Brian Sipe
Brian Winfield Sipe
Born: August 8, 1949
San Diego, CA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: San Diego St.
High School: Grossmont (El Cajon, CA)
Career: 1974-1985
Drafted: 1972 in Round 13, #330 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Brian Sipe played from 1974 to 1985 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Bulls and New Jersey Generals. Sipe threw for 26,938 yards in his career, completing 2,191 of 3,853 passes with 175 touchdowns and 166 interceptions. He also ran for 822 yards in 239 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 108 | 59 | 54.6 | 603 | 5.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 6.5 | 37 | 15 | 122 | 47.0 |
| 1975 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 88 | 45 | 51.1 | 427 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 22 | 8 | 58 | 54.5 |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 312 | 178 | 57.1 | 2113 | 6.8 | 17 | 5.4 | 14 | 4.5 | 52 | 16 | 142 | 77.3 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 195 | 112 | 57.4 | 1233 | 6.3 | 9 | 4.6 | 14 | 7.2 | 52 | 16 | 114 | 61.8 |
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 399 | 222 | 55.6 | 2906 | 7.3 | 21 | 5.3 | 15 | 3.8 | 69 | 29 | 229 | 80.7 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 535 | 286 | 53.5 | 3793 | 7.1 | 28 | 5.2 | 26 | 4.9 | 74 | 43 | 347 | 73.4 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 554 | 337 | 60.8 | 4132 | 7.5 | 30 | 5.4 | 14 | 2.5 | 65 | 23 | 217 | 91.4 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 567 | 313 | 55.2 | 3876 | 6.8 | 17 | 3.0 | 25 | 4.4 | 62 | 34 | 310 | 68.2 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 185 | 101 | 54.6 | 1064 | 5.8 | 4 | 2.2 | 8 | 4.3 | 40 | 13 | 117 | 60.7 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 496 | 291 | 58.7 | 3566 | 7.2 | 26 | 5.2 | 23 | 4.6 | 66 | 27 | 233 | 79.1 |
| 1984 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 325 | 192 | 59.1 | 2540 | 7.8 | 17 | 5.2 | 15 | 4.6 | 59t | 19 | 140 | 82.1 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 89 | 55 | 61.8 | 685 | 7.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 43 | 91.3 | ||
| NFL | 3439 | 1944 | 56.5 | 23713 | 6.9 | 154 | 4.5 | 149 | 4.3 | 74 | 224 | 1889 | ||
| USFL | 414 | 247 | 59.7 | 3225 | 7.8 | 21 | 5.1 | 17 | 4.1 | 59 | 19 | 140 | ||
| Totals | 3853 | 2191 | 56.9 | 26938 | 7.0 | 175 | 4.5 | 166 | 4.3 | 74 | 243 | 2029 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 17 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 35 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 45 | 178 | 4.0 | 34 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 24 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 38 | 153 | 4.0 | 22 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 26 | 56 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 14 | 1 |
| NFL | 223 | 762 | 3.4 | 35 | 11 | |
| USFL | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 16 | 2 | |
| Totals | 239 | 822 | 3.4 | 35 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7 | 2 | -21 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 12 | 4 | -11 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 6 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | -39 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 62 | 25 | -85 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 62 | 25 | -85 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | USFL New Jersey Generals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | |
| USFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 6 |
| 1983 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 14 |
| 1984 | USFL | New Jersey Generals | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls |
Awards
1980 - AP MVP
1980 - PFWA MVP
Honors
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
