Bert Jones
Bertram Hays Jones
Born: September 7, 1951
Ruston, LA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: LSU
High School: Ruston (LA)
Career: 1973-1982
Drafted: 1973 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Bert Jones played from 1973 to 1982 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. Jones threw for 18,190 yards in his career, completing 1,430 of 2,551 passes with 124 touchdowns and 101 interceptions. He also ran for 1,429 yards in 247 attempts with 14 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 108 | 43 | 39.8 | 539 | 5.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 12 | 11.1 | 51 | 14 | 126 | 28.8 |
1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 270 | 143 | 53.0 | 1610 | 6.0 | 8 | 3.0 | 12 | 4.4 | 57 | 36 | 328 | 62.4 |
1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 344 | 203 | 59.0 | 2483 | 7.2 | 18 | 5.2 | 8 | 2.3 | 90 | 38 | 325 | 89.1 |
1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 343 | 207 | 60.3 | 3104 | 9.0 | 24 | 7.0 | 9 | 2.6 | 79 | 29 | 284 | 102.5 |
1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 393 | 224 | 57.0 | 2686 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 2.8 | 78 | 26 | 221 | 80.8 |
1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 370 | 8.8 | 4 | 9.5 | 1 | 2.4 | 78 | 6 | 62 | 114.2 |
1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 92 | 43 | 46.7 | 643 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 59 | 10 | 77 | 67.4 |
1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 446 | 248 | 55.6 | 3134 | 7.0 | 23 | 5.2 | 21 | 4.7 | 47 | 34 | 262 | 75.3 |
1981 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 426 | 244 | 57.3 | 3094 | 7.3 | 21 | 4.9 | 20 | 4.7 | 67 | 31 | 263 | 76.9 |
1982 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 87 | 48 | 55.2 | 527 | 6.1 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 51 | 8 | 72 | 61.8 |
Totals | 2551 | 1430 | 56.1 | 18190 | 7.1 | 124 | 4.9 | 101 | 4.0 | 90 | 232 | 2020 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 39 | 279 | 7.2 | 39 | 4 |
1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 47 | 321 | 6.8 | 36 | 3 |
1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 38 | 214 | 5.6 | 17 | 2 |
1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 28 | 146 | 5.2 | 22 | 2 |
1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 25 | 1 |
1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 27 | 175 | 6.5 | 19 | 2 |
1981 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 20 | 85 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 |
1982 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
Totals | 247 | 1429 | 5.8 | 39 | 14 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
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1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
1981 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1974 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
1975 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1976 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1977 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1980 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 5 |
1974 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 8 |
1975 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
1976 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
1977 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 |
1978 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 3 |
1979 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 4 | 4 |
1980 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 15 | 15 |
1981 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 15 | 15 |
1982 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 4 |
Awards
1976 - AP MVP
1976 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1976 - PFWA MVP
Honors
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)