Matt Cavanaugh
Matthew Andrew Cavanaugh
Born: October 27, 1956
Youngstown, OH USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Chaney (Youngstown, OH)
Career: 1979-1991
Drafted: 1978 in Round 2, #50 overall by the New England Patriots
Matt Cavanaugh played from 1979 to 1991 during his career with the New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Cavanaugh threw for 4,332 yards in his career, completing 305 of 579 passes with 28 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. He also ran for 213 yards in 60 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 885 | 8.4 | 9 | 8.6 | 5 | 4.8 | 40 | 8 | 62 | 95.9 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 219 | 115 | 52.5 | 1633 | 7.5 | 5 | 2.3 | 13 | 5.9 | 65 | 24 | 165 | 59.8 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 60 | 27 | 45.0 | 490 | 8.2 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 75 | 7 | 86 | 66.7 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 449 | 7.4 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 5 | 40 | 99.7 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 334 | 6.2 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.9 | 41 | 7 | 53 | 69.5 |
| 1986 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 58 | 28 | 48.3 | 397 | 6.8 | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.9 | 49 | 9 | 56 | 53.6 |
| 1988 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 101 | 6.3 | 1 | 6.2 | 1 | 6.2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 1989 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 79.6 |
| Totals | 579 | 305 | 52.7 | 4332 | 7.5 | 28 | 4.8 | 30 | 5.2 | 75 | 60 | 462 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 11 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | -11 | -2.8 | -1 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 213 | 3.6 | 22 | 3 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 7 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | New York Giants | 4 | 0 |
