Dave Preston
Richard David Preston
Born: May 29, 1955
Dayton, OH USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 195
College: Bowling Green
High School: Defiance (OH)
Career: 1978-1984
Drafted: 1977 in Round 12, #333 overall by the New England Patriots
Dave Preston played from 1978 to 1984 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Denver Gold. Preston ran for 1,858 yards in his career on 506 attempts, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 170 passes for 1,503 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 66 | 296 | 4.5 | 16 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 43 | 169 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 111 | 385 | 3.5 | 19 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 183 | 640 | 3.5 | 23 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 19 | 81 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 57 | 222 | 3.9 | 28 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL Denver Gold | 27 | 65 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 479 | 1793 | 3.7 | 28 | 10 | |
| USFL | 27 | 65 | 2.4 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 506 | 1858 | 3.7 | 28 | 10 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 24 | 199 | 8.3 | 21 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 19 | 137 | 7.2 | 19 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 35 | 309 | 8.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 52 | 507 | 9.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 25 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL Denver Gold | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 32t | 1 |
| NFL | 161 | 1423 | 8.8 | 37 | 3 | |
| USFL | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 32 | 1 | |
| Totals | 170 | 1503 | 8.8 | 37 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 13 | 336 | 25.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Denver Gold | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| NFL | 26 | 597 | 23.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| USFL | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 626 | 23.2 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 15 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1984 | USFL Denver Gold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| USFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 10 | 3 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 10 |
| 1981 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 14 |
| 1982 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 8 | 5 |
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 3 |
| 1984 | USFL | Denver Gold | 7 |
