Joe Barnes
Joseph William Barnes
Born: December 8, 1951
Fort Worth, TX USA
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
College: Texas Tech
High School: Reagan County (Big Lake, TX)
Career: 1974-1986
Drafted: 1974 in Round 13, #316 overall by the Chicago Bears
Joe Barnes played from 1974 to 1986 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Chicago Bears, Montreal Alouettes, Montreal Concordes, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts. Barnes threw for 18,520 yards in his career, completing 1,352 of 2,463 passes with 94 touchdowns and 118 interceptions. He also ran for 2,220 yards in 395 attempts with 17 rushing touchdowns.
 Chicago Bears |
 Montreal Alouettes |
 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
 Toronto Argonauts |
 Calgary Stampeders |
 Montreal Concordes |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 24 | 3 | 30 | 0.9 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 392 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 7 | 12.5 | 51 | 40.8 | ||
| 1977 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 141 | 77 | 54.6 | 991 | 7.0 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 33 | 73.9 | ||
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 137 | 72 | 52.6 | 1177 | 8.6 | 10 | 7.3 | 9 | 6.6 | 82 | 78.6 | ||
| 1979 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 305 | 163 | 53.4 | 2456 | 8.1 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 4.3 | 80 | 76.6 | ||
| 1980 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 205 | 106 | 51.7 | 1322 | 6.4 | 8 | 3.9 | 13 | 6.3 | 55 | 58.6 | ||
| 1980 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 75 | 37 | 49.3 | 403 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9.3 | 39 | 26.7 | ||
| 1981 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 290 | 151 | 52.1 | 2130 | 7.3 | 12 | 4.1 | 8 | 2.8 | 100 | 78.4 | ||
| 1982 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 61 | 26 | 42.6 | 322 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 5 | 8.2 | 35 | 36.4 | ||
| 1983 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 271 | 149 | 55.0 | 2274 | 8.4 | 11 | 4.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 87 | 84.1 | ||
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 378 | 231 | 61.1 | 3128 | 8.3 | 18 | 4.8 | 12 | 3.2 | 71 | 90.1 | ||
| 1985 | CFL Montreal Concordes | 91 | 53 | 58.2 | 568 | 6.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.4 | 24 | 65.6 | ||
| 1985 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 362 | 212 | 58.6 | 2864 | 7.9 | 11 | 3.0 | 19 | 5.2 | 67 | 72.1 | ||
| 1986 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 82 | 44 | 53.7 | 464 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 7 | 8.5 | 44 | 38.9 | ||
| NFL | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 24 | 3 | 30 | ||
| CFL | 2454 | 1350 | 55.0 | 18491 | 7.5 | 94 | 3.8 | 117 | 4.8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2463 | 1352 | 54.9 | 18520 | 7.5 | 94 | 3.8 | 118 | 4.8 | 100 | 3 | 30 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 127 | 7.1 | 16 | 1 |
| 1977 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 61 | 485 | 8.0 | 79 | 3 |
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 32 | 147 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 63 | 269 | 4.3 | 18 | 3 |
| 1980 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20 | 137 | 6.8 | 29 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24 | 140 | 5.8 | 21 | 2 |
| 1982 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 38 | 231 | 6.1 | 24 | 3 |
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 52 | 278 | 5.3 | 26 | 3 |
| 1985 | CFL Montreal Concordes | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 42 | 198 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| CFL | 394 | 2201 | 5.6 | 79 | 17 | |
| Totals | 395 | 2220 | 5.6 | 79 | 17 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 |
| NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | |
| Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1977 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1980 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1983 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| CFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | |
| Totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL | Montreal Concordes | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 7 | 0 |
Awards
1983 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Offence
Honors
1984 - CFL CFL East All-Star
