Cliff AustinAustin, CliffordHeight: 6-1 Weight: 210 Born: March 2, 1960 Atlanta, GA High School: Avondale (Avondale Estates, GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1980 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1981 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1982 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (66th overall) 1983 New Orleans Saints; Territorial Selection 1983 Washington Federals |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 47 | RB | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL | 39 | RB | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL | 39 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 39 | RB | 15 | 1 |
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 39 | RB | 3 | 2 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 58 | 3 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1983 | 1983 Washington Federals (USFL)1983 WAS USFL |
| Draft | 4/26/1983 | 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL |
| Signed | 6/21/1983 | 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/30/1983 | 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL |
| Activated | 10/8/1983 | 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/27/1984 | 1984 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1984 NO NFL |
| Signed | 9/4/1984 | 1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/10/1985 | 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1987 | 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 8/2/1987 | 1987 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1987 ATL NFL |
| Traded | 9/7/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1988 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL |
| Signed | 7/6/1988 | 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL |
| Released | 7/21/1988 | 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 62 | 280 | 4.5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 19 | 32 | 1.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 109 | 445 | 4.1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 7 | 0 | 112 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL | 4 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL | 39 | 0 | 838 | 21.5 | 94t | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 7 | 0 | 120 | 17.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 57 | 0 | 1147 | 20.1 | 94t | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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