RICK UPCHURCHUpchurch, RickieHeight: 5-10 Weight: 173 Born: May 20, 1952 Toledo, OH High School: Springfield (Holland, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Indian Hills JC | |
| 1972 | Indian Hills JC | |
| 1973 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| 1974 | Minnesota | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (95th overall) 1975 Denver Broncos |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 82 | WR | 13 | 9 |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 14 | 1 |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 16 | 14 |
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 13 | 10 |
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 80 | WR | 12 | 11 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 119 | 69 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1975 | 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 12/9/1983 | 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL |
| Retired | 5/29/1984 | 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 210 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 49 | 349 | 7.1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 18 | 436 | 24.2 | 90t | 2 | ||||||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 12 | 340 | 28.3 | 59t | 1 | ||||||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 12 | 245 | 20.4 | 45 | 2 | ||||||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 29t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 47 | 7 | ||||||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 46 | 605 | 13.2 | 35 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 32 | 550 | 17.2 | 63 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 26 | 407 | 15.7 | 51t | 3 | ||||||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 40 | 639 | 16.0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 267 | 4369 | 16.4 | 90t | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 27 | 4 | 312 | 11.6 | 51 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 39 | 3 | 536 | 13.7 | 92t | 4 | |||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 51 | 6 | 653 | 12.8 | 87t | 1 | |||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 36 | 2 | 493 | 13.7 | 75t | 1 | |||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 30 | 4 | 304 | 10.1 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 37 | 6 | 353 | 9.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Denver Broncos (NFL)1981 DEN NFL | 9 | 1 | 63 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 15 | 3 | 242 | 16.1 | 78t | 2 | |||
| 1983 Denver Broncos (NFL)1983 DEN NFL | 4 | 1 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 248 | 30 | 3008 | 12.1 | 92t | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 40 | 1084 | 27.1 | 58 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 22 | 514 | 23.4 | 64 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 20 | 456 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 8 | 222 | 27.8 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 95 | 2355 | 24.8 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Denver Broncos (NFL)1982 DEN NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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