Lydell Mitchell
Lydell Douglas Mitchell
Born: May 30, 1949
Salem, NJ USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 204
College: Penn St.
High School: Salem (NJ)
Career: 1972-1980
Drafted: 1972 in Round 2, #48 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Lydell Mitchell played from 1972 to 1980 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers. Mitchell ran for 6,534 yards in his career on 1,675 attempts, scoring 30 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 376 passes for 3,203 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 45 | 215 | 4.8 | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 253 | 963 | 3.8 | 36 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 214 | 757 | 3.5 | 31 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 289 | 1193 | 4.1 | 70 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 289 | 1200 | 4.2 | 43 | 5 |
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 301 | 1159 | 3.9 | 64 | 3 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 214 | 820 | 3.8 | 25 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 63 | 211 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 1675 | 6534 | 3.9 | 70 | 30 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 18 | 147 | 8.2 | 26 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 72 | 544 | 7.6 | 24 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 60 | 544 | 9.1 | 35 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 60 | 555 | 9.2 | 40 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 71 | 620 | 8.7 | 38 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 57 | 500 | 8.8 | 55 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 24 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 376 | 3203 | 8.5 | 55 | 17 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 11 |
| 1974 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 5 |
| 1980 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
