Emmitt SmithSmith, Emmitt James, IIIPosition: RB Height: 5-9 Weight: 212 Born: May 15, 1969 Pensacola, FL High School: Escambia (Pensacola, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Florida | Lettered |
| 1988 | Florida | Lettered |
| 1989 | Florida | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (17th overall) 1990 Dallas Cowboys |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 15 |
| 1991 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1991 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1992 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1993 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 15 | 15 |
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 15 | 15 |
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1997 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 15 | 15 |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 22 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL | 22 | RB | 10 | 5 |
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 22 | RB | 15 | 15 |
| 15 Years (NFL)15 Years NFL | 226 | 219 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/22/1990 | 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 9/4/1990 | 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL |
| Exemption | 9/4/1990 | 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 9/8/1990 | 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1993 | 1992 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1992 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 9/16/1993 | 1993 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1993 DAL NFL |
| Released | 2/27/2003 | 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 3/26/2003 | 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL |
| Released | 2/22/2005 | 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1991 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1991 DAL NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1992 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1992 DAL NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 | ||
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1993 DAL NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 132 | ||
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 150 | ||
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1997 DAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 26 | ||
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 | ||
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 175 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1052 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL | 241 | 937 | 3.9 | 48t | 11 | ||||
| 1991 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1991 DAL NFL | 365 | 1563 | 4.3 | 75t | 12 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1992 DAL NFL | 373 | 1713 | 4.6 | 68t | 18 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1993 DAL NFL | 283 | 1486 | 5.3 | 62t | 9 | 74 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | 368 | 1484 | 4.0 | 46 | 21 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | 377 | 1773 | 4.7 | 60t | 25 | 107 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | 327 | 1204 | 3.7 | 42 | 12 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1997 DAL NFL | 261 | 1074 | 4.1 | 44 | 4 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | 319 | 1332 | 4.2 | 32 | 13 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 329 | 1397 | 4.2 | 63t | 11 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 294 | 1203 | 4.1 | 52 | 9 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 261 | 1021 | 3.9 | 44 | 3 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 254 | 975 | 3.8 | 30t | 5 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL | 90 | 256 | 2.8 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 267 | 937 | 3.5 | 29t | 9 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4409 | 18355 | 4.2 | 75t | 164 | 962 | 94 | 17 | 39 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL | 24 | 228 | 9.5 | 57 | 0 | |||||||
| 1991 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1991 DAL NFL | 49 | 258 | 5.3 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1992 DAL NFL | 59 | 335 | 5.7 | 26t | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1993 DAL NFL | 57 | 414 | 7.3 | 86 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | 50 | 341 | 6.8 | 68 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | 62 | 375 | 6.0 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | 47 | 249 | 5.3 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1997 DAL NFL | 40 | 234 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | 27 | 175 | 6.5 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 32 | 27 | 84.4 | 119 | 4.4 | 14t | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 79 | 7.2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 21 | 17 | 81.0 | 116 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 89 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 |
| 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 107 | 7.6 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 105 | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 130 | 515 | 76.9 | 3224 | 6.3 | 86 | 11 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 257 | 7 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1991 DAL NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1992 DAL NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1993 DAL NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1997 DAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 0 |
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 61 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2003 ARI NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2004 ARI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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