Tim Spencer
Timothy Arnold Spencer
Born: December 10, 1960
Martins Ferry, OH USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 224
College: Ohio St.
High School: Richland (St. Clairsville, OH)
Career: 1983-1990
Drafted: 1983 in Round 11, #307 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Tim Spencer played from 1983 to 1990 during his career with the Arizona Wranglers, Chicago Blitz, Memphis Showboats and San Diego Chargers. Spencer ran for 4,950 yards in his career on 1,199 attempts, scoring 45 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 151 passes for 1,479 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| USFL | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 300 | 1157 | 3.9 | 25 | 6 |
| 1984 | USFL Arizona Wranglers | 227 | 1212 | 5.3 | 81t | 17 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 124 | 478 | 3.9 | 24 | 10 |
| 1985 | USFL Memphis Showboats | 198 | 789 | 4.0 | 41 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 99 | 350 | 3.5 | 23 | 6 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 73 | 228 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 44 | 215 | 4.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 134 | 521 | 3.9 | 15 | 3 |
| USFL | 725 | 3158 | 4.4 | 81 | 26 | |
| NFL | 474 | 1792 | 3.8 | 24 | 19 | |
| Totals | 1199 | 4950 | 4.1 | 81 | 45 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 38 | 362 | 9.5 | 43t | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL Arizona Wranglers | 46 | 589 | 12.8 | 72t | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 43 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Memphis Showboats | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 17 | 123 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 18 | 112 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 |
| USFL | 98 | 1047 | 10.7 | 72 | 4 | |
| NFL | 53 | 432 | 8.2 | 43 | 0 | |
| Totals | 151 | 1479 | 9.8 | 72 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 21 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| 1983 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1984 | USFL Arizona Wranglers | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | ||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1985 | USFL Memphis Showboats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| USFL | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
| NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
| Totals | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL | Chicago Blitz | 18 | 18 |
| 1984 | USFL | Arizona Wranglers | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | USFL | Memphis Showboats | 16 | |
| 1986 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 11 |
| 1990 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 0 |
