Skip Butler
William Foster Butler
Born: October 21, 1947
Gladewater, TX USA
Position: K
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 201
College: Texas-Arlington
High School: Gladewater (TX)
Career: 1971-1977
Drafted: 1970 in Round 4, #96 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Skip Butler played from 1971 to 1977 during his career with the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. Butler kicked 71 field goals in 127 attempts, a 55.9 percent success rate, over his career.
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Rushing:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 8 |
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 16 | 15 | 93.8 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 51 |
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 66 |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 56 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 34 | 31 | 91.2 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 85 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 24 | 24 | 100.0 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 72 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 133 | 127 | 95.5 | 127 | 71 | 55.9 | 340 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 47 |
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 36 | 1344 | 37.3 | 55 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 11 | 370 | 33.6 | 39 |
| Totals | 50 | 1819 | 36.4 | 55 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 51 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 56 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 85 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | New York Giants | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 |
