BO MATTHEWSMatthews, William PierceHeight: 6-3 Weight: 222 Born: November 15, 1951 Huntsville, AL High School: S.R. Butler (Hunstville, AL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Colorado | |
| 1971 | Colorado | Lettered |
| 1972 | Colorado | Lettered |
| 1973 | Colorado | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (2nd overall) 1974 San Diego Chargers; 1st round (4th overall) 1974 Memphis Southmen |
| Relatives: Father of Adam Matthews; father of Asa Matthews |
| NFL Game Logs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL | 41 | RB | 14 | 8 |
| 1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL | 41 | RB | 13 | 12 |
| 1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL | 41 | RB | 12 | 2 |
| 1977 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1977 SD NFL | 41 | RB | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 41 | FB | 11 | 9 |
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 41 | FB | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL | 41 | FB | 15 | 7 |
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 41 | FB | 5 | 1 |
| 1981 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1981 MIA NFL | 33 | RB | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 Year (NFL)1981 Year NFL | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL | 41 | FB | 18 | 6 |
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 41 | FB | 17 | 3 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 101 | 39 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1974 | 1974 Memphis Southmen (WFL)1974 MEM WFL |
| Draft | 1/29/1974 | 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL |
| Signed | 2/7/1974 | 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL |
| Traded | 8/14/1980 | 1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL |
| Released | 11/6/1981 | 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 12/2/1981 | 1981 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1981 MIA NFL |
| Released | 5/10/1982 | 1981 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1981 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 11/18/1982 | 1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL |
| Released | 2/4/1985 | 1985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL | 95 | 328 | 3.5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL | 71 | 254 | 3.6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL | 46 | 199 | 4.3 | 42t | 3 | ||||
| 1977 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1977 SD NFL | 43 | 193 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 71 | 286 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL | 64 | 180 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Year (NFL)1981 Year NFL | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL | 67 | 257 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 54 | 169 | 3.1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 424 | 1566 | 3.7 | 42t | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1977 SD NFL | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Year (NFL)1981 Year NFL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 77 | 501 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1977 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1977 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1978 SD NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1979 SD NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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