James OwensOwens, James EarlHeight: 5-11 Weight: 188 Born: July 5, 1955 Sacramento, CA High School: Norte del Rio (Sacramento, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1976 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1977 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1978 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (29th overall) 1979 San Francisco 49ers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 20 | WR-RB-S | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 89 | WR | 14 | 6 |
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 26 | TB | 16 | 1 |
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 26 | TB | 8 | 6 |
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 26 | TB | 12 | 5 |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 26 | RB | 4 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 70 | 18 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1979 | 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL |
| Signed | 7/12/1979 | 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL |
| Traded | 8/31/1981 | 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/26/1984 | 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL |
| Released | 8/12/1985 | 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 91 | 406 | 4.5 | 35t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 76 | 238 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 96 | 266 | 2.8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 271 | 944 | 3.5 | 35t | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 56 | 535 | 9.6 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 41 | 1002 | 24.4 | 85t | 1 | ||||
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 31 | 726 | 23.4 | 101t | 1 | ||||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 24 | 0 | 473 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 20 | 0 | 380 | 19.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 8 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 127 | 0 | 2801 | 22.1 | 101t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1979 SF NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1980 SF NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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