COTTON DAVIDSONDavidson, Francis MarionHeight: 6-0 Weight: 182 Born: November 30, 1931 Gatesville, TX Died: December 23, 2022 Gatesville, TX High School: Gatesville (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Baylor | |
| 1951 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 1952 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 1953 | Baylor | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 1954 Baltimore Colts |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 19 | QB-P | 12 | 1 |
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 18 | QB-P | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU) | 81 | QB | 4 | |
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 19 | QB-P-K | 14 | 13 |
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 19 | QB-P | 14 | 12 |
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 19 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 19 | QB-P-K | 13 | 12 |
| 1962 Year (AFL) | 14 | 12 | ||
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 19 | QB | 14 | 7 |
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 19 | QB | 14 | 9 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 19 | QB | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 19 | QB | 14 | 4 |
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 19 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Year (CFL) | 4 | |||
| 11 Years (NFL) | 111 | 58 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 1 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | 0 | 17 | |
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 1 | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 26 | |
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | 0 | 25 | |
| 1962 Year (AFL) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 25 | |
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 11 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 104 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 19 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU) | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 21 | 123 | 5.9 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 25 | 54 | 2.2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Year (AFL) | 25 | 54 | 2.2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 23 | 133 | 5.8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 29 | 167 | 5.8 | 33 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 6 | -11 | -1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 129 | 533 | 4.1 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL) | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 63 | 28 | 44.4 | 30 | 309 | 4.9 | 11.0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7.9 | 14 | 0 | 26.5 | |||
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1958 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU) | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 99 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 | 0 | 29.9 | ||||
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 379 | 179 | 47.2 | 184 | 2474 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 74t | 15 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.2 | 17 | 158 | 64.2 | |||
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 330 | 151 | 45.8 | 156 | 2445 | 7.4 | 16.2 | 71 | 17 | 5.2 | 23 | 7.0 | 59.2 | |||||
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 321 | 119 | 37.1 | 179 | 1977 | 6.2 | 16.6 | 90t | 7 | 2.2 | 23 | 7.2 | 36.1 | |||||
| 1962 Year (AFL) | 321 | 119 | 37.1 | 179 | 1977 | 6.2 | 16.6 | 90t | 7 | 2.2 | 23 | 7.2 | 36.1 | |||||
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 194 | 77 | 39.7 | 106 | 1276 | 6.6 | 16.6 | 73t | 11 | 5.7 | 11 | 5.7 | 57.8 | |||||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 320 | 155 | 48.4 | 146 | 2497 | 7.8 | 16.1 | 60t | 21 | 6.6 | 19 | 5.9 | 72.1 | |||||
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | |||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 139 | 59 | 42.4 | 69 | 770 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 51t | 2 | 1.4 | 11 | 7.9 | 32.4 | |||||
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1751 | 770 | 44.0 | 872 | 11760 | 6.7 | 15.3 | 90t | 73 | 4.2 | 109 | 6.2 | 17 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 |
| Career Totals (CFL) | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 99 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.8 | 0 | 29.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 72 | 2680 | 37.2 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 2510 | 34.9 | |||
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 47 | 1664 | 35.4 | 56 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 58 | 2287 | 39.4 | 66 | 0 | |||||||
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 61 | 2479 | 40.6 | 62 | 1 | 216 | ||||||
| 1962 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 | |||||||
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 37 | 1452 | 39.2 | 64 | 1 | |||||||
| 1962 Year (AFL) | 40 | 1569 | 39.2 | 64 | 1 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 278 | 10679 | 38.4 | 66 | 3 | 5 | 366 | 2510 | 34.9 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL) | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Year (AFL) | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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