Ed Luther
Edward Augustine Luther
Born: January 2, 1957
Gardena, CA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 206
College: San Jose St.
High School: St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
Career: 1980-1985
Drafted: 1980 in Round 4, #101 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Ed Luther played from 1980 to 1985 during his career with the Jacksonville Bulls and San Diego Chargers. Luther threw for 5,979 yards in his career, completing 485 of 860 passes with 27 touchdowns and 44 interceptions. He also ran for -28 yards in 28 attempts with 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 287 | 151 | 52.6 | 1875 | 6.5 | 7 | 2.4 | 17 | 5.9 | 46 | 13 | 120 | 56.6 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 151 | 83 | 55.0 | 1163 | 7.7 | 5 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 88 | 7 | 57 | 82.7 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 400 | 240 | 60.0 | 2792 | 7.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 21 | 5.2 | 51 | 17 | 144 | 71.8 |
| NFL | 460 | 245 | 53.3 | 3187 | 6.9 | 12 | 2.6 | 23 | 5.0 | 88 | 20 | 177 | ||
| USFL | 400 | 240 | 60.0 | 2792 | 7.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 21 | 5.2 | 51 | 17 | 144 | ||
| Totals | 860 | 485 | 56.4 | 5979 | 7.0 | 27 | 3.1 | 44 | 5.1 | 88 | 37 | 321 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | -1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 8 | -9 | -1.1 | 4 | 1 |
| NFL | 20 | -19 | -1.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| USFL | 8 | -9 | -1.1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | -28 | -1.0 | 9 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| USFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 3 |
| 1985 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls | 14 |
