Tom Blanchard
Thomas Richard Blanchard
Born: May 28, 1948
Grants Pass, OR USA
Position: P
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Oregon
High School: Grants Pass (OR)
Career: 1971-1981
Drafted: 1971 in Round 12, #304 overall by the New York Giants
Tom Blanchard played from 1971 to 1981 during his career with the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Blanchard punted 819 times with a 41.3 yard average over his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 66 | 2681 | 40.6 | 57 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Giants | 47 | 2006 | 42.7 | 58 |
| 1973 | NFL New York Giants | 56 | 2347 | 41.9 | 62 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 88 | 3704 | 42.1 | 71 |
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 92 | 3776 | 41.0 | 61 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 101 | 3974 | 39.3 | 63 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 82 | 3474 | 42.4 | 66 |
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 84 | 3532 | 42.0 | 61 |
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 93 | 3679 | 39.6 | 58 |
| 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 88 | 3722 | 42.3 | 62 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 22 | 899 | 40.9 | 58 |
| Totals | 819 | 33794 | 41.3 | 71 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -17 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 0 |
