John Smith
John Michael Smith
Born: December 30, 1949
Leafield, England
Position: K
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 186
College: King Alfred's (England), South (England)
High School: Burford (Oxfordshire, England)#
Career: 1974-1983
John Smith played from 1974 to 1983 during his career with the New England Patriots. Smith kicked 128 field goals in 191 attempts, a 67.0 percent success rate, over his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 43 | 42 | 97.7 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 90 |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 60 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 46 | 42 | 91.3 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 87 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 78 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 49 | 46 | 93.9 | 33 | 23 | 69.7 | 115 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 51 | 51 | 100.0 | 34 | 26 | 76.5 | 129 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 39 | 37 | 94.9 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 82 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 21 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 21 |
| Totals | 323 | 308 | 95.4 | 191 | 128 | 67.0 | 692 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 90 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 87 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 78 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 115 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 129 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 82 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 692 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
