Howard Stevens
Howard Melvin Stevens Jr.
Born: February 9, 1950
Harrisonburg, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 165
College: Randolph-Macon, Louisville
High School: Harrisonburg (VA)
Career: 1973-1977
Drafted: 1973 in Round 16, #392 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Howard Stevens played from 1973 to 1977 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and New Orleans Saints. Stevens ran for 376 yards in his career on 89 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 120 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 45 | 183 | 4.1 | 15 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 43 | 190 | 4.4 | 25 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 89 | 376 | 4.2 | 25 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 120 | 7.1 | 20 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 37 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 37 | 376 | 10.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 36 | 396 | 11.0 | 53 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 39 | 315 | 8.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 34 | 301 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 163 | 1559 | 9.6 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 26 | 590 | 22.7 | 48 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 33 | 749 | 22.7 | 41 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 30 | 710 | 23.7 | 83 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 103 | 2336 | 22.7 | 83 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 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 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
