Mike Oliphant
Michael Nathaniel Oliphant
Born: May 19, 1963
Jacksonville, FL USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 183
College: Puget Sound
High School: Federal Way (WA)
Career: 1988-1995
Drafted: 1988 in Round 3, #66 overall by the Washington Redskins
Mike Oliphant played from 1988 to 1995 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Sacramento Gold Miners, Washington Redskins and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Oliphant ran for 968 yards in his career on 175 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 85 passes for 1,160 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 21 | 1 |
| 1993 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 116 | 760 | 6.6 | 52 | 8 |
| 1994 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25 | 54 | 2.2 | 23 | 1 |
| NFL | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 21 | 1 | |
| CFL | 152 | 841 | 5.5 | 52 | 9 | |
| Totals | 175 | 968 | 5.5 | 52 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 47 | 812 | 17.3 | 83 | 5 |
| 1994 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 140 | 10.0 | 40 | 1 |
| NFL | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | |
| CFL | 67 | 1027 | 15.3 | 83 | 6 | |
| Totals | 85 | 1160 | 13.6 | 83 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 12 | 196 | 16.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| CFL | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 289 | 16.1 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1993 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 11 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 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 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1993 | CFL Sacramento Gold Miners | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| Totals | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | CFL | Sacramento Gold Miners | 18 | |
| 1994 | CFL | Sacramento Gold Miners | 3 | |
| 1995 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 |
Honors
1993 - CFL CFL West All-Star
