Robert Smith
Robert Scott Smith
Born: March 4, 1972
Euclid, OH USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212
College: Ohio St.
High School: Euclid (OH)
Career: 1993-2000
Drafted: 1993 in Round 1, #21 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Robert Smith played from 1993 to 2000 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings. Smith ran for 6,818 yards in his career on 1,411 attempts, scoring 32 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 178 passes for 1,292 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 82 | 399 | 4.9 | 26 | 2 |
| 1994 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 106 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 139 | 632 | 4.5 | 58 | 5 |
| 1996 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 162 | 692 | 4.3 | 57 | 3 |
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 232 | 1266 | 5.5 | 78 | 6 |
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 249 | 1187 | 4.8 | 74 | 6 |
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 221 | 1015 | 4.6 | 70 | 2 |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 295 | 1521 | 5.2 | 72 | 7 |
| Totals | 1411 | 6818 | 4.8 | 78 | 32 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 197 | 5.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 291 | 10.4 | 67 | 2 |
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 166 | 6.9 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 348 | 9.7 | 53 | 3 |
| Totals | 178 | 1292 | 7.3 | 67 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 419 | 26.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 460 | 24.2 | 45 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 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 |
| 1993 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1994 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1995 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |||||||
| 1996 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 230 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 2 |
| 1994 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 |
| 1996 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 7 |
| 1997 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1998 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1999 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 12 |
| 2000 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
Honors
2000 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
