ERIC HIPPLEHipple, Eric EllsworthHeight: 6-2 Weight: 211 Born: September 16, 1957 Lubbock, TX High School: Warren (Downey, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Utah State | Lettered |
| 1977 | Utah State | Lettered |
| 1978 | Utah State | Lettered |
| 1979 | Utah State | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (85th overall) 1980 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 16 | 10 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 9 | 4 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 8 | 1 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 16 | 15 |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 16 | 10 |
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL)1989 DET NFL | 17 | QB | 1 | 1 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 102 | 57 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/1980 | 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 10/18/1984 | 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL |
| Activated | 12/14/1984 | 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/8/1987 | 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/4/1988 | 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL |
| Released | 11/7/1989 | 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL)1989 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL)1989 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 41 | 168 | 4.1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 41 | 171 | 4.2 | 27 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 32 | 89 | 2.8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL)1989 DET NFL | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 145 | 550 | 3.8 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 279 | 140 | 50.2 | 124 | 2358 | 8.5 | 16.8 | 94t | 14 | 5.0 | 15 | 5.4 | 27 | 208 | 73.4 | |||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 86 | 36 | 41.9 | 46 | 411 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 52 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 11 | 97 | 45.3 | |||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 387 | 204 | 52.7 | 165 | 2577 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 80t | 12 | 3.1 | 18 | 4.7 | 37 | 274 | 64.7 | |||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 21 | 246 | 6.5 | 15.4 | 40 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 7 | 62 | 62.0 | |||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 406 | 223 | 54.9 | 165 | 2952 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 56 | 17 | 4.2 | 18 | 4.4 | 49 | 343 | 73.6 | |||
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 305 | 192 | 63.0 | 102 | 1919 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 46 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.6 | 21 | 153 | 75.6 | |||
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 15 | 158 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 63.5 | ||
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL)1989 DET NFL | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 8 | 90 | 5.0 | 12.9 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16.7 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 15.7 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1546 | 830 | 53.7 | 646 | 10711 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 94t | 55 | 3.6 | 70 | 4.5 | 160 | 1188 | 0 | 68.7 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 | |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 15 | 0 | 15 | -14 | 0 |
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