NED MATHEWSMathews, Ned AlfredHeight: 5-10 Weight: 187 Born: August 11, 1918 Provo, UT Died: September 18, 2002 High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | UCLA | |
| 1938 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1939 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1940 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Military Service: United States Army |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Coaching Record |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 12 | WB-RDH | 9 | 1 |
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 12 | WB-RDH | 9 | 6 |
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 42 | WB-RDH-TB-LDH-FB-LB | 10 | 4 |
| 1943 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1943 LAB PCFL | 7 | QB | ||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 2 | HB | 11 | 11 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 37 | DH-HB | 9 | 0 |
| 1945 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1945 LAB PCFL | HB | 2 | 1 | |
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 97 | ROH-DB | 9 | 6 |
| 1946 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1946 SF AAFC | 73 | S-ROH-FB | 6 | 0 |
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 15 | 6 | ||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 83 | DH-ROH | 14 | 14 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 66 | 31 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1944 | 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1943 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1943 LAB PCFL | |
| Free Agent | 1943 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1943 LAB PCFL | |
| Signed | 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 9/17/1945 | 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL |
| Signed | 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | |
| Free Agent | 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | |
| Signed | 12/13/1945 | 1945 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1945 LAB PCFL |
| Signed | 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | |
| Released | 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | |
| Assigned on Waivers | 1946 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1946 SF AAFC | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1948 | 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 49 | ||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1945 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1945 LAB PCFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 31 | 56 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 38 | 124 | 3.3 | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 7 | ||||||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 27 | 146 | 5.4 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)1945 LAB PCFL | 1 | ||||||||
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1946 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1946 SF AAFC | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 1 | |||||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 39 | 238 | 6.1 | 2 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 186 | 752 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 5 | 59 | 7.4 | 19.7 | 27 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 103.6 | |||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 14 | 43 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 16.9 | |||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 76 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 33 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 84.0 | ||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1946 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1946 SF AAFC | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 46 | 14 | 30.4 | 30 | 204 | 4.4 | 14.6 | 33 | 3 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 23t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 66t | 2 | ||||||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 2 | |||||||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 2 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 40 | 594 | 14.9 | 66t | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 51 | 1 |
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 52 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 371 | 20.6 | 52 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |||||||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Detroit Lions (NFL)1941 DET NFL | 9 | 233 | 25.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1942 Detroit Lions (NFL)1942 DET NFL | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Detroit Lions (NFL)1943 DET NFL | 7 | 246 | 35.1 | 98t | 1 | ||||
| 1944 Hollywood Rangers (AFL)1944 HOL AFL | 1 | ||||||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1946 CHI AAFC | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1946 SF AAFC | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Year (AAFC)1946 Year AAFC | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)1947 SF AAFC | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 848 | 25.7 | 98t | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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