John Riggins

6'2", 230 lbs • Redskins • RB •
Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Washington Redskins uniform

ATT

2,916

YDS

11,352

TD

104

YPC

3.9

Career

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John Riggins played 14 seasons for the Redskins and Jets. He had 2,916 carries for 11,352 yards, 250 catches for 2,090 yards and scored 116 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 1 Pro Bowl. He won 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 1 championship. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.

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TM GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YPG TD LNG REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YPG TD LNG TOT YDS TOT TD FUM LOST
1971 NYJ 14 180 12.9 769 4.3 54.9 1 25 36 2.6 231 6.4 16.5 2 32 993 3 6
1972 NYJ 12 207 17.3 944 4.6 78.7 7 40 21 1.8 230 11.0 19.2 1 67 1,174 8 2
1973 NYJ 11 134 12.2 482 3.6 43.8 4 15 23 2.1 158 6.9 14.4 0 19 640 4 6
1974 NYJ 10 169 16.9 680 4.0 68.0 5 34 19 1.9 180 9.5 18.0 2 32 860 7 3
1975 NYJ 14 238 17.0 1,005 4.2 71.8 8 42 30 2.1 363 12.1 25.9 1 34 1,368 9 5
1976 WAS 14 162 11.6 572 3.5 40.9 3 15 21 1.5 172 8.2 12.3 1 18 744 4 6
1977 WAS 5 68 13.6 203 3.0 40.6 0 12 7 1.4 95 13.6 19.0 2 53 298 2 0
1978 WAS 15 248 16.5 1,014 4.1 67.6 5 31 31 2.1 299 9.6 19.9 0 33 1,313 5 7
1979 WAS 16 260 16.3 1,153 4.4 72.1 9 66 28 1.8 163 5.8 10.2 3 23 1,316 12 5
1981 WAS 15 195 13.0 714 3.7 47.6 13 24 6 0.4 59 9.8 3.9 0 22 773 13 1
1982 WAS 8 177 22.1 553 3.1 69.1 3 19 10 1.3 50 5.0 6.3 0 11 603 3 2
1983 WAS 15 375 25.0 1,347 3.6 89.8 24 44 5 0.3 29 5.8 1.9 0 14 1,376 24 5
1984 WAS 14 327 23.4 1,239 3.8 88.5 14 24 7 0.5 43 6.1 3.1 0 11 1,282 14 7
1985 WAS 12 176 14.7 677 3.8 56.4 8 51 6 0.5 18 3.0 1.5 0 8 695 8 3
Career Regular 175 2,916 16.7 11,352 3.9 64.9 104 66 250 1.4 2,090 8.4 11.9 12 67 13,435 116 58
Career Playoffs 9 251 27.9 996 4.0 110.7 12 43 6 0.7 45 7.5 5.0 0 15 1,041 12 0

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