Ira Matthews
Ira Richard Matthews, III
Born: August 23, 1957
Rockford, IL USA
Position: RB-WR
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 175
College: Wisconsin
High School: East (Rockford, IL)
Career: 1979-1983
Drafted: 1979 in Round 6, #142 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Ira Matthews played from 1979 to 1983 during his career with the Boston Breakers and Oakland Raiders. Matthews caught 3 passes for 33 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 32 | 165 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 48 | 421 | 8.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 95 | 678 | 7.1 | 34 | 0 | |
| USFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 98 | 693 | 7.1 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 35 | 873 | 24.9 | 104 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 29 | 585 | 20.2 | 45 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 13 | 210 | 16.2 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 71 | 1602 | 22.6 | 104 | 1 | |
| USFL | 13 | 210 | 16.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 84 | 1812 | 21.6 | 104 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 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 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Boston Breakers | 5 |
Honors
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
