Bill Cappleman
George William Cappleman
Born: March 12, 1947
Brooksville, FL USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
College: Florida St.
High School: Dunedin (FL)
Career: 1970-1974
Drafted: 1970 in Round 2, #51 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Bill Cappleman played from 1970 to 1974 during his career with the Chicago Fire, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Cappleman threw for 732 yards in his career, completing 53 of 130 passes with 4 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also ran for 43 yards in 9 attempts.
Click on column headings to sort.
Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 78.9 |
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
1974 | WFL Chicago Fire | 112 | 44 | 39.3 | 650 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 11 | 9.8 | 54 | 10 | 93 | 31.3 |
NFL | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 82 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
WFL | 112 | 44 | 39.3 | 650 | 5.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 11 | 9.8 | 54 | 10 | 93 | ||
Totals | 130 | 53 | 40.8 | 732 | 5.6 | 4 | 3.1 | 12 | 9.2 | 54 | 10 | 93 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
1974 | WFL Chicago Fire | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
WFL | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 | |
Totals | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | WFL Chicago Fire | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 |
WFL | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 | |
Totals | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 |
1973 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 |
1974 | WFL | Chicago Fire | 6 | 5 |