Tom Nowatzke
Thomas Matthew Nowatzke
Born: September 30, 1942
La Porte, IN USA
Position: FB-LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
College: Indiana
High School: Elston (Michigan City, IN)
Career: 1965-1972
Drafted: 1965 in Round 1, #4 overall (AFL) by the New York Jets
Drafted: 1965 in Round 1, #11 overall by the Detroit Lions
Tom Nowatzke played from 1965 to 1972 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions. Nowatzke ran for 1,249 yards in his career on 361 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 100 passes for 605 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 73 | 2.7 | 14 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 151 | 512 | 3.4 | 21 | 6 |
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 70 | 288 | 4.1 | 15 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 116 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 73 | 248 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 361 | 1249 | 3.5 | 21 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 54 | 316 | 5.9 | 25 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 145 | 6.9 | 25 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 100 | 605 | 6.0 | 25 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 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 |
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 6 | 0 |
