Carl Roaches
Carl Edward Roaches
Born: October 2, 1953
Houston, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 168
College: Texas A&M
High School: M.B. Smiley (Houston, TX)
Career: 1977-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 14, #377 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carl Roaches played from 1977 to 1985 during his career with the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Roaches caught 4 passes for 69 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 47 | 384 | 8.2 | 68 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 39 | 296 | 7.6 | 40 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 20 | 159 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 26 | 152 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| CFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| NFL | 155 | 1116 | 7.2 | 68 | 0 | |
| Totals | 157 | 1128 | 7.2 | 68 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 37 | 746 | 20.2 | 46 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 28 | 769 | 27.5 | 96 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 21 | 441 | 21.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 34 | 641 | 18.9 | 97 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 30 | 679 | 22.6 | 49 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| NFL | 154 | 3352 | 21.8 | 97 | 2 | |
| Totals | 154 | 3352 | 21.8 | 97 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 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 |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
