Mark Nichols
Mark Stephen Nichols
Born: October 29, 1959
Bakersfield, CA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: San Jose St.
High School: Bakersfield (CA)
Career: 1981-1987
Drafted: 1981 in Round 1, #16 overall by the Detroit Lions
Mark Nichols played from 1981 to 1987 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Nichols caught 124 passes for 2,235 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 108 | 12.0 | 30 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 59 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 153 | 19.1 | 48 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 29 | 437 | 15.1 | 46 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 744 | 21.9 | 77 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 592 | 16.4 | 43 | 4 |
| 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 124 | 2235 | 18.0 | 77 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 11 |
| 1984 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 9 |
| 1985 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 1 |
