56 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 38 | 124 | 3.3 | 42 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 27 | 146 | 5.4 | 49 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 12 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 39 | 238 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL | 117 | 405 | 3.5 | 49 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 69 | 347 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 186 | 752 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 36 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL | 22 | 343 | 15.6 | 36 | 2 | |
| AAFC | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 34 | 494 | 14.5 | 36 | 6 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 |
| NFL | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | |
| Totals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 12 | 122 | 10.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 233 | 25.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 30 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 246 | 35.1 | 98 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 25 | 684 | 27.4 | 98 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 8 | 164 | 20.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 848 | 25.7 | 98 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 42 | 1 |
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 149 | 37.2 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 42 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 6 | 157 | 26.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 18 | 371 | 20.6 | 42 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 |
| 1941 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1943 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| AAFC | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Totals | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 6 |
| 1943 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 4 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 9 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 8 | 2 |
| 1946 | AAFC | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
