Dave Mays
David W. Mays
Born: June 20, 1949
Pine Bluff, AR USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 204
College: Texas Southern
High School: Southern University Laboratory (Baton Rouge, LA)
Career: 1974-1978
Dave Mays played from 1974 to 1978 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans. Mays threw for 1,934 yards in his career, completing 168 of 330 passes with 12 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also ran for 154 yards in 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 174 | 88 | 50.6 | 997 | 5.7 | 5 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.9 | 49 | 9 | 70 | 65.7 |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 101 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 39.8 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 121 | 67 | 55.4 | 797 | 6.6 | 6 | 5.0 | 10 | 8.3 | 60 | 6 | 67 | 57.8 |
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 39 | 2.6 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 61.8 |
| WFL | 174 | 88 | 50.6 | 997 | 5.7 | 5 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.9 | 49 | 9 | 70 | ||
| NFL | 156 | 80 | 51.3 | 937 | 6.0 | 7 | 4.5 | 11 | 7.1 | 60 | 9 | 82 | ||
| Totals | 330 | 168 | 50.9 | 1934 | 5.9 | 12 | 3.6 | 16 | 4.8 | 60 | 18 | 152 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 40 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| WFL | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 40 | 1 | |
| NFL | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 154 | 5.1 | 40 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 13 | 445 | 34.2 | 47 |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 54 |
| WFL | 13 | 445 | 34.2 | 47 | |
| NFL | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 54 | |
| Totals | 15 | 536 | 35.7 | 54 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 |
| 1974 | WFL Houston Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| WFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL | Houston Texans | ||
| 1976 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 |
