Mosi Tatupu
Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu
Born: April 26, 1955
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Deceased: February 23, 2010
Attleboro, MA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 227
College: USC
High School: Punahou School (Honolulu, HI)
Career: 1978-1991
Drafted: 1978 in Round 8, #215 overall by the New England Patriots
Mosi Tatupu played from 1978 to 1991 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. Tatupu ran for 2,415 yards in his career on 612 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 96 passes for 843 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 158.3 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 97 | 2.9 | 11 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 38 | 201 | 5.3 | 43 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 30 | 168 | 5.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 106 | 578 | 5.5 | 55 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 133 | 553 | 4.2 | 20 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 47 | 152 | 3.2 | 11 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 71 | 172 | 2.4 | 13 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 79 | 248 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 22 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 612 | 2415 | 3.9 | 55 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 132 | 11.0 | 41 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 17 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 136 | 9.1 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 843 | 8.8 | 41 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 9 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
