Lance Rentzel
Thomas Lance Rentzel
Born: October 14, 1943
Queens, NY USA
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 202
College: Oklahoma
High School: Casady (Oklahoma City, OK)
Career: 1965-1974
Drafted: 1965 in Round 2, #23 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Drafted: 1965 in Round 6, #48 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Lance Rentzel played from 1965 to 1974 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings. Rentzel caught 268 passes for 4,826 yards and 38 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58 | 58.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 50 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 50 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 58 | 996 | 17.2 | 74 | 8 |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 54 | 1009 | 18.7 | 65 | 6 |
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 43 | 960 | 22.3 | 75 | 12 |
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 556 | 19.9 | 86 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 38 | 534 | 14.1 | 41 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 27 | 365 | 13.5 | 40 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 396 | 22.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Totals | 268 | 4826 | 18.0 | 86 | 38 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 217 | 4.5 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 602 | 26.2 | 101 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 783 | 24.5 | 101 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | -18 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | -14 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||
| 1970 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
