RUFUS BESSBess, Rufus T., Jr.Height: 5-9 Weight: 183 Born: September 13, 1956 Darlington, SC High School: Butler (Hartsville, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | South Carolina State | |
| 1976 | South Carolina State | |
| 1977 | South Carolina State | |
| 1978 | South Carolina State | Played |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Oakland Raiders (NFL) | 38 | CB | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 28 | LCB | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 28 | CB | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | CB | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | LCB | 14 | 6 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | RCB | 16 | 13 |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | LCB | 11 | 11 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | CB | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | RCB | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 Chicago Bruisers (Arena) | WR/DB | 1 | ||
| 9 Years (NFL) | 116 | 33 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Oakland Raiders (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 21 | 10 | 158 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 23 | 10 | 162 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 7 | 3 | 86 | 12.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 55 | 23 | 432 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 31 | 0 | 705 | 22.7 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 10 | 0 | 169 | 16.9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 49 | 0 | 1004 | 20.5 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 Oakland Raiders (NFL) | 1.0 | |
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 0.5 | |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 1.0 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Oakland Raiders (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
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