Eric Hipple
Eric Ellsworth Hipple
Born: September 16, 1957
Lubbock, TX USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 196
College: Utah St.
High School: Warren (Downey, CA)
Career: 1980-1989
Drafted: 1980 in Round 4, #85 overall by the Detroit Lions
Eric Hipple played from 1980 to 1989 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Hipple threw for 10,711 yards in his career, completing 830 of 1,546 passes with 55 touchdowns and 70 interceptions. He also ran for 550 yards in 145 attempts with 13 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 279 | 140 | 50.2 | 2358 | 8.5 | 14 | 5.0 | 15 | 5.4 | 94 | 27 | 208 | 73.4 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 86 | 36 | 41.9 | 411 | 4.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 52 | 11 | 97 | 45.3 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 387 | 204 | 52.7 | 2577 | 6.7 | 12 | 3.1 | 18 | 4.7 | 80 | 37 | 274 | 64.7 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 246 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 40 | 7 | 62 | 62.0 |
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 406 | 223 | 54.9 | 2952 | 7.3 | 17 | 4.2 | 18 | 4.4 | 56 | 49 | 343 | 73.6 |
| 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 305 | 192 | 63.0 | 1919 | 6.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.6 | 46 | 21 | 153 | 75.6 |
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 158 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 3 | 25 | 63.5 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 90 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16.7 | 30 | 5 | 26 | 15.7 |
| Totals | 1546 | 830 | 53.7 | 10711 | 6.9 | 55 | 3.6 | 70 | 4.5 | 94 | 160 | 1188 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41 | 168 | 4.1 | 18 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41 | 171 | 4.2 | 27 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 89 | 2.8 | 26 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Totals | 145 | 550 | 3.8 | 27 | 13 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 4 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 10 |
| 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 15 |
| 1986 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 10 |
| 1988 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 |
