WILLIAM ANDREWSAndrews, William L.Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 Born: December 25, 1955 Thomasville, GA High School: Thomasville (GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Auburn | |
| 1976 | Auburn | Lettered |
| 1977 | Auburn | Lettered |
| 1978 | Auburn | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (79th overall) 1979 Atlanta Falcons |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 31 | FB | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 31 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 31 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL | 31 | FB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1983 ATL NFL | 31 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 31 | RB | 15 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 87 | 72 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1979 | 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 8/24/1984 | 1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/20/1985 | 1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL |
| Retired | 8/31/1987 | 1987 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1987 ATL NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1982 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| 1982 United Press International All-NFC |
| 1983 The Sporting News All-NFL |
| 1983 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL |
| 1983 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1983 ATL NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 246 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 239 | 1023 | 4.3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 265 | 1308 | 4.9 | 33 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 289 | 1301 | 4.5 | 29 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL | 139 | 573 | 4.1 | 19t | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1983 ATL NFL | 331 | 1567 | 4.7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 52 | 214 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1315 | 5986 | 4.6 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1983 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 39 | 309 | 7.9 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 51 | 456 | 8.9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 81 | 735 | 9.1 | 70t | 2 | ||||||
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL | 42 | 503 | 12.0 | 86t | 2 | ||||||
| 1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1983 ATL NFL | 59 | 609 | 10.3 | 40 | 4 | ||||||
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 277 | 2647 | 9.6 | 86t | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1979 ATL NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1980 ATL NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1981 ATL NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1982 ATL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1983 ATL NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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