Ernest Pough
Ernest Leon Pough
Born: May 17, 1952
Jacksonville, FL USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 174
College: Texas Southern
High School: New Stanton (Jacksonville, FL)
Career: 1976-1980
Drafted: 1976 in Round 3, #88 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Ernest Pough played from 1976 to 1980 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. Pough caught 16 passes for 279 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 50 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 65 | 0 |
| NFL | 10 | 166 | 16.6 | 50 | 1 | |
| CFL | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 65 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 65 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 369 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 313 | 20.9 | 40 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 40 | 793 | 19.8 | 40 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 842 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 3 |
