Dave Wilson
David Carlton Wilson
Born: April 27, 1959
Anaheim, CA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 206
College: Illinois
High School: Katella (Anaheim, CA)
Career: 1981-1988
Dave Wilson played from 1981 to 1988 during his career with the New Orleans Saints. Wilson threw for 6,987 yards in his career, completing 551 of 1,039 passes with 36 touchdowns and 55 interceptions. He also ran for 23 yards in 45 attempts with 2 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 New Orleans Saints | 159 | 82 | 51.6 | 1058 | 6.7 | 1 | 0.6 | 11 | 6.9 | 50 | 12 | 121 | 46.1 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 770 | 6.9 | 5 | 4.5 | 7 | 6.2 | 42 | 17 | 146 | 68.7 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 93 | 51 | 54.8 | 647 | 7.0 | 7 | 7.5 | 4 | 4.3 | 54 | 7 | 54 | 83.9 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 293 | 145 | 49.5 | 1843 | 6.3 | 11 | 3.8 | 15 | 5.1 | 50 | 39 | 291 | 60.7 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 342 | 189 | 55.3 | 2353 | 6.9 | 10 | 2.9 | 17 | 5.0 | 63 | 22 | 191 | 65.8 |
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 243 | 10.1 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 117.2 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 16 | 5 | 31.2 | 73 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| Totals | 1039 | 551 | 53.0 | 6987 | 6.7 | 36 | 3.5 | 55 | 5.3 | 63 | 99 | 824 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | -2 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 18 | 7 | 0.4 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 14 | 19 | 1.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Totals | 45 | 23 | 0.5 | 17 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 3 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 1 | -23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 4 | -4 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | -35 | 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 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 10 |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 13 |
| 1987 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 |
