Wade Wilson
Charles Wade Wilson
Born: February 1, 1959
Greenville, TX USA
Deceased: February 1, 2019
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: Texas A&M-Commerce
High School: Commerce (TX)
Career: 1981-1998
Drafted: 1981 in Round 8, #210 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Wade Wilson played from 1981 to 1998 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders. Wilson threw for 17,283 yards in his career, completing 1,391 of 2,428 passes with 99 touchdowns and 102 interceptions. He also ran for 1,025 yards in 239 attempts with 9 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 16.3 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 124 | 4.4 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 50.3 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 195 | 102 | 52.3 | 1019 | 5.2 | 5 | 2.6 | 11 | 5.6 | 38 | 20 | 159 | 52.5 |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 60 | 33 | 55.0 | 404 | 6.7 | 3 | 5.0 | 3 | 5.0 | 42 | 4 | 28 | 71.8 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 143 | 80 | 55.9 | 1165 | 8.1 | 7 | 4.9 | 5 | 3.5 | 39 | 13 | 94 | 84.4 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 264 | 140 | 53.0 | 2106 | 8.0 | 14 | 5.3 | 13 | 4.9 | 73 | 26 | 194 | 76.7 |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 332 | 204 | 61.4 | 2746 | 8.3 | 15 | 4.5 | 9 | 2.7 | 68 | 33 | 227 | 91.5 |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 362 | 194 | 53.6 | 2543 | 7.0 | 9 | 2.5 | 12 | 3.3 | 50 | 27 | 194 | 70.5 |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 146 | 82 | 56.2 | 1155 | 7.9 | 9 | 6.2 | 8 | 5.5 | 75 | 15 | 90 | 79.6 |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 122 | 72 | 59.0 | 825 | 6.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 8.2 | 46 | 8 | 42 | 53.5 |
| 1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 163 | 111 | 68.1 | 1366 | 8.4 | 13 | 8.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 60 | 8 | 58 | 110.1 |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 388 | 221 | 57.0 | 2457 | 6.3 | 12 | 3.1 | 15 | 3.9 | 42 | 37 | 225 | 70.1 |
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 172 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 87.2 |
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 57 | 38 | 66.7 | 391 | 6.9 | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 5.3 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 70.1 |
| 1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 79 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 34.3 |
| 1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 115 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 72.5 |
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 88 | 52 | 59.1 | 568 | 6.5 | 7 | 8.0 | 4 | 4.5 | 68 | 9 | 77 | 85.8 |
| Totals | 2428 | 1391 | 57.3 | 17283 | 7.1 | 99 | 4.1 | 102 | 4.2 | 75 | 217 | 1508 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 13 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 41 | 263 | 6.4 | 38 | 5 |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 136 | 3.8 | 15 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 32 | 132 | 4.1 | 23 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 230 | 7.4 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 1025 | 4.3 | 44 | 9 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 46 |
| Totals | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 46 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 4 | -9 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | -36 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 10 |
| 1989 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 5 |
| 1992 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 3 |
| 1993 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 14 |
| 1994 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 5 | 3 |
