Rick Upchurch
Richard Upchurch
Born: May 20, 1952
Toledo, OH USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
College: Minnesota
High School: Springfield (Holland, OH)
Career: 1975-1983
Drafted: 1975 in Round 4, #95 overall by the Denver Broncos
Rick Upchurch played from 1975 to 1983 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Upchurch caught 267 passes for 4,369 yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 15 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 25 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 349 | 7.1 | 37 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 18 | 436 | 24.2 | 90 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 12 | 340 | 28.3 | 59 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 12 | 245 | 20.4 | 45 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 29 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 47 | 7 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 46 | 605 | 13.2 | 35 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 32 | 550 | 17.2 | 63 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 51 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 40 | 639 | 16.0 | 40 | 2 |
| Totals | 267 | 4369 | 16.4 | 90 | 24 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 27 | 312 | 11.6 | 51 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 39 | 536 | 13.7 | 92 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 51 | 653 | 12.8 | 87 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 36 | 493 | 13.7 | 75 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 30 | 304 | 10.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 37 | 353 | 9.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 15 | 242 | 16.1 | 78 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 248 | 3008 | 12.1 | 92 | 8 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 40 | 1084 | 27.1 | 58 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 22 | 514 | 23.4 | 64 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 20 | 456 | 22.8 | 52 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 222 | 27.8 | 41 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 2355 | 24.8 | 64 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 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 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 9 |
| 1977 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 14 |
| 1981 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 10 |
| 1982 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 11 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
Honors
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
