Joe Cribbs
Joe Stanier Cribbs
Born: January 5, 1958
Sulligent, AL USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Auburn
High School: Sulligent (AL)
Career: 1980-1988
Drafted: 1980 in Round 2, #29 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Joe Cribbs played from 1980 to 1988 during his career with the Birmingham Stallions, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. Cribbs ran for 7,870 yards in his career on 1,873 attempts, scoring 42 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 304 passes for 2,986 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 118.8 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 143.8 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 56.3 |
| NFL | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 306 | 1185 | 3.9 | 48 | 11 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 257 | 1097 | 4.3 | 35 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 134 | 633 | 4.7 | 62 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 263 | 1131 | 4.3 | 45 | 3 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 297 | 1467 | 4.9 | 52 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 122 | 399 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 267 | 1047 | 3.9 | 28 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 152 | 590 | 3.9 | 19 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 70 | 300 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 1309 | 5356 | 4.1 | 62 | 27 | |
| USFL | 564 | 2514 | 4.5 | 52 | 15 | |
| Totals | 1873 | 7870 | 4.2 | 62 | 42 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 52 | 415 | 8.0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 40 | 603 | 15.1 | 65 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 31 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 57 | 524 | 9.2 | 33 | 7 |
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 39 | 500 | 12.8 | 50t | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 18 | 142 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 41 | 287 | 7.0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 35 | 346 | 9.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 224 | 2199 | 9.8 | 65 | 15 | |
| USFL | 80 | 787 | 9.8 | 50 | 6 | |
| Totals | 304 | 2986 | 9.8 | 65 | 21 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 327 | 25.2 | 92 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 41 | 863 | 21.0 | 44 | 0 |
| NFL | 56 | 1229 | 21.9 | 92 | 1 | |
| Totals | 56 | 1229 | 21.9 | 92 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 51 | 7 | -16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1984 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 27 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | |
| USFL | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
| Totals | 42 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 |
| 1983 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 5 |
| 1985 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 17 | |
| 1986 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 10 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - USFL USFL (All-USFL)
1984 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
