Matt Dunigan

Mathew A. Dunigan
Born: December 6, 1960
Lakewood, OH
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 199
College: Louisiana Tech
High School: Lake Highlands (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1983-1996
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Matt Dunigan played from 1983 to 1996 during his career with the BC Lions, Birmingham Barracudas, Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Dunigan threw for 43,857 yards in his career, completing 3,057 of 5,476 passes with 303 touchdowns and 211 interceptions. He also ran for 5,031 yards in 850 attempts with 77 rushing touchdowns.


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1983CFL Edmonton Eskimos261453.82399.213.827.751 66.0
1984CFL Edmonton Eskimos41222053.432737.9215.1194.681 77.5
1985CFL Edmonton Eskimos40524259.834108.4194.7225.489 80.0
1986CFL Edmonton Eskimos48527556.736487.5255.2142.968 85.8
1987CFL Edmonton Eskimos32617553.728238.7216.4195.889 80.1
1988CFL BC Lions47126856.937768.0265.5224.776 81.8
1989CFL BC Lions59733155.445097.6274.5203.483 80.9
1990CFL Toronto Argonauts26214455.020287.7176.5145.353 79.5
1991CFL Toronto Argonauts19612161.7201110.3168.2105.187 102.2
1992CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers41120549.928577.0174.1153.660 71.2
1993CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers60033455.746827.8366.0183.075 88.5
1994CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers43125258.539659.2317.2163.779 97.6
1995CFL Birmingham Barracudas64336256.349117.6345.3162.571 88.1
1996CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats21111454.017258.2125.741.951 92.2
Totals5476305755.8438578.03035.52113.989 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1983CFL Edmonton Eskimos4235.820 0
1984CFL Edmonton Eskimos897328.269 9
1985CFL Edmonton Eskimos1137376.555 9
1986CFL Edmonton Eskimos1185945.024 4
1987CFL Edmonton Eskimos512875.633 4
1988CFL BC Lions975015.231 6
1989CFL BC Lions703975.721 10
1990CFL Toronto Argonauts482184.524 7
1991CFL Toronto Argonauts341905.614 2
1992CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers422385.726 3
1993CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers845176.237 11
1994CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers422265.428 4
1995CFL Birmingham Barracudas382135.629 7
1996CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats201587.922 1
Totals85050315.969 77

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1986CFL Edmonton Eskimos100.00
1993CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers12828.028 0
1995CFL Birmingham Barracudas1-1-1.0-1 0
Totals3279.028 0

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
1984CFL Edmonton Eskimos9000000000156
1985CFL Edmonton Eskimos900000000054
1986CFL Edmonton Eskimos400000000024
1987CFL Edmonton Eskimos400000000024
1988CFL BC Lions600000000036
1989CFL BC Lions1000000000060
1990CFL Toronto Argonauts700000000042
1991CFL Toronto Argonauts200000000012
1992CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers300000000018
1993CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers1100000000066
1994CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers400000000024
1995CFL Birmingham Barracudas7000000000144
1996CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats10000000006
Totals77000000000020466

Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1983CFLEdmonton Eskimos16
1984CFLEdmonton Eskimos1313
1985CFLEdmonton Eskimos1414
1986CFLEdmonton Eskimos1817
1987CFLEdmonton Eskimos1312
1988CFLBC Lions1717
1989CFLBC Lions1818
1990CFLToronto Argonauts87
1991CFLToronto Argonauts87
1992CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers1612
1993CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers1616
1994CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers1111
1995CFLBirmingham Barracudas1815
1996CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats66

Awards

1989 - CFL Tom Pate Memorial Award

Honors

1985 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1985 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1988 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1988 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1993 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1994 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1995 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1995 - CFL CFL South All-Star


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