Mike Stensrud
Michael Iver Stensrud
Born: February 19, 1956
Forest City, IA USA
Deceased: August 23, 2024
Position: NT-DE-DT
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 280
College: Iowa St.
High School: Lake Mills (IA)
Career: 1979-1989
Drafted: 1979 in Round 2, #31 overall by the Houston Oilers
Mike Stensrud played from 1979 to 1989 during his career with the Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. Stensrud recorded 16.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 16.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 5 |
| 1989 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 0 |
